minorities – Itisaras

Renaissance – An Indian Mirage

July 18, 2020July 18, 2020 Sandeep Singh 0 Comments Article 19 )1), Babasaheb Ambedkar, class and caste based discrimination, Depressed classes, Discrimination, Gram Panchayat, Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1862, minorities, Poona Pact 1932, Presidency, Prevention of Atrocities Act 1955, reservations, reserved constituencies, reserved seats, SC/ST Act, Scheduled Classes, Scheduled Tribes, SCs and STs, Universal Adult Suffrage, upliftment of minorities, upper classes

The Depressed Classes had long been discriminated against and systematically denied their rights for centuries in the country. But, with the Poona Pact of 1932, things started to change significantly for them as they could contest and win elections on the seats reserved for them. However, the Depressed Classes are far from complete liberation and a lot needs to be done for it beginning from now.

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Assamese Nationalism and the Project of Enclosing History

April 21, 2020April 22, 2020 Editor 1 Comment Asomiya, Assam, Assam Accord, Assamese, Bangladesh, Bengal, Bengalis, Britain, Culture, Government, groups, historiographic, historiography, History, identity, illegal, linguistic, Memorandum, migrants, minorities, Miyahs, Muslims, National Register of Citizens, nationalist, Nellie Massacre, NRC, Pakistan, past, Postcolonial, present, social groups, Society

In the midst of an outbreak of violence all across India over CAA and NRC, one often fails to ignore the intricacies linked with the history of each region, especially that of Assam which initiate a different debate altogether. Don’t we all then agree that a rich understanding can only be achieved when these regional intricacies which form the collective, are together analyzed?