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⭐️Most Beautiful Women in Hindu Epic Literature and History
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PS - This is not a ranking, but a tribute to the vedic womanhood
#Hindutva #Sanatan #Nari #Woman #Stree #Veda #Bharat #India #Vedic Image
1. The most beautiful among goddesses is Adi Shakti Jagat Janani Jagdamba Maa Durga who is Triloka Sundari Maha Tripura Sundari (most beautiful in the Tribhuvan, three worlds). Even great saint rama krishna Paramhansa did darshans of many gods and goddesses such as Krishna,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
2. Mata Laxmi
Mata Lakshmi is the daughter of Maa Durga, and she is the wife of Lord Vishnu. Birth story of maa Lakshmi started when lord Indra met sage Durvasa with respect sage gave a garland of flower to lord Indra, lord Indra accepted that and put that garland of the head of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… https://www.hindubhagwan.co...
3. Mata Parvati
Mata Parvati is the incarnation of Devi Sati or Dakshyani, a daughter of Daksha, who married Lord Shiva, going against her father’s decision. During a great yajna performed by Daksha, Sati, and Lord Shiva were insulted. The angered Sati took her original form of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… https://www.hindutsav.com/g...
3a. Parvati resolved to marry Lord Shiva. Her parents discouraged her, but she was not deterred and pursued to marry Lord Shiva. Indra sends the God of desire and erotic love, God Kama, to awaken Lord Shiva from his state of meditation. The Kama shot an arrow of desire on Lord… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
4. Mata Sati (Dakshyani)
Mata Sati or Dakshyani, a daughter of Daksha, who married Lord Shiva, going against her father’s decision. During a great yajna performed by Daksha, Sati and Lord Shiva were insulted. The angered Sati took her original form of Adi Parashakti, cursed… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
5. Ardhanarishvara - The ultimate symbol of woman equality in Sanatan culture and Vedic history
Ardhanarishwara is the combined form of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, depicted as a single body – the right half is of Shiva, and another half is of Parvati. Parashakti created Shiva… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
6. Maa Tara: Goddess who saved Shiva from Halahala poison
She is said to be the one who created 1st seed from which Lord Vishnu took birth, as stated in Shakti Mahabhagawat. During Samundra Manthan (churning of the ocean), when Lord Shiva fell unconscious after drinking the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
7. Mata Annapurna
One day, Lord Shiva and Parvati were arguing about the importance of Prakriti (nature) as Shiva said that everything materialistic is an illusion. More angered was Parvati when he added that even the food we eat is an illusion. So, to show the importance of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
8. Mata Saraswati
After creating the universe, living beings, and the humans but it there was something lacking in it(it was mighty Music). Everything was quiet. Then Lord Brahma took out water from his Kamandal(Reliquary) and the moment the drops of water fell on the earth, it… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
9. Shri Mohini
The most beautiful woman was God almighty Himself who took form of a woman to entice the Asuras. After Samudra manthan i.e the churning of the ocean, the Devtas and Asuras quarrelled for Amrit I.e the nectar of immortality. Then lord Vishnu took the form of woman… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… ImageImageImage
10. Queen Draupadi
Thousands of years ago, King Drupada and Acharya Drona were enemies. Both of them wanted to defeat each other but could not. One day, king Drupada decided to conduct a yagna to be blessed with a fierce and powerful son who could kill Acharya Drona. He asked two… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… ImageImageImageImage
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On the first sight at Swayamvar, all the kings lusted on her. All the five pandavas were mesmerised by her beauty. Narada felt that there may be a dispute among the pandavas and asked them to make a rule.
The whole kuru sabha wanted to see her without upper garment. Was… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… ImageImage
11. Mata Sita - The epitome of a wife and mother, symbol of supreme purity and devotion
Ramayana describes her birth story in such a way: King Janaka, ruler of the Mithila kingdom, had remained without children, so he was a little sad, although he was a self-realized saint and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… ImageImageImageImage
12. Urvasi
She was created when Nara - Narayan stricked their thighs. She was more beautiful than other apsaras who came there to disturb their penance. All the other apsaras were jealous of her. She was the favorite apsara in Indra's court. She married two… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
13. Menaka
Menaka was born during the churning of the ocean by the devas and asuras. She is one of the most mesmerising apsaras (celestial nymphs) in the three worlds, with quick intelligence and innate talent, but desired a family. She was one of the Apsara's in Lord Indra's… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… ImageImageImage
14. Devi Rukmini
Princess Rukmini was born on the 11th of Vaishakha (Vaishakh Ekadashi). As one of the avatars, Goddess Lakshmi took birth on the Earth as Rukmini in the family of Bhismaka. As Lakshmi is Vishnu’s Shakti so is Rukmini Krishna’s Shakti. Wherever and whenever the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… ImageImageImage
15. Tillotama
