[ZESTCaste] No Dalit cook for students in this UP school

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/no-dalit-cook-for-students-in-this-up-school-37033 No Dalit cook for students in this UP school NDTV Correspondent, Updated: July 12, 2010 15:46 IST Lucknow: Another shameful incident has brought the caste inequalities in an otherwise modern India to the fore.

[ZESTCaste] 'Reserved category docs harassed at MU'

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[ZESTCaste] SP tries to wean brahmins from BSP

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[ZESTCaste] Caste divide follows dalit Christians even in death

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[ZESTCaste] Mayawati statues row: SC asks EC to take decision in 3 months

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[ZESTCaste] Bail for advocate in SC, ST case

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit Woman humiliated and victimised in Uttar-Pradesh

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[ZESTCaste] 17 held in dalit woman murder case

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit girl raped

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Allahabad/Dalit-girl-raped/articleshow/6150194.cms Dalit girl raped TNN, Jul 10, 2010, 10.55pm IST BAHRAICH: A dalit girl was raped by two persons on Friday morning. A case has been registered. The victim has been sent for medical examination. A

[ZESTCaste] Congress walkout in West Bengal House on SC, ST certificate and reservation

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_congress-walkout-in-west-bengal-house-on-sc-st-certificate-and-reservation_1407511 Congress walkout in West Bengal House on SC, ST certificate and reservation PTI Friday, July 9, 2010 17:52 IST Kolkata: The opposition Congress today walked out of the West

[ZESTCaste] Dalit girl paraded naked in Mumbai

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[ZESTCaste] Land-shark gobbles up Dalits ‘free land’

http://expressbuzz.com/states/tamilnadu/land-shark-gobbles-up-dalits-%E2%80%98free-land%E2%80%99/188251.html Land-shark gobbles up Dalits ‘free land’ V Gangadharan Express News Service First Published : 09 Jul 2010 03:49:22 AM IST Last Updated : 09 Jul 2010 09:25:21 AM IST CHENNAI: Cheating

[ZESTCaste] Poll panel asked to decide on complaint against BSP

http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a149929.html Poll panel asked to decide on complaint against BSP (Lead) New Delhi, July 9 The Supreme Court Friday asked the Election Commission to decide on a complaint that seeks the freezing of Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party's elephant

[ZESTCaste] Yet another 'battle' waged over Dalit cooks

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit groom forced to alight from horse

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[ZESTCaste] Students refuse food cooked by Dalits, principal suspended

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[ZESTCaste] Life sentence for 4 confirmed in Dalits murder case

http://thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/article504763.ece Published: July 8, 2010 00:47 IST | Updated: July 8, 2010 00:47 IST MADURAI, July 8, 2010 Life sentence for 4 confirmed in Dalits murder case Staff Reporter The Madras High Court Bench here on Wednesday confirmed the conviction and life

[ZESTCaste] Ambedkar’s first biography in Sanskrit

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article509336.ece Published: July 10, 2010 09:47 IST | Updated: July 10, 2010 16:21 IST Pune, July 10, 2010 Ambedkar’s first biography in Sanskrit PTI Battling a visual handicap, an 84-year-old Vedic scholar here has composed “Bhimayanam” , the first ever

[ZESTCaste] Children refuse food from Dalits

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[ZESTCaste] Vedic scholar pens Ambedkar's first biography in Sanskrit

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[ZESTCaste] 1,000 honour killings in India every year

http://www.southasianpost.com/news/topnews/article/1000honourkillingsindiaeveryyear 1,000 honour killings in India every year By Mata Press Service Nineteen year old Asha was tortured to death along with her 20-year-old boyfriend Yogesh Kumar in north Delhi’s Swaroop Nagar area. When police

[ZESTCaste] Govt divided on khaps

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Govt-divided-on-khaps/Article1-569491.aspx Govt divided on khaps Nagendar Sharma Saroj Nagi, Hindustan Times New Delhi, July 09, 2010 Sharp differences among ministers on Thursday forced the union cabinet to defer a decision on how to rein in the caste panchayats

[ZESTCaste] Bangladeshi dalits struggle to make ends meet

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[ZESTCaste] GoM to look into ‘honour killings'

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[ZESTCaste] Bangladesh: Society lacks heart for untouchables

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[ZESTCaste] Stand alone law needed for 'honour killing' cases: Brinda

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit woman elected sarpanch in open seat

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Dalit-woman-elected-sarpanch-in-open-seat/articleshow/6141224.cms Dalit woman elected sarpanch in khapland Bhaskar Mukherjee, TNN, Jul 8, 2010, 05.53am IST HISAR: Caste may have split Mirchpur — where two dalits were burnt alive in a caste violence

[ZESTCaste] Should honour killing be dealt as murder?

