By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 17, 2026: Feminist activists and political leaders urged India’s Parliament to implement women’s reservation without delay, insisting it must rest on “the three pillars of social justice, inclusion and federalism” and be freed from political conditionalities. At a well-attended online press conference JulyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Sept 19, 2022: The federal government’s reported move to set up a national commission to study the socioeconomic and educational status of Dalit converts to Christianity and Islam will prolong the issue of granting reservation to the poorest in the country, bemoan Christian activists.Continue Reading
Kochi: The Kerala Region Latin Catholic Bishops’ Council (KRLCBC) has called for discussions by the government with Dalit as well as other backward communities in connection with the implementation of reservation for economically weaker sections (EWS) among forward communities. The council, in a statement, expressed several apprehensions regarding the EWSContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec. 2, 2018: A cultural team will beat special drums and perform folk dance to demand reservation for Christians and Muslims of Dalit origin. The two communities have been facing discrimination solely on the basis of religion for the past 68 years. The successiveContinue Reading
Why can’t we accept that being Dalit is just as difficult when one is not a Hindu?Continue Reading
