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In Focus India's diversity not visible in public spaces
Dr. Abusaleh Shariff, Sachar Committee member says India's spectacular diversity must be visible in its public spaces in an interview with The Hindu
In Focus India must get rid of Caste discrimination: European Parliament
A resolution was adopted by the Committee on Development of the European Parliament urging the Government of India to stop the violence against Dalits and the widespread practices of untouchability
In Focus Muslim in India: community on the margins: , Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
The Rajinder Sachar Committee finds that the Muslim community in India is deprived and neglected, and makes far-reaching recommendations.
In Focus Economics behind dalits massacre: Bhalchandra Mungekar
A single most cause of Dalits atrocities are economic and in most cases, upper Castes Hindus do not take kindly to the economic prosperity of a few Dalit families
In Focus Understanding Caste by Sukhadeo Thorat
Legal advice to selectively extend the concept of creamy layer to Dalits has revived discussions on the theme. The legal perspective does not spell out any social science explanation for creamy layer exclusion, said Sukhadeo Thorat.
In Focus On Domestic Violence Act
'If men have a problem, they should speak up' the Minister for Woman and Child Development answers readers' queries on the new Domestic Violence Act with Nilanjana B. Jha (Times of India's exclusive interview)
In Focus Education for All: a distant dream for socially disadvantaged children, S. Venkatesan
 
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In Focus Pathology of Power: Caste and Capabilities
S. Venkatesan
In Focus Human Rights Day: fighting poverty as a matter of obligation, not of charity says UN
On 10 December 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year Human Rights Day focuses on fighting poverty as a matter of obligation, not of charity. Poverty is a cause and a product of human rights violations.
In Focus Under-nutrition in India: dual nutrition burden in children
 
In Focus The Situation of Dalits in Bangladesh
more than 70 representatives from civil society organisations came together to discuss the situation of Dalits in Bangladesh and possible ways forward to tackle the forms of discrimination encountered by Dalits
In Focus Reality check on women's rights, T.K. Rajalakshmi
The Indian delegation faces tough questions on discrimination against women at a U.N. committee.
In Focus India's nutritional crisis
The fact sheets of the third round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-III), conducted in 29 States in 2005-2006, indicate that the health and nutrition status of India's women and children is in vast and systemic crisis. At the all-India ...
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In Focus Budget 2007-08; Business as usual
 
In Focus Reservation Policy Means to Social Justice: Tamil Nadu proven success
Tamil Nadu, which has seen long and ardent struggles from the pre-Independence days for equitable access to education and employment in government services, reservation remains embedded in the collective conscience of the people, particularly the oppressed, as a successful tool for affirmative action against discrimination
In Focus Anaemia a huge problem in India: National Survey
 
In Focus Anaemia a huge problem in India: National Survey
India has among the highest number of cases of anaemia in the world, according to the National Family Health Survey recently undertaken.
In Focus Give us only what’s rightfully ours: Tribal's Land Right
Tribals living near the Badrama Wildlife Sanctuary in Orissa step up their demand for rights over natural resources, in keeping with the new Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest-Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006
In Focus Caste and Power: plight of dalit presidents
Elected Dalit presidents of villages in several districts of Tamil Nadu are prevented from conducting their roles with dignity.
In Focus Are mammoth corporate salaries contributing to social unrest?
In Focus Access denied: poor struggle to access healthcare
The cost of healthcare is spiralling Government spending on healthcare is shrinking. The impact on the poor is catastrophic: They are being wiped out in their struggle to access
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In Focus One year of NREGA – Are Dalits Faring Any Better Today?
 
In Focus When growth meets equity: Building a “Social Security Floor” worldwide
International Social Security Association (ISSA) and the Russian authorities in Moscow discussed social security’s contribution to build productive economies and more inclusive societies
In Focus Plan and Prejudice: failure of State in Dalits development
 
In Focus Presumed guilty: India’s denotified tribes By Kannan Kasturi
In September, a mob in Bihar lynched 10 members of a denotified tribe, taking them for thieves. A probe later revealed that they were not thieves. Sixty million people in India belonging to denotified and nomadic tribes continue to suffer such discrimination.
In Focus Presumed guilty: India’s denotified tribes By Kannan Kasturi
 
In Focus FRONTIERS OF JUSTICE: a case for inclusion - book reviewed by Amita Dhanda
Advocacy for those whose entitlements are excluded from theories of justice

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