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Khap-compromise/articleshow/6150868.cms Should honour killing be dealt as murder? TOI Crest, Jul 10, 2010, 11.11am IST Though north India acquired notoriety for the spate of honour killings in recent weeks, the first major judicial response to this

[ZESTCaste] Govt dragging its feet on caste count: Sharad Yadav

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[ZESTCaste] Stand alone law needed for 'honour killing' cases: Brinda Karat

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_stand-alone-law-needed-for-honour-killing-cases-brinda-karat_1407175 Stand alone law needed for 'honour killing' cases: Brinda Karat PTI Thursday, July 8, 2010 22:24 IST New Delhi: Demanding a stand alone law to tackle 'honour killings', senior CPI(M) leader

[ZESTCaste] Vested interests and musclemen rule khap panchayats: Swami Agnivesh

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[ZESTCaste] Cabinet sends bill on khaps to GoM

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Cabinet-sends-bill-on-khaps-to-GoM/articleshow/6144531.cms Cabinet sends bill on khaps to GoM Dhananjay Mahapatra, TNN, Jul 9, 2010, 01.25am IST NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Thursday referred a standalone law to deal with honour killings to a group of

[ZESTCaste] Dalits under the upper caste heel in Siraha

http://www.ekantipur.com/2010/07/07/most-popular/Dalits-under-the-upper-caste-heel-in-Siraha/318001/ Dalits under the upper caste heel in Siraha BHARAT JARGHAMAGAR LAHAN, JUL 07 - Unable to face constant discrimination meted out by so-called upper caste villagers, four Dalit families of Ruwale

[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Magars ban dalits from using well

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[ZESTCaste] Boycott of Dalits raised in Council

http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/07/stories/2010070756420400.htm Karnataka - Bangalore Boycott of Dalits raised in Council Special Correspondent BANGALORE: The Legislative Council on Tuesday expressed concern over the alleged social boycott of Dalits in Ankanahalli village of Kootagal hobli in

[ZESTCaste] Mayawati takes oath as member of UP Legislative Council

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[ZESTCaste] Khap Panchayat near Delhi 'orders killing of eloped couple'

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[ZESTCaste] As revenge, panchayat orders Dalit girls’ kidnap

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[ZESTCaste] Panchayat threat to lovers in Greater Noida

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Panchayat-threat-to-lovers-in-Greater-Noida/articleshow/6131666.cms Panchayat threat to lovers in Greater Noida IANS, Jul 5, 2010, 08.17pm IST GREATER NOIDA: Some rural areas of Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida township were tense on Monday after a

[ZESTCaste] Now, honour killing rocks TN: Father attacks daughter

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/-Now-honour-killing-rocks-TN-Father-attacks-daughter/articleshow/6136096.cms Now, honour killing rocks TN: Father attacks daughter Shalini Umachandran Padmini Sivarajah, TNN, Jul 7, 2010, 01.41am IST Shocking case of honour killing in

[ZESTCaste] Panchayat: Return our girl or we take yours

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[ZESTCaste] Glitches in Babasaheb Ambedkar photo biography

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit woman assaulted over construction of house

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[ZESTCaste] Video-Bathukamma, A Backward Caste Festival says Kancha Ilaiah

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[ZESTCaste] Ambedkar’s complete works a bestseller

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[ZESTCaste] Dalits write to Hooda

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[ZESTCaste] Amar claims life threat from Maya and Mulayam

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[ZESTCaste] Pray, it’s Goddess English

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[ZESTCaste] Keeping caste system intact

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[ZESTCaste] Why are we afraid of the caste census? (Opinion)

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[ZESTCaste] Living in the Caste

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit woman allegedly stripped, beaten up in UP village

