Rajbanshi identity campaign gathers momentum before Census over caste, mother tongue recognition
The campaign has reignited a long-standing debate, with another section insisting that the language should be identified as Kamtapuri.
The campaign has reignited a long-standing debate, with another section insisting that the language should be identified as Kamtapuri.
Such consultation would allow incorporation of diverse perspectives, account for State-specific nuances, and foster cooperative federalism in this critical exercise, he pointed out.
The SP has alleged that BLOs ADM (Election) and ERO have been appointed on the basis of caste and religion and they should be removed.
Caste and West Bengal has been an unfamiliar juxtaposition. Caste rarely makes it to the news in the state. However, in March this year, the plight of around 130 Dalit families who were denied entry to a local temple was widely reported.
The caste cauldron is heating up politics once again in Karnataka, with the two dominant castes — Lingayats and Vokkaliggas — expressing serious reservations about the caste survey ahead of its consideration by the cabinet on Thursday.
For those unfamiliar, Shikhar Pahariya comes from a prominent political background. He is the grandson of former Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde.
The fifth pillar of caste, according to Isabel Wilkerson, author of “Caste: The Origins of our Discontents” is the division of labour based on one’s place in the hierarchy.
More than one marriage will not be allowed in Uttarakhand once Pushkar Singh Dhami implements Uniform Civil Code(UCC) in Janayary, 2025. Laws of monogamy will be strictly adhered to by the government as UCC is likely to be implemented before January 14.
The fourth among the 17 sustainable development goals prescribed by the United Nations for the period 2015- 2030 is Quality Education.
Fighting shy of carrying out a caste survey like Bihar, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government of MK Stalin has shifted the responsibility of holding a caste census to the Union government and passed a resolution to this effect in the state assembly on Wednesday.