According to Adi Parva of the Mahabharata, there is a tale of two demon brothers Sunda and Upasunda. these two were the sons of asura Nikumbha. They were inseparable siblings who shared everything from the kingdom, food, bed to you name it. They were loving brothers… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… ImageImage
16. Devi Sathyabama - Warrior Wife of Sri Krishna, Slayer of Narakasura
Devi Satyabhama is believed to be an avatar of Bhumī Devī, the Goddess of Earth. Satyabhama was the daughter of Satrajit, a Yadava who was the treasurer of Dwarka and owned the divine jewel Symantaka,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… ImageImage
17. Rambha
As per the Puranas, Rambha is the Queen of the Apsaras. According to the Adi Parva of the epic Mahabharata, Rambha and her apsaras sisters Alambusha, Mishrakeshi, Vidhyutparna, Tilottama, Aruna, Rakshita, Manorama, Subahu, Keshini, Surata and Suraja are the daughters… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… ImageImageImage
17a As per the Puranas, Rambha is the Queen of the Apsaras. The Ramayana elaborates that she was sent by Indra to disturb the penance of Rishi Vishwamitra. Furious by her presence and motive to disturb him, Rishi Vishwamitra curses her to become a rock for thousands of years… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
18. Sachi
Shachi (Sachi) is the wife of Indra deva and the divine queen of the gods. Shachi was also known as Indrani, Aindri, Poulomi, and Mahendri. Shachi is the goddess of wrath and jealousy. Shachi is one of the seven Matrikas. She lives in Amaravati with Indra and many… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
19. Ahalya
Ahalya also known as Ahilya, was the wife of sage Gautama. Her story exemplifies the life and character of a high-caste, chaste, Hindu woman, whose life went from bad to worse due to her actions and those of the men in her life. She represents a composite personality… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
19a Shri Ram exonerating Devi Ahalya from the shraap given to her by her husband Rishi Gautam. Image
19c Ahalya was the creation of lord Brahma himself. As per some Puranas, she was the most beautiful woman ever created as Lord Brahma poured all his creativity and gave her the name "Ahalya" which in Sanskrit means "one with no ugliness". Brahma sent her to Rishsi Gautma's ashram… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
20. Damyanti
She is the daughter of Bhima (not the Pandava) and a princess of the Vidarbha Kingdom, who marries King Nala of the Nishadha Kingdom. Having heard the praises of Nala, the king of the Nishadas, in her presence, she grew attracted to him, even though she had never met… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
20. Queen Ghandhari
Gandhari was born to Subala, the ruler of Gandhara. As a maiden, Gandhari was noted for her piety and virtuous nature. Gandhari is regarded as an incarnation of the goddess Mati. She was the sister of Shakuni. During her maiden days, she is said to have… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… ImageImage
21. Queen Kunti
Queen Kunti was born to the Yadava chief Shurasena, Pritha was adopted by her childless uncle, Kuntibhoja, and was renamed Kunti. During her teenage years, she impressed sage Durvasa and was blessed with the knowledge of a divine mantra. Out of curiosity, she used… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… ImageImageImageImage
22. Princess Uloopi
Uloopi was a Naga Princess and she got married to Arjuna, the third of the Pandava brothers. She was the daughter of the Serpent King, Kauravya, who ruled the underwater kingdom of snakes in the Ganga River. Ulupi was an expert warrior and she taught the art… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
23. Subhadra - Sister of Shri Krishna
She was a princess from the Yadava clan and the younger sister of the deities Krishna and Balarama. She was the wife of Arjuna, one of the Pandava brothers, with whom she had a son named Abhimanyu. The Sanskrit name Subhadrā is made up of two… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
24. Hidimbi - Wife of Bheema
She was the sister of the Rakshas Hidimba.
The story begins in the Lākṣāgṛha of the Mahābhārata after the Pāṇḍavās reached a dense forest. Exhausted from their travels, they all fell asleep at night, except for Bhīma, who kept watch. In the same… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… ImageImage
25. Princess Chitrangada - Wife of Arjuna
Manipur was a kingdom in India during Mahabaratha period. It was ruled by a king named Chitravahana. He had a daughter named Chitrangada, whom he named after Madhulika flower. For multiple generations, the dynasty did not have more than… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
26. Princess Uttara - Wife of Prince Abhimanyu
In the Mahabharata, she is described to be the daughter of Queen Sudeshna and King Virata, at whose court the Pandavas spent a year in concealment during their exile. She was the sister of Uttar and Shankha. Uttarā learned dance… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… ImageImageImageImage
27. Radharani - Divine companion of Shri Krishna
Radha, also called Radhika, is a Hindu goddess and the chief consort of the god Krishna. She is worshiped as the goddess of love, tenderness, compassion, and devotion. She is the avatar of goddess Lakshmi and is also described as… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… ImageImage
28. Rati - Wife of Kamdeva
Rati was the daughter of Daksha Prajapati and was the wife of Kamdev, god of love in Hinduism. Rati means repose, rest, pleasure, enjoyment, delight, fondness. Pleasures of love, and sexual passion or union were personified as Goddess Rati. Kamdev was… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… ImageImageImageImage

