On #Savitribai #Phule’s birth anniversary here is a thread on her contribution to the social transformation. The thread relies on the research paper I had jointly written with @JTschurenev. Link for downloading the paper. bit.ly/31kk2z3 #1

#SavitriBaiPhuleJayanti The restrictions imposed by Manusmriti to take education have been removed.

The knowledge givers, the British, have arrived,

So take the knowledge

Such an opportunity had not arrived in thousand years.

- Savitribai Phule, “Wake Up for Education.” 1884

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The privileged around the world deliberately conflate *poverty* with socio-economic marginalisation based on caste, gender, race and ethnicity. Let me share a few pointers from my labour courses! @AmbedkarCaravan @Profdilipmandal @elite_dalit @Komal_Rajak_ t.co/CbbQhzv9qu @AmbedkarCaravan @Profdilipmandal @elite_dalit @Komal_Rajak_ #1 There are two types of exclusion: “Individual” and “Group-Based”. Poverty is best understood in terms of *Individual Exclusion* (IE) and socio-economic marginalisation based on race, caste, gender and ethnicity is a result of *Group-Based Exclusion* (GE).

#1 Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) by BJP govt plans to grant citizenship to minorities (except Muslims) from Afghanistan, Pakistan & Bangladesh. National Register of Citizens (NRC) will identify illegal residents. Does this affect SC/ST/NT/OBC? #NRCAgainstReservation #2 How will government separate “illegal residents” from “genuine citizens”? All Indian residents, Atheist, Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Jain, Buddhist, Anglo-Indian, Brahmin, Dalits, Baniya, OBC, Kshatriya, etc will have to show documents & prove they are *genuine citizens*.