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Exactly, Dalits need to have their own Adani and Ambani their own Amitabh and Shahrukh their own Jeff Bezos and Musk. We want our own elites in power positions we are not going to fall for the silly creamy layer position of Savarnas on reservations.
Regular reminder:
Creamy layer makes no sense.
Reservations are not a poverty-alleviation programme.
Their very purpose is to create new elites -- and hence broaden India's base of elites.
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One reason why Dr. Ambedkar should be called the Father of Modern India is because he was able to design a Constitution so rigid yet so flexible that it accommodated diverse interest groups into one nation.
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Happy Diwali, Kamala! 🎉
According to Buddhist tradition, when the Buddha returned to Kapilavastu after attaining enlightenment and delivering his first sermon at Sarnath, the city was illuminated with lamps to welcome him. Also, Emperor Ashoka is traditionally believed to have celebrated the completion of 84,000 stupas and viharas on Kartik Amavasya by lighting lamps at these sites.
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#StudentsDay 7th Nov 1900 is the day Dr Ambedkar started going to school in Satara
Maharashtra govt started celebrating it was #StudentsDay
Now Karnataka VC also wants to emulate that
It should be across the country
Babasaheb was clear in his thought that caste was an artificial construct which needs to be demolished. While above historians made it a racial construct and legitimised a divide between communities as outsiders and insiders.
Ajinkya Rahane gets a 2,000 sq. metre prime public plot in Bandra on a 30-year lease to develop a cricket academy.
Nothing against Rahane. Let a distinguished cricketer give back to the game.
But there is a larger question here: Who gets access to public resources, and whose talent gets institutional support?
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We need more than token access.
We need:
●Transparent criteria for economically and socially disadvantaged trainees.
●Dedicated SC/ST grassroots cricket scholarships.
●District-level talent identification programmes.
●Residential coaching and nutrition support.
●Measurable representation targets.
●Annual public disclosure of outcomes.
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The real test of Indian cricket’s greatness should not merely be how many trophies we win.
It should also be how many children from historically excluded communities get a genuine opportunity to wear the Indian jersey.
Talent is universal. Opportunity is not.
And until we address that inequality, invoking merit alone will remain a convenient way of defending privilege.
#IndianCricket #SocialJustice #Representation #AmbedkaritePerspective
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Collegium remains upper caste male dominated, must invite both men and women from SCs and STs.
Always have a 30 mA RCBO connected to electrical fittings to prevent residual current leakage. This device prevents human electrocution.
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Caste isn't visible but its culture persists in daily activities, food, language, hobbies, sports, and caste- and class-aligned groupings and friendships. In educational institutions, debates, discussions, and resolving differences are shaped by caste, often leading to subtle discrimination others may not realize. This prompted UGC guidelines, which the Supreme Court agreed to enforce last year but backed out of after Savarna caste group backlash.
In today’s episode of In Focus Podcast, @samzsays and Professor N Sukumar talks about caste discrimination in higher education, examining how caste bias can influence evaluation in mathematics and sharing cases that highlight the challenges faced by Dalit students in universities.
Producer and editor: @heyjudeweston
Watch the full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=zVwBZ_eE…