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FROM THE EPSTEIN FILES:
Unsealed Doc EFTA02420041 confirms: In 2010, Kapil Sibal & Sam Pitroda attended a high-society Gala in NYC hosted by the International Institute of Education (IIE).
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Tickets: $1,250. Tables: $12,500.
Why does this matter?
Look at who funds the IIE to run "India Centric" programs:
🔹 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Health "Capacity
Building")
🔹 Ford Foundation ("Social Change" Leaders)
🔹 George Soros’ OSF (Civil Society Scholars)
🔹 Rockefeller Foundation (Smart Power India)
🔹 Carnegie Corp (Academic Partnerships)
and
Henry Luce foundation (Luce Scholars India)

Mr. Sibal was "honored" at this event. Connecting the dots yet? 🦅🇮🇳

#EpsteinFiles #KapilSibal #SamPitroda #Soros #IndiaImage
1. Rockefeller Smart Power India (SPI)

1. Mukund Rajan (Chairman, Board of Directors)
The most significant "connection" is familial and social rather than professional.

Family Tie (Raghuram Rajan): Mukund Rajan is the brother of Raghuram Rajan (former RBI Governor). Raghuram Rajan.

2. Jaideep Mukherji (CEO)
The connection here is functional and governance-based. Under his leadership, Smart Power India has partnered with state governments to implement energy projects, including those ruled by the Congress party.

Rajasthan Government Partnership (Ashok Gehlot Era): SPI worked closely with the Congress-led Rajasthan government (under former CM Ashok Gehlot) to modernize the state's power distribution.

Chhattisgarh Government (Bhupesh Baghel Era): SPI has engaged with the Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) during the Congress administration to promote decentralized renewable energy (DRE) solutions for rural livelihoods.Image
2. Luce Scholars Program (India Placements)

Radhika Shroff

Role: Member, Board of Directors (Henry Luce Foundation).

