[ZESTCaste] Dalit groom hurt in clash

2010-07-01 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Dalit-groom-hurt-in-clash/articleshow/6100134.cms Dalit groom hurt in clash TNN, Jun 28, 2010, 05.52am IST JAIPUR: A Dalit groom and his relatives were allegedly manhandled by youths of Rajput community when the groom tried to enter a Shiva temple

[ZESTCaste] A survey recorded an astonishing 80-odd practices of untouchability—new, bizarre, vintage

2010-07-01 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/nation/untouchability-declassified 12 June 2010 Untouchability Declassified Discrimination is a dynamic industry in India. A survey recorded an astonishing 80-odd practices of untouchability—new, bizarre, vintage. BY Pallavi Polanki Two thousand years and

[ZESTCaste] 2012: BSP eyes reserved constituencies

2010-07-01 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/2012-bsp-eyes-reserved-constituencies/639734/ 2012: BSP eyes reserved constituencies Sanjay Singh Posted online: Tue Jun 29 2010, 02:09 hrs Lucknow : In view of the 2012 Assembly elections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has started laying special focus

[ZESTCaste] Four BSP ministers face blasphemy charges

2010-07-01 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://expressbuzz.com/nation/four-bsp-ministers-face-blasphemy-charges/185087.html Four BSP ministers face blasphemy charges Anand Raj Singh First Published : 28 Jun 2010 01:48:03 AM IST Last Updated : 28 Jun 2010 08:49:42 AM IST LUCKNOW: Four senior members in the Mayawati Cabinet, along

[ZESTCaste] Hills show way forward for tribals

2010-07-01 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Swaminomics/entry/hills-show-way-forward-for?utm_source=twitterfeedutm_medium=twitter Hills show way forward for tribals S A Aiyar, 27 June 2010, 12:30 AM IST So you think that Indian tribals are utterly downtrodden, oppressed and bypassed by national

[ZESTCaste] Dear capitalists, call the Telangana bluff (Kancha Ilaiah)

2010-07-01 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/dc-comment/dear-capitalists-call-telangana-bluff-940 Dear capitalists, call the Telangana bluff June 25th, 2010 Kancha Ilaiah Dear Hyderabad capitalists, The city is as much your home as it is mine. I have been living here ever since I came to write my MA

[ZESTCaste] A Study on Dalit Women Movement in Tamilnadu

2010-07-01 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://womenclub.tk/a-study-on-dalit-women-movement-in-tamilnadu/ A Study on Dalit Women Movement in Tamilnadu Even as we are in the 21st century, caste discrimination, an age- old practice that dehumanizes and perpetuates a cruel form of discrimination continues to be practiced. India where the

[ZESTCaste] Parliamentary Committee to visit Mirchpur on July 2

2010-07-01 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.ptinews.com/news/753524_Parliamentary-Committee-to-visit-Mirchpur-on-July-2 Parliamentary Committee to visit Mirchpur on July 2 STAFF WRITER 16:53 HRS IST Hisar (Har), Jun 30 (PTI) Parliamentary Committee on the Welfare of SC and ST will visit Mirchpur village on July 2, which had