In the OBC reservation debate, a key issue – and a more serious issue – which took a backseat is the imposition of caste based quotas in private educational institutions. The 93rd Constitutional Amendment introduced …
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SC’S INTERVENTION IN GUJJAR VIOLENCE: A FEW QUESTIONS
The Supreme Court’s suo motu notice to the DGPs of four States on what action they have taken or proposed to take against the perpetrators of the violence, triggered by the Gujjars’ bandh is interesting. …
Continue readingGUJJARS’ STIR: THE TRUCE AND THE MESSAGE
The Gujjar leaders’ acceptance with alacrity of the Rajasthan chief minister’s peace formula will be widely admired. Never in the history of such violent protest movements, a protesting group was too eager to grab an …
Continue readingLIBERALISM IN INDIA: INCONSISTENCY EXPLAINED
My post on what it means to be a liberal in India elicited insightful responses on the limits of liberalism. Here, I bring to our attention, an article written by Mukul Kesavan in the Telegraph …
Continue readingGUJJARS’ FURY (PART II): MERITS OF THEIR DEMAND
THERE has been little media attention on the merits of Gujjars’ demand to get into the ST list. Most commentators have pointed to the origin of Gujjars’ demand, and assumed that if Jats had not …
Continue readingGUJJARS’ ANGER: A WAY OUT – PART I
I thank Mr.Vivek Reddy for initiating a debate on Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s article. For the present, I will hold my comments on his stand on the issues being referred for consideration by the Constitution Bench …
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