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8 May, 6 tweets, 2 min read
This is happening now bit.ly/tlos-getout Image
In a RTI I filed in 2017, 87% of universities reported that they had received zero complaints of caste-based discrimination. But only 144 out of 800 universities had actually responded to UGC’s call for Action Taken Reports thewire.in/caste/india-un…
What propelled me to file this RTI was covering the Rohith Vemula’s first death anniversary protest , where his mother was detained along with students and scholars thewire.in/rights/journal…
. “I have never faced discrimination because of my family background. So I used to feel, ‘Eh!’ about it. But his death really moved me and I realised that caste discrimination is still present,” said a Dalit student who enjoyed some class privilege thewire.in/rights/hcu-dal…
Riya Singh said that we keep hearing that these educators are not sensitised enough but in fact they know exactly what they are doing.
Shalini Mahadev: We have not come here to die. It’s like you won’t take us seriously unless we’re dead.

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26 May 20
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