Poona Pact and Its Adverse Effects
Caste is considered to be the cornerstone of Indian Hindu society. In this structure of hierarchical inequality, the untouchables are at the lowest level, who were officially called 'Depressed Classes'…
Poona Pact
‘Untouchable hooligans’ make merry with Indian polls
“The untouchable hooligans,” as Mahatma Gandhi called India’s Dalits when the then British Prime Minister, Ramsay McDonald, proposed the communal award in 1932, made common cause with “Muslim hooligans” to…
Separate electorate vis a vis joint electorate with reservation-True political rights to untouchables (SCs)
In modern democratic governance, political representation of citizens is vital to the public policy-making process. Every citizen must have the right to be represented in legislative bodies that frame policies…
Poona Pact: A Reappraisal
Special on Poona Pact Day on 24th September Caste is considered the cornerstone of Indian Hindu society. In this structure of hierarchical inequality, the untouchables were at the bottom and…
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