Social Inclusion Initiative: Earn Rs. 2.5 Lakh For Marrying A Dalit
Introduction Over one-sixth of India’s population, some 170 million people, live among a precarious existence shunned by much of Indian society because of their rank as “untouchables” or Dalits—literally meaning “broken” people—at the bottom of India’s caste system. Dalits are historically discriminated against, denied access to land and basic resources, …
Tribals v/s Foxconn: What Is The Cost Of Development?
Introduction When the government begins to seize lands from their rightful owners, where does the need for development stop? The recent decision of the Maharashtra Government to divert 460 hectares of tribal land on the outskirts of Mumbai for development, to Taiwanese phone manufacturer Foxconn has sparked outrage amongst the locals. …
Bribery Charge on Ishrat Masroor Quddusi: Is India Losing Faith in its Judiciary?
Introduction “The subject of judicial corruption is taboo, and like the proverbial Chinese monkeys, one shall not see, hear or speak of this evil,” KK Venugopal, the attorney general of India, told an India Today reporter in 1990. It is well known that the rampant corruption in India adversely affects …