Significance: Appointed to the board recently (August 2025), she is a key voice in the foundation's governance. Notably, she is herself an alumna of the Luce Scholars Program (placed in Thailand previously). She is a Managing Director at Nuveen (a major investment management firm).

he Henry Luce Foundation does not have its own office in India. Instead, the Luce Scholars Program is administered in Asia by The Asia Foundation. The "leadership" that manages the India placements—selecting host organizations, mentoring scholars, and handling logistics—sits within The Asia Foundation's New Delhi office.

Nandita Baruah
Role: Country Representative, India (The Asia Foundation).
Responsibility: As the head of the India office, she oversees the team that facilitates Luce Scholars' entry into India. Her team is responsible for identifying the "host organizations" (NGOs, think tanks, cultural bodies) where scholars work.

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🚨 BREAKING: The Activist Industrial Complex has found a new enemy.
It’s not a politician.
It’s not a guru.
It’s code.
Ladies and Gentlemen, say Hello to "The Brahmin AI." 🤖🙏
The new chapter in the global caste narrative has dropped, and it’s more ridiculous than you think.
A Thread 🧵👇
#AI #Caste #Tech

The Set Up
Finally, after classifying all the lesser mortals under the sky, the "Seculars," the Anti-Caste Activists, and the Narrative Builders have run out of humans to cancel. So, they turned to the servers.
Apparently, Python scripts have a Varna now. 🐍📉

The Core Argument
Let’s check: How much BRAHMIN is the AI❓
Is ChatGPT waking up at 4 AM to do Sandhyavandanam?
Does Gemini refuse to eat onions?
No.
But according to the new "Academic Polarization" playbook, if an algorithm prioritizes logic, pattern recognition, and merit, it is inherently oppressive.

The "Why" ?
Why is this narrative being pushed? Because Tech was the last frontier based on competence, not identity. By labeling AI as "Casteist" or "Brahminical," the goal is simple: Control the input.
Rig the output.
Import the "Reservation" model into the Neural Networks. 🧠🚫

The Punchline
"The Brahmin AI" is a boogeyman created to keep the grievance industry alive.
If the AI gives you facts you don't like, it’s not an error. It’s "Digital Untouchability."
The mental gymnastics required to link Silicon Valley code to Ancient Indian social structures deserves a Gold Medal. 🥇🤸‍♂️

The Call to Action
Make no mistake. This isn't about equality. It's about colonizing the digital space with the same broken politics that ruined the physical one.
Don't let them gaslight you.
RT if you think Code has no Caste. 🔄
Like if you trust Math more than Activists. ❤️Image
1. The trail

Historically if you look at the kind of damage which has been done by the leftists academics to India's institutes is unfathomable.
Pre 1947
We had European scholars/ academics writing Christian missionary versions of our scriptures.
Post 1947
We have had our indigenous brown sepoys who took great pride in the desecration and distortion of of our scriptures, our social ethos and eidos while terming Ramayana and Mahabharata as a myth.

The latest UGC Equity guidelines was just another extension of this Academic - Activist - Institutional - Industrial Complex.

Just for a memory shake up, check the below list and see for yourself!!
Do our children deserve this kind of divisive, polarizing rants in our academic institutes in the name of research funded by Tax Payor money??
All of these 86 publications are based on:

1. Ramayana Mahabharat are a myth.
2. Upper caste dominance in academic institutes
3. Upper caste academic depriving lower caste academics from resources and faculty positions
4. Upper caste academics control everything in academicsImage
2. The Loudmouths

Even if you check left aligned media platforms, they are super busy in driving this propaganda to the hilt and with total shameless propaganda bordering very close to the proverbial profanities!!Image
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🚨Explosive Detsils on Mira Nair, mother of New York socialist fraud Zohran Mamdani🧵
Mira Nair married her teacher in Harvard.
Guess what was the name of the teacher and her first husband??
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2. Meera Nair founded Salaam Baalak trust an orphan children non profit post her su cess with movie Salaam Bombay.
This trust is headed and run by her mother Dr Praveen Nair. Image
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3. Though Salaam Balak trust seems to be a any other non profit but actually if you explore its funding trends you will understand that it is a well entrenched well funded entity.

