In a study published in the September 24th issue of Nature, an international team describes how they harnessed modern genomic technology to explore the ancient history of India, the world’s second most populous nation. The new research reveals that nearly all Indians carry genomic contributions from two distinct ancestral populations. Following this ancient mixture, many [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Caste System’
Caste System is of Indian Origin : MIT study
Posted in Dalits / Aborigines, Hindutva, India Facts, Minorities, tagged Brahmin, Brahmins, Caste, Caste System, christians, Dalit, Dalits, Hindutva, Minorities, Muslim, Muslims, Upper Class on September 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
India’s Gandharis
Posted in Funny India, Hindutva, Poverty, Women, tagged Anaemia, Anemia, Caste System, Children, Health, Health Survey, Hindu, Human Rights, India, Poverty, Sexual Abuse, Women on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Alas! Israel’s ever thriving security business found more scope in India’s poverty. Now, Indian wombs can protect Israel’s future citizens from a possible rocket attack from Hamas. A recent story from Amelia Gentleman is all about India’s new line up of Gandharis, who rent their wombs for bread.
Hindutva school drop outs will never [...]
NO ENTRY to dalits : Indian Medical Association
Posted in Dalits / Aborigines, Hindutva, tagged Brahmin, Caste System, Dalit, Fascism, Hindu, Hindutva, India, Poverty, Tamil, Tamil Nadu on March 9, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Caste-divide rocks doctors and medical association
CHENNAI: Caste difference among doctors has created a divide within the Indian Medical Association (IMA) in Tamil Nadu. Indeed, the IMA, Tamil Nadu, is facing problems, particularly casteist, for sometime now.
Unfortunately, Salem district IMA chairperson Dr Chellamal (a caste Hindu) and State Quack’s Eradication Committee chairman Dr Bharatidasan (a Dalit) [...]
Child mortality: India’s record worse than Bangladesh
Posted in Children, India Facts, Poverty, tagged Bangladesh, Caste System, Children, Education, Hindu, Human Rights, India, Nepal, Poverty on February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
NEW DELHI: With two million children under the age of five dying every year, India has a dismal record in child mortality.
Now, a new study conducted by Save the Children, which compares child mortality in a country to its national income per person, shows that India lags behind poorer neighbours like Bangladesh and Nepal when [...]
Tamil Dalits are still living under social exclusion
Posted in Dalits / Aborigines, Hindutva, Human Rights, tagged Brahmin, Caste System, Dalit, Fascism, Hindu, Hindutva, India, Judiciary, Police, Poverty, Tamil, Upper Class on February 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Madurai, Feb 21:
Dalits in 20 districts of the state were facing serious caste-related disparities, including non-entry into temples, inaccessibility to drinking water and other facilities, a recent survey by Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front has found.
The survey initiated in the villages of these districts last month has been completed and the findings would be submitted [...]