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Historic: Indian bishops elect a pariah bishop (from the lowest caste) to lead the Church in the country for the first time
10 Feb 2026 17:20 GMT
… the caste system. For the first time, the leadership of India’s … -tier Hindu caste hierarchy. Although India’s Constitution formally abolished caste discrimination in 1948 … both perpetrators and victims of caste discrimination. The implication, he said, is …
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Caste, Religion Mentions In Children's Home Records | Allahabad High Court Action Prompts UP Govt To Urge Centre To Amend JJ Act
10 Feb 2026 16:59 GMT
… and Child Development, Government of India, with suggestions for amendments to … Uttar Pradesh Government to remove caste references from FIRs, police documents … —through progressive policies, robust anti-discrimination laws, and transformative social programs …
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Opinion | Why Can’t We Have Caste-Neutral Campuses?
10 Feb 2026 14:17 GMT
… thought, and research, backed by India’s top academics. How can … , with zero exceptions, is discriminated against on caste or community lines. An … , or personal grudges, twisted into “caste discrimination". Petty academic beefs could …
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Castelessness. India’s favourite lie
10 Feb 2026 07:17 GMT
… informal support. Organisational studies in India show that advantage often operates … are lived realities of caste in contemporary India, not distant echoes of … willingness to confront how deeply caste discrimination structures lives, we will not …
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UGC in controversy amid caste discrimination allegations
08 Feb 2026 15:33 GMT
… that oversees higher education in India, usually don’t attract much … and 2019, respectively, allegedly over caste discrimination. The duo’s PIL said … sought robust anti-discrimination mechanisms on campuses across India. They also sought …
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Jinnah’s Vision And Pakistan’s Democratic Crisis
09 Feb 2026 12:24 GMT
… without discrimination, as outlined by the National Assembly of Pakistan. … belong to any religion, caste or creed that has … Immediately after the establishment of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah said: … between Jinnah’s Pakistan and the Pakistan of today, and …
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Caste exists only to serve political purposes, says RSS chief
09 Feb 2026 10:35 GMT
… #47;lL6is7S2Do— IANS (@ians_india) February 8, 2026
While … end.
He said that caste discrimination would end when those … begun.”
He added that caste discrimination would not be eliminated … continue as long as caste-based discrimination and incidents arising …
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The unwanted half: Understanding India's bias against girls
09 Feb 2026 09:48 GMT
… born as first daughters.
India takes pride in venerating … caste discrimination, with both sustained by long-standing cultural practices in India … been a critical safeguard in India. Without legal restrictions, … of gender inequality in India is the dowry system, …
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What The 2026 UGC Regulations Revealed About Caste, Merit and Savarna Victimhood
09 Feb 2026 03:51 GMT
… including Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice … including Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice … norm, perpetuating more blatant caste discrimination under the guise of … class and caste are practically inextricable in India’s society …
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Counting caste to counter caste: The politics of enumeration in modern India
08 Feb 2026 12:27 GMT
… to raise questions of caste discrimination and deprivations. Silencing caste could function only … that the question of caste poses in contemporary India. For example, how … all forgotten their ascribed identities. India too would!
However, the unfolding …