1. IMPACT – USAID/FHI Street Children HIV Prevention
Duration: ~August 1999 to June 2002
Amount: $104,728
Funded by: USAID (through Family Health International)

2. Samarth – USAID/FHI Demonstration Project
Start: October 2006
Duration: Project continued several years into the 2010s (through ~2011) as a USAID/FHI demonstration project on HIV/AIDS.
Funding: USAID funds channeled through FHI (exact grant amount not disclosed publicly in SBT reports).
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🧵 THE ANATOMY OF LAWFARE: The Indira Jaising & Anand Grover Files

How do you dismantle a nation's sovereignty using its own laws? 🇮🇳⚖️

A deep dive into the funding, foreign connections, and "anti-establishment" networks of India's most powerful legal power couple.

A thread on Money, Influence, and Dissent.

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1. The Money heist

Between 2006-2015, the Lawyers Collective (LC) received approx. INR 32.39 CRORE in foreign contributions.

Who paid?
🇺🇸 Ford Foundation: ~₹7.2 Cr
🇨🇭 Open Society (Soros): ~₹4.1 Cr
🇺🇸 Levi Strauss: Part of ~₹15.3 Cr US total

Why? "Secularism" & "Policy Advocacy."

Much has been written about the foreign funding received by Indira Jaisingh and her husband Anand Grover through their non profit "The Lawyers Collective", especially form The Open Society Foundations but two organisations where both husband and wife were members and fierce advocates are:

1. Committee for Release of Political Prisoners (CRPP)

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Investigations by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and state police forces (e.g., Telangana Police) have found that the CRPP receives funding and directives directly from the CPI (Maoist) to carry out activities that align with the banned outfit's agenda.
The NIA has labeled the CRPP, along with other organizations like the Persecuted Prisoners Solidarity Committee (PPSC), as a frontal organization of the CPI (Maoist) in its charge sheets

Rona Wilson, the Public Relations Secretary of the CRPP, was arrested in 2018 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for alleged links to the CPI (Maoist) and for facilitating funding for their activities. Balla Ravindranath, the general secretary, has also been named in police affidavits describing the organization as a Maoist front.

2. Indian People's Tribunal (IPT)

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3. THE ASG CONFLICT: SERVING INDIA OR DONORS?

While Indira Jaising was the Additional Solicitor General (ASG) of India (2009-2014), representing the sovereign state, she allegedly received ~₹96 Lakh from foreign funds.

Violating FCRA? The Home Ministry thought so. You can't serve the Govt and foreign donors simultaneously.
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The incredible true story of how a single recovered PL-15 transformed the Astra missile from a standard BVR into a sniper rifle for AWACS. 🧵
During the Operation Sindoor, A Pakistani pilot panic-fired a Chinese PL-15 into the grey zone towards a IAF Rafale Fighter. He thought he was safe.
He wasn’t.
The missile didn’t explode. It landed intact. And in 4 hours, DRDO engineers uncovered a secret that just boosted the IAF’s kill zone by 50%.
Here is the story of how a "dud" missile became India’s greatest strategic windfall.
China stole the tech from the US. Sold it to Pakistan. And Pakistan accidentally airmailed it to India..😂

The PL-15 "game changer" wasn't the motor—it was the fuel. CL-20.

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Look at this image. That’s not just scrap metal. That’s a billion-dollar R&D budget delivered to DRDO by a foolish adversary.

Because of one unexploded PL-15, the Indian Air Force just collapsed a 10-year development timeline into 6 months.

