Caste Current Affairs, GK & News
Who was Fatima Sheikh?
Fatima Sheikh was an Indian educator and social reformer, who was a colleague of the social reformers Jyotirao Phule and Savitribai Phule. She was born on 9 January 1831, and passed away on 9 October 1900. Sheikh is widely considered to be India’s first Muslim woman teacher. She is remembered for her pioneering role in ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Persons in News
Topics: Caste • Education • Fatima Sheikh • Google • Google doodle • Jyotirao Phule • Religious intolerance • Savitribai Phule
Guru Ravidas Jayanti and Punjab Elections
The Guru Ravidas Jayanti is celebrated on Magh Poornima, that is, on the new moon day of the Magh month. It is celebrated all over India. About Ravidas Ravidas was a social reformer and a spiritual man. He is popular mainly for his work against castism. Ravidas was a contemporary saint to Saint Kabir. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Persons in News
Topics: Caste • Election Commission of India (ECI) • Guru Ravidas • Guru Ravidas Jayanti • Scheduled Caste
Google Doodle: Who was Fatima Sheikh?
Fatima Sheikh was a feminist, educator. She is widely considered as the first Muslim woman teacher of India. In 1848, she co – founded the Indigenous library along with savitribai Phule and Jyotirao. About Fatima Sheikh She was born in Pune in 1831. She lived with her brother. Mian Usman Sheikh was her brother. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Persons in News
Topics: Caste • Education • Fatima Sheikh • Google • Google doodle • Jyotirao Phule • Religious intolerance • Savitribai Phule
3-judge Supreme Courtbench to review 2018 SC/ST Act Judgement
The Supreme Court has referred the Centre’s plea seeking review of the verdict which had virtually diluted provisions of arrest under the SC/ST Act to the three-judge bench. What was the verdict of Supreme Court? The Supreme Court in its verdict had diluted the provisions citing gross misuse by complainants. The Supreme Court had noted ..
Topics: Caste • Caste system • Caste-related violence in India • Human rights in India • Indian caste system • Indian society • Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act • Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes • Supreme Court of India
Punjab and Haryana High Court bars stating of caste in Proceedings
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has instructed states of Punjab, Haryana and Union Territory Chandigarh to not mention the caste of the accused, victims or witnesses in proceedings before the court. What did the High Court say? The High Court while passing a ruling in a murder case where the Haryana police had mentioned ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Category: States Current Affairs
Topics: Caste • Chandigarh • Constitution • CrPC • Haryana • Punjab • Punjab and Haryana High Court