For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Apoorva & Apeksha Singegol D The heat of reservation policy has just begun to bring the milk to a boil, yet the Supreme Court is already eager to extract the cream that hasn’t even formed yet. The bubbles on the surface of the boiling milk might hint at cream, but in reality, it’s just skimmed …
Amir Hyder Khan In a pathbreaking judgement from the Supreme Court of India on 1 August 2024, the 7-judge constitutional bench led by Chief Justice of IndiaDr Justice D Y Chandrachud had stated that the sub-classification the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) was permissible. This judgment was welcomed by several political parties and …
Sagar Kamble The recent Supreme Court judgement that came out on dividing SC-STs reservation into subcategories and applying the creamy layer clause to their reservation is evidence of how the Upper caste people in India view the idea and mission of social justice. Instead of focusing on which caste groups, communities among the lower castes …
Jatin Mathur In a 6:1 landmark verdict, the Supreme Court yesterday allowed the sub-categorisation of scheduled castes in reservations, allowing wider protection for underrepresented groups. A seven-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has thus ruled on whether sub-classification of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is permissible for the purpose of …
Shubham S. Kamble The Union Budget 2024, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, is an ambitious blueprint for India’s economic future. As the third NDA government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces domestic and global challenges, the budget attempts to balance growth with social welfare. While the allocations across various sectors indicate a commitment to …
Casteist Nature of the Democratic State: Does Congress Really Care About the Constitution? Case of Telangana! Ashok Danavath On July 20, Mr. Revanth Reddy, the Chief Minister of Telangana and Head of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC), attended the inaugural Kamma Global Summit at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre. The summit was organized by …
Ajinkya Sanjay Khandizod Urbanization and Slum Growth Urbanization has exploded in Indian metropolises over the last few decades. The urbanization degree worldwide is around 57%, whereas in India, it is 34%. According to the U.N. report on World Urbanization Prospects 2018, cities’ population will double by 2050. Between 2014-2018, the slum percentage increased from 23% …
పల్లికొండ మణికంఠ Abstract ఇటీవల మళ్ళీ తెరపైకి వచ్చిన రోహిత్ వేముల కేసు గురించి ఇప్పుడున్న పరిస్థుతుల దృష్ట్యా ఆలోచిస్తే, మనకు అర్థం అయ్యేది ఏమిటంటే – ఒక మనిషి లేదా సమూహనికి అన్యాయం జరిగితే, పౌర సమాజం మొదటగా చూసేది కులం. ఆసక్తికరమైన విషయం ఏంటంటే, రోహిత్ మరణించాడు అనేది చర్చ కాదు. ఎలా, ఎందుకు మరణించాడు అనే ప్రశ్నలను ఏనాడో ఈ పౌర సమాజం పక్కన పెట్టింది. అప్పుడు, ఇప్పుడు ఉన్న ఏకైక ప్రశ్న – …
Sree Govind Bharatvaraj Pa. Ranjith’s Kaala makes an Ambedkarite critique of the communists yet calls for their participation in a collective battle against Hindutva. Keywords: caste; Hindutva; communist; Ranjith; Kaala Tamil filmmaker Ranjith (well known as Pa. Ranjith) is an Ambedkarite who is influenced by the 1990s Dalit political movements. In his movie Kaala, he …