[ZESTCaste] Caste and faith first in companies, merit next

2007-10-28 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/caste-creed-first-in-companies-merit-next/51259-3.html Caste and faith first in companies, merit next Sumit Pande CNN-IBN CASTE AWAY: A study has shown that upper-caste bias exists in India's booming private sector. New Delhi: Liberalisation and a free market

[ZESTCaste] The soul food (Chandrabhan Prasad)

2007-10-28 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnist1.asp?main_variable=Columnistfile_name=prasad%2Fprasad230.txtwriter=prasad The soul food By Chandrabhan Prasad Arguably, New York is a museum of world cultures where people from all over the world can be seen exploring their dreams. New York also mirrors the

[ZESTCaste] Employment bias mars private sector - Study

2007-10-28 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070030855ch=10/27/2007%208:13:00%20AM Employment bias mars private sector - Study Aradhana Sharma Saturday, October 27, 2007 (New Delhi) The private sectors' refrain that affirmative action is good enough may not stand now. Fresh studies

[ZESTCaste] Ambedkar Scholarships 2007 donations are solicited

2007-10-28 Thread Benjamin Kaila
Dear friends, If you have already responded, please ignore. We started collecting donations for 2007 Ambedkar Schlarships. Please come forward with your donations. Our need is so great this year as we are planning to expand to other states. We are running this project with utmost care and

[ZESTCaste] All are casteists in Hindu society!!!

2007-10-28 Thread refractor_a
Caste is what decides the fate of a hindu . Caste decides what should be his social circle What should he eat. With whom he should eat. With whom he should marry. To whom he should respect. And whom he should treat with contempt. And of course this system is heaven for some and hell for some. The

[ZESTCaste] from a blog: Why the sc/st and muslim candidates donot get job in private sector

2007-10-28 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://againstreservation2007.rediffiland.com/scripts/xanadu_diary_view.php?postId=1193549211 againstreservation2007.rediffiland.com/ Sunday 28 October, 2007 10:56 | 28/Oct/2007 | Why the sc/st and muslim candidates donot get job in private sector The study has been published in epw

[ZESTCaste] Reservation Policy or Discrimination Policy

2007-10-28 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.nagalandpost.com/Opiniondesc.asp?sectionid=49817 Reservation Policy or Discrimination Policy- The concept of reservation has once again brought to the limelight of state politics, after so many years of its implementation the reservation policy has reached a stage where both its

[ZESTCaste] Commission Calls for Self-Surveys by SC/ST Communities

2007-10-28 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=39583n_tit=M'lore%3A+Commission+Calls+for+Self-Surveys+by+SC%2FST+Communities Sunday, October 28, 2007 Saturday, October 27, 2007 6:34:15 PM (IST) M'lore: Commission Calls for Self-Surveys by SC/ST Communities Daijiworld Media Network –

[ZESTCaste] Caste slur haunts principal (News)

2007-10-28 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1130154 Daily News Analysis Saturday, October 27, 2007 3:44:00 AM Caste slur haunts principal Priya Ramakrishnan MUMBAI: The principal of Sathaye College, Kavita Rege, on Friday dismissed the allegations levelled by Bahujan Vidyarthi Parishad (BVP)

[ZESTCaste] Brahmin's Coffee Corner

2007-10-28 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://bangalore-life-explorer.blogspot.com/2007/10/brahmins-coffee-corner.html Saturday, October 27, 2007 Brahmin's Coffee Corner Today on 27.10.2007, I went to Brahmin's Coffee Corner also called Brahmin's Cafe to taste the much talked about food. It is not difficult to find this place as you

[ZESTCaste] Dalit entry in Amman Koil temple

2007-10-28 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.my-tamil.com/n/2007/10/dalit-entry-in-amman-koil-temple.shtml Friday, October 26, 2007 Dalit entry in Amman Koil temple Prompted by CPMs temple entry programme for Dalits, hundreds of party workers of Viduthalai Chiruthai Katchigal led by its leader Thol Thirumavalavan attempted to

[ZESTCaste] Rural India streams into Delhi after 340-km marathon

2007-10-28 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/rural-india-streams-into-delhi-after-340km-marathon/51287-3-1.html Rural India streams into Delhi after 340-km marathon Rupashree Nanda / CNN-IBN Published on Saturday , October 27, 2007 at 23:09 in Nation » India section New Delhi: The national highway has seen

[ZESTCaste] ‘UP tops human rights violators list ’

2007-10-28 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/UP-tops-human-rights-violators-list/233312/ 'UP tops human rights violators list ' Express news service Posted online: Sunday , October 28, 2007 Lucknow, October 27 August 13, Hardoi: A Dalit girl of Class VII is brutally beaten up. Her offence: She

[ZESTCaste] Dalit Artwork on Display in Denver

2007-10-28 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://freethedalit.blogspot.com/2007/10/dalit-artwork-on-display-in-denver.html Friday, October 26, 2007 Dalit Artwork on Display in Denver Untouchable Art Starting Friday, November 16, the people of Colorado have a rare opportunity to see some incredible art and photography. The Dalit

[ZESTCaste] ‘Burn Periyar’s Ramayana’

2007-10-28 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Burn-Periyars-Ramayana/233305/ 'Burn Periyar's Ramayana' Express news service Posted online: Sunday , October 28, 2007 Lucknow, October 27 Flaying the Mayawati Government for its inability to ban Dalit leader Periyar's True Ramayan, BJP national president

[ZESTCaste] String of welfare measures for Dalits in Punjab (News)

2007-10-28 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=514178 DALITS-BADAL String of welfare measures for Dalits in Punjab JALANDHAR, OCT 26 (PTI) The Punjab government today announced a string of measures for the welfare of Dalits on the occasion of celebration of birth anniversary of Guru Valmiki.

[ZESTCaste] Dalits go on rampage (News)

2007-10-28 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Dalits_go_on_rampage/rssarticleshow/2493898.cms Dalits go on rampage 27 Oct 2007, 0227 hrs IST,TNN AMRITSAR: Dalits resorted to vandalism at a busy Amritsar market on Friday to avenge the death of a youth belonging to their community. Police said Shankar

[ZESTCaste] 'Globalization is dangerous for social equality'

2007-10-28 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=39593n_tit=Mangalore:+'Globalization+is+dangerous+for+social+equality' Sunday, October 28, 2007 Sunday, October 28, 2007 3:05:49 PM (IST) Mangalore: 'Globalization is dangerous for social equality' Local School with Global Standards Green

[ZESTCaste] Dalits, Adivasis march to Delhi (News)

2007-10-28 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070030934ch=10/28/2007%202:39:00%20PM Dalits, Adivasis march to Delhi Saransh S Sunday, October 28, 2007 (New Delhi) Nearly 27,000 tribals including landless workers, displaced farmers, Dalits and Adivasis marched into the capital's