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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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 »
You don’t have a promise to Keep
Posted in Dalits / Aborigines, Human Rights, India Facts, Minorities, Poverty, tagged AIDS, Children, Dalits, Education, India, MDG, Minorities, Poverty, Tribals on September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Despite UNESCO’s Global Monitoring Report 2007 which lauded India’s effort to achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), it said that the country may fall short because of enormity of the out of schoolchildren.
About half (28 million) of the world’s out of schoolchildren are in four countries including India and Pakistan. And, 30 per cent of those [...]
96% Indian dads leave their babies with mum
Posted in India Facts, Women, tagged Brahmin, Caste, Dalits, Gender Descrimination, Human Rights, India, Trbails, Women on September 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
NEW DELHI: So you thought the Indian male was turning a new leaf? No such luck, ladies. The world may be toasting the metrosexual man; in India they still prefer to stick to their traditional role of the family breadwinner.
Almost 96% want to have nothing to do with household chores or bringing up baby. Their [...]
Kids exploited in India’s silicon valley
Posted in Hindutva, India Facts, Poverty, tagged Bangalore, Children, Dalits, Human Rights on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s ironical that people who spend a good part of their lives serving food to strangers rarely get to enjoy a hearty meal. As exploitation of employees rapidly becomes the norm in the hotel industry, ineffective regulatory measures add to the problem.
Statistics tell a sorry tale. Last year, 16,592 children were identified as working in [...]
Hindutva states lead in crimes against dalits
Posted in Crime, Dalits / Aborigines, Hindutva, Human Rights, India Facts, tagged Brahmin, Dalit, Dalits, Hindu, Hindutva, India on May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
State wise Brahmin Concentration (Courtesy :Outlook Magazine)
Uttar Pradesh which has the distinction of giving the country its first Dalit woman Chief Minister, also tops the list of states with highest number of cases of crime against Scheduled Castes.
With a staggering 4,960 cases of crime committed against people of Scheduled Castes, Uttar Pradesh tops the list [...]