Caste System is of Indian Origin : MIT study

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 [...]

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India’s Gandharis

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 [...]

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NO ENTRY to dalits : Indian Medical Association

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) [...]

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Child mortality: India’s record worse than Bangladesh

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 [...]

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Tamil Dalits are still living under social exclusion

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 [...]

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