Caste-Based Discrimination : All

Damyantee Dhar
Dalit RTI Activist Thrashed by ‘Upper Caste Men’ in Botad, Gujarat
27 Nov 2019
This is the fifth incident of attack on dalits by upper caste men since May this year in Saurashtra region of Gujarat.
Ditsa Bhattacharya
Dalits Constitute 220 Million of 260 Million People Worldwide Who Face Discrimination Based on Work and Descent
12 Oct 2019
“The inequalities experienced by the DWD communities span all spheres of their lives, viz. education, hunger alleviation, health, water and sanitation, employment, voting rights, equal access to land…
Newsclick Report
Haryana: Justice Delayed and Denied for Bhagana Gangrape Victims
08 Aug 2019
“The District Commissioner, instead of listening to demands, has ordered action against us for protesting in Mini Secretariat.”
Nileena S.B
Tamil Nadu: No Action Following Caste Violence in Pennagaram
05 Aug 2019
The victim family hasn't been pressing charges reportedly, as they are scared of retribution.
Damayantee Dhar
Caste Violence in Gujarat: Number of Rape and Atrocity Cases on Rise
01 Aug 2019
The data compiled by Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Cell, Gandhinagar revealed that 16 cases of murder were registered until May this year.
Saurabh Sharma
Untouchability in UP Village: Balmiki Community Denied Haircut by Salmani Muslims
24 Jul 2019
Article 17 of the Indian Constitution abolishes untouchability; its practice in any form is forbidden and is punishable offence in accordance with law.
Sumedha Pal
Overlooked Correlation Between Climate Change and Social Exclusion
11 Jul 2019
A police complaint by a Dalit woman has highlighted how the two perennial problems of water shortage and social discrimination combine to torment the rural poor.
Ujjawal Krishnam
IIT Gandhinagar’s Opaque Admission Norms: Bias Against SC/ST Candidates?
11 Jun 2019
RTI reveals that several seats reserved for Dalits and Adivasis remain vacant in programmes in which admissions are internally regulated by IIT Gandhinagar.
Ravi Kaushal
IIT-K May Revoke Thesis of Prof Who Had Flagged Caste-based Discrimination
01 Apr 2019
The decision comes days after the Academic Ethics Cell found no significant reason to revoke the thesis and recommended rewriting of a few paras.
Damayantee Dhar
Love Remains Forbidden For Dalits in Gujarat
22 Feb 2019
“Gujarat government has so far not done anything in accordance with the Supreme Court’s guideline to aid and protect such couples.”