The tables have turned. Made in China. Refined in India. Ready to burn. 🔥

They claimed it was a 200km Apex Predator. Physics proved them wrong. DRDO proved them obsolete.
#IndianAirForce #DRDO #DefenseNews #AstraMissile #Geopolitics #India #China #MilitaryTech #PL15Image
1. The Incident:
A Pakistani J-10 pilot found himself locked up by an Indian Rafale. Panic set in.
He didn't have the position, but he had a weapon his Chinese suppliers promised was an apex predator: The PL-15.
He fired blindly into the Grey Zone, praying for a miracle.
The miracle didn't happen. The missile burned hot, exhausted its first pulse, and ran out of kinetic energy miles short. It became a lawn dart. It tumbled out of the sky, skipped like a stone off the soft earth, and came to rest... intact.Image
2. The Gift

Standard procedure for a lost advanced weapon is immediate airstrikes. You bomb the wreck until it's dust.
But the adversary was in disarray. Within minutes, Indian special response teams were moving. This wasn't a recovery; it was a snatch-and-grab of the highest order.
Four hours later, the PL-15 was under X-ray scanners at a DRDO complex in Hyderabad.
Engineers didn't care about the radar seeker or software.
They wanted to know the range. How was China claiming 200km on a missile that size? The geometry didn't make sense.
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🚨 UGC Equity Guidelines Impact on the General Category
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If an "Equity" rule creates a new marginalized group, is it still Equity? 🤔
The new #UGC 2026 guidelines effectively strip General Category students of protection against reverse discrimination.
No safeguards. No representation.
Are we witnessing the institutionalization of bias in the name of solving it?
Here is a brief explainer of this debate with data backed points.
Do read..............Image
1. Definition of Caste-Based Discrimination

Defines discrimination as any unfair, biased, or differential treatment based on caste, religion, race, gender, place of birth, or disability, explicitly extending protections to SC, ST, OBC, and other marginalized groups. Excludes general category as potential victims in the framing.

Impact on General Category Students
Creates a presumption that discrimination primarily affects reserved categories, potentially leading to "reverse bias" where general category students are seen as inherent perpetrators without safeguards, fostering divisions and a chilling effect on campus interactions. This exacerbates competition, as general category enrollment has declined from 56.9% in 2010-11 to 39.2% in 2022-23, amid rising reserved category shares.

What Data says:
UGC data shows a 118.4% rise in reported caste-based discrimination cases (from 173 in 2019–20 to 378 in 2023–24, totaling 1,160 complaints), but critics argue the definition marginalizes general category students by ruling them out as victims.

Enrollment data indicates SC/ST/OBC share rose from 43.1% in 2010-11 to 60.8% in 2022-23, reducing general category access.

The regulations' wording "particularly against" reserved groups implies exclusivity, raising fears of uneven enforcement.

NEP 2020 supports equity for SEDGs but does not address general category safeguards, contributing to perceptions of systemic disadvantage..
2. Mandate for Equal Opportunity Centres (EOCs) and Equity Committees

Requires every HEI to establish EOCs for promoting inclusion and supporting disadvantaged students, along with equity committees that must include representatives from SC, ST, OBC, PwD, and women, but no mandatory representation for general category members.

Impact on General Category Students

Leads to one-sided committees that may presume guilt against general category students in complaints, eroding trust in impartial investigations and increasing vulnerability to misuse for personal or academic rivalries. This is compounded by higher dropout risks for general students due to stress, with 75% of disadvantaged students reporting discrimination in a 2019 study, indirectly heightening general category fears.

Committees lack general category representation, potentially creating biased bodies that prioritize reserved groups, as highlighted in protests and resignations.

What Data says:
A 2019 IIT Delhi study found 75% of historically disadvantaged students faced discrimination, but this setup could widen caste divisions and make general category students feel unsafe.

NEP 2020 calls for institutional plans for SEDG participation but omits balanced representation, leading to uneven resource allocation.

UGC resolved 1,052 of 1,160 complaints (90.68%), but pending cases rose from 18 to 108, signaling backlog risks for all.
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