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[ZESTCaste] Tumkur Tragedy: 10 held for Dalit woman's murder

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit woman stoned to death; 10 held

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[ZESTCaste] Murder of Dalit woman - Cong seeks probe

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[ZESTCaste] Mishra back in action

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[ZESTCaste] Centre to write to political parties on caste census issue: Pranab Mukherjee

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[ZESTCaste] Caste count hits sub-quota hurdle

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[ZESTCaste] Declare Dalit Muslims SC: Nitish

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[ZESTCaste] Maya gets Dalit name for Rahul's Amethi

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[ZESTCaste] Maya names Amethi Sahuji Nagar district

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[ZESTCaste] Centre appeals against I-T relief given to Mayawati

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[ZESTCaste] Mayawati strikes again: Robs Gandhis of brand Amethi

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[ZESTCaste] Amethi now a district, named after Dalit leader

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[ZESTCaste] No decision at GoM on caste census

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[ZESTCaste] Maya renames Amethi, makes it her own

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[ZESTCaste] Caste census: GoM to hold crucial meeting on Thursday

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[ZESTCaste] GoM to consider logistics of enumerating caste

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http://www.organiser.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Contentpa=showpagepid=351page=21 Home 2010 Issues July 04, 2010 A distorted study of India’s road to nationhood By Manju Gupta The Weapon of the Other: Dalitbahujan Writings and the Remaking of Indian Nationalist Thought, Kancha Ilaiah,

[ZESTCaste] Lover turns cheat after 10 long years

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[ZESTCaste] Chunk of IIT OBC quota unfilled, thrown open

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[ZESTCaste] Mayawati renames new district in Gandhi stronghold

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[ZESTCaste] Mayawati announces nation-wide protest against price rise

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit groom hurt in clash

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

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[ZESTCaste] 2012: BSP eyes reserved constituencies

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[ZESTCaste] Four BSP ministers face blasphemy charges

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

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

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[ZESTCaste] A Study on Dalit Women Movement in Tamilnadu

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

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[ZESTCaste] Stripped Dalit girl says caste-hatred behind attack

http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/stripped-dalit-girl-says-castehatred-behind-attack/639275/ Stripped Dalit girl says caste-hatred behind attack Sukanya Shetty Posted: Jun 28, 2010 at 0334 hrs Mumbai Even with round-the-clock police security, the 22-year old Dalit girl has not stepped out

[ZESTCaste] MMRPS to agitate for SC classification

http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/28/stories/2010062857460300.htm Andhra Pradesh - Kadapa MMRPS to agitate for SC classification Special Correspondent We will stage protests in front of the houses of Ministers, MPs, MLAs: Devaiah Madiga KADAPA: Maha Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MMRPS)

[ZESTCaste] Whither Reservations?

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[ZESTCaste] Locals fear losing homes to Annabhau Sathe memorial

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[ZESTCaste] Class is the issue

http://www.hindu.com/mag/2010/06/27/stories/2010062750140400.htm Viewpoint Class is the issue HARI NARKE The OBC census is not a caste census and one that is necessary to formulate policies vital to their development.

[ZESTCaste] Centre steps in to reactivate SC, ST sub-plans

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Centre-steps-in-to-reactivate-SC-ST-sub-plans/articleshow/6098804.cms Centre steps in to reactivate SC, ST sub-plans Subodh Ghildiyal, TNN, Jun 28, 2010, 02.00am IST NEW DELHI: Fresh attempts are afoot to activate the Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan and Tribal

[ZESTCaste] One Indian village wins freedom with job program

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/26/AR2010062602159.html One Indian village wins freedom with job program By RAVI NESSMAN The Associated Press Sunday, June 27, 2010; 12:01 AM PIPARI, India -- For as long as anyone can remember, the people of Pipari have lived as

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit woman stripped, beaten up in Mumbai slum

http://www.thehindu.com/news/article487516.ece Published: June 27, 2010 01:07 IST | Updated: June 27, 2010 01:07 IST MUMBAI, June 27, 2010 Dalit woman stripped, beaten up in Mumbai slum Staff Reporter Rape of a minor girl triggered the attack ‘Neech jaat' (low caste) was a word Kavita (name

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