Arati Kade Jai Bhim everyone, Denotified and Nomadic Tribes (DNT) are one of the most vulnerable and marginalized communities in India. They are commonly known as wandering communities because they move from one place to another in search of livelihood. Because of their wandering traditions, DNTs do not have any permanent residence and live their …
Manifestation of Power Dynamics in Higher Educational Institutions during the Pandemic
Annesha Mukherjee, Satyaki Dasgupta and K Chandra Shekar The outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020 saw a number of reports highlighting the plight of students in the country because administrations of higher educational institutions asked them to vacate their hostels. In this light, we conducted a survey among students in September using Google …
OBC Quota: Reservation without Accommodation
Raja Choudhary Public universities and colleges in India have an insufficient number of hostels in India. Even so, the Government of India has no further plan for new hostels. As per the All India Survey of Higher Education (2015-16), there are 799 Universities, 39,071 Colleges, and 11,923 Stand Alone Institutions listed on AISHE …
Statement of Adivasi Students’ Forum (ASF), TISS
JOHAR TISS/ ADIVASI STUDENTS’ FORUM’S (ASF) STATEMENTTATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES 28th April 2018. Why Tata Institute of Social Sciences should not ask Hostel and Dining Hall charges from the eligible GoI- PMS students belonging to ST/SC/ OBC (NC) communities? 67th Day of STRIKE! Our Struggle Continues…!! The results for the various M.A. programs at …
Support Mahabodhi Residential School in Mizoram
Sudip Chakma Dear Friends, I am very glad and excited to be connected with you through this media, from a remote Village, Tuichawng in Lunglei District Mizoram, India. Our school, Mahabodhi Residential School, has been working for strengthening the orphaned children in the society. We have been working with these children for the past …
Caste Atrocities in JNU
United Dalit Students’ Forum (UDSF), JNU Dear friends, This is to bring to the notice of the JNU community that since last few months, caste atrocities have been proliferating in JNU campus. Many incidents have come to our notice in which not only workers, non-teaching but also the students have been targeted. It is …