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Issue No: 320, March 2016

Breaking Down Caste Distinctions

With frequent news regarding atrocities towards Scheduled Caste members, honour killings, and the recent suicide of a Dalit student in a university in Hyderabad, the media constantly reminds us of the presence of caste discrimination. According to the 2011 Census of India, Scheduled Castes/Dalits, who, historically, have been the most disadvantaged section of the community, constitute 20% of Tamil Nadu’s 72 million population. The Indian Caste system is historically one of the main ways that socially differentiates people through class, religion, region, tribe, and language. This closed system of stratification dictates that a person’s social status is defined by which caste he or she is born into. This became the basis of unequal access to income.  Traditionally, India has four castes, also called varnas. The Brahmins, who were priests and scholars, are at the top, followed by the Kshatriyas who were political rulers and soldiers. Next were ...
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Issue No. 320, March 2016

  • Between the Gold and the Blue
  • Golden Day Thoughts
  • Celebrating Tamil Culture
  • Breaking Down Caste Distinctions
  • Exploring Auroville Farming
  • What Else Is Going on with Farming in Auroville
  • "Landing Auroville - The Time Is Now!"
  • Food on the Mind
  • Crossing an Invisible Boundary
  • Leaking Roofs, Lack of Privacy, Plenty of Sound Pollution
  • Three Months in Auroville, or Why I Think Auroville Is Perfect
  • News in Brief
  • The Joy of Learning Experiment
  • Auroville International
  • Mani (Passing)
  • Roy (Passing)

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