There has been a shocking increase in sexual violence committed against Dalit women who languish at the bottom of India's caste system. But the issue is likely worse than it appears because so many crimes go unreported.
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PEN International joins more than 20 institutions and 350 scholars in expressing concern over the changes in India's National Overseas Scholarship guidelines, which now excludes students from marginalised communities intending to pursue further education and research abroad on topics concerning the country's history and cultural heritage.
A large number of academic associations, Indian diaspora organisations and scholars from across the world wrote to the Union government to withdraw "academically regressive measures".
If there is one New Year resolution the nation must make, it must be to strive to eradicate the caste system. The shameful incident in a government school in Uttarakhand where the cook for the mid-day meal scheme – a Dalit woman – was sacked because upper caste students refused eat the meals prepared by her shows how deeply entrenched the caste system is.