[ZESTCaste] How scholarship cash eludes Dalit students

http://expressbuzz.com/cities/chennai/how-scholarship-cash-eludes-dalit-students/197970.html How scholarship cash eludes Dalit students Gokul Vannan Express News ServiceFirst Published : 14 Aug 2010 03:17:07 AM ISTLast Updated : 14 Aug 2010 10:20:03 AM IST CHENNAI: When S Perumal found that a

[ZESTCaste] Dalit students deprived of scholarship in TN

http://expressbuzz.com/states/tamilnadu/dalit-students-deprived-of-scholarship-in-tn/197958.html Dalit students deprived of scholarship in TN Gokul VannanExpress News ServiceFirst Published : 14 Aug 2010 02:49:43 AM ISTLast Updated : 14 Aug 2010 07:49:31 AM IST CHENNAI: Corrupt teachers and

[ZESTCaste] Dalit gets death threats for marrying non-dalit

http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_detailsnews_id=22259 Dalit gets death threats for marrying non-dalit KHILANATH DHAKAL CHITAHA (SUNSARI), Aug 16: Despite a government announcement of Rs 100,000 incentive for dalit-nondalit marriage, a dalit youth in Chitaha of Sunsari

[ZESTCaste] Stalwarts of the Commentariat

http://thehoot.org/web/home/story.php?storyid=4742mod=1pg=1sectionId=9valid=true Stalwarts of the Commentariat Is political representation on so-called national television diverse? Of course not. National politics is represented on television debates by just six politicians from the Congress and

[ZESTCaste] Must We Dream Of India In English?

http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?266672 Debate Must We Dream Of India In English? Our misguided faith in this ‘Globish-Inglish’ hides a vile elitism Alok Rai In thinking of the conundrum of English-in-India, it is important to get past two “nationalist” misconceptions, and perhaps August

[ZESTCaste] English bespeaks progress. India’s youth is much t he worse without it. (Opinion)

http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?266671 Debate Stranger At Home English bespeaks progress. India’s youth is much the worse without it. Gurcharan Das Special Issue: The Mobile Republic Our obsession with the English language has served us brilliantly. It has kept us united as a nation;

[ZESTCaste] Speed up justice delivery system, say Dalits

http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/15/stories/2010081553990500.htm Karnataka - Bijapur Speed up justice delivery system, say Dalits Staff Correspondent ‘Special courts should be set up in all districts in the State' A struggle: Members of district unit of the Human Rights Forum for Dalit Liberation

[ZESTCaste] Rahul makes headway in BJP’s hotbed

http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/10/20100815201008150108087558f651ade/Rahul-makes-headway-in-BJP%E2%80%99s-hotbed.html Rahul makes headway in BJP’s hotbed Initiates a raging debate among students of Basavanagudi National College about the reservation system and discrimination against

[ZESTCaste] Caste and clarity

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Caste-and-clarity/659619 Caste and clarity The Indian Express Posted online: Fri Aug 13 2010, 02:34 hrs There is a thoughtfulness that informs the decennial census exercise. This time, more than 21 lakh enumerators are tasked with conducting what Home Minister

[ZESTCaste] Karnataka Dalit Sangarsh Samiti Protests Against Bajrang Dal

http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=83331n_tit=Mangalore%3A+Karnataka+Dalit+Sangarsh+Samiti+Protests+Against+Bajrang+Dal Saturday, August 14, 2010 11:26:20 AM (IST) Mangalore: Karnataka Dalit Sangarsh Samiti Protests Against Bajrang Dal Daijiworld Media Network—Mangalore (SR/CN)

[ZESTCaste] Malasa villagers hail inclusion in gen category

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/Malasa-villagers-hail-inclusion-in-gen-category/articleshow/6312057.cms Malasa villagers hail inclusion in gen category Faiz Rahman Siddiqui, TNN, Aug 14, 2010, 10.21pm IST KANPUR: Locals of Malasa in Ramabai Nagar have all the more reasons to

[ZESTCaste] Manu Who?

http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?25 The Dalits Manu Who? Dalit businessmen are taking baby steps, in spite of small-town malice and the walls around India Inc. The fortress is breached. Lola Nayar “People don’t care about caste anymore. Perhaps being academically and financially

[ZESTCaste] Dalits scared to contest, UP government transfers SC seat to General category

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Dalits-scared-to-contest--UP-government-transfers-SC-seat-to-General-category/659273 Dalits scared to contest, UP government transfers SC seat to General category Kautilya Singh Posted online: Thu Aug 12 2010, 03:07 hrs Kanpur : With none of the Dalit residents

[ZESTCaste] Dalit RTI petitioner faces BSP politico's wrath

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_dalit-rti-petitioner-faces-bsp-politico-s-wrath_1424097 Dalit RTI petitioner faces BSP politico's wrath Published: Monday, Aug 16, 2010, 13:42 IST Place: Sitapur | Agency: PTI Uttar Pradesh may be ruled by a Dalit chief minister but poor Dalits in the

[ZESTCaste] Dalit woman paraded naked in Punjab

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Dalit-woman-paraded-naked-in-Punjab/660374 Dalit woman paraded naked in Punjab Agencies Posted online: Sat Aug 14 2010, 21:39 hrs Batala : A Dalit woman was allegedly paraded naked in her village by an influential neighbour and his relatives who were angry over

[ZESTCaste] After Rajputs Lalu eyeing on other upper castes

http://bihartimes.com/Newsbihar/2010/Aug/Newsbihar16Aug3.html After Rajputs Lalu eyeing on other upper castes Patna,(BiharTimes): If the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief, Mayawati, known for her anti-upper caste diatribes, can win the support of Brahmins in Uttar Pradesh why not RJD supremo Lalu

[ZESTCaste] Court raps man for misusing SC/ST Act

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Court-raps-man-for-misusing-SC-ST-Act/660684 Court raps man for misusing SC/ST Act Sairam Sanath Kumar Posted online: Mon Aug 16 2010, 00:05 hrs New Delhi : A Delhi court recently came down heavily on a petitioner belonging to a lower caste for the misuse of the