Sati was a practice followed in some Indian communities in which a recently widowed woman used to immolate herself on her husband’s funeral pyre. It is said that...
Half of the total number of crimes against women is related to the molestation and harassment at the workplace. The parliament has enacted the Sexual Harassment of Women...
The brain drain is the migration of educated persons from one country (often a developing country) to other (often more developed ones). India is a major supplier of...
Acid violence constitutes gender-based violence, a form of discrimination under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Reasons of High Frequency of...
Khap Panchayats, which find their origin from ancient India, are the traditional social institutions engaged in dispute resolution in village communities. They are formally distinct from the lawfully...
A Caste Council or Jati Panchayat is one of the formally organized units in the Indian society. The key objective of Caste Council is to maintain unity of...
Indian constitution abolishes any discrimination to any class of persons on ground or religion race or place of birth (Article 15(1)). It is in pursuance of this ideal...
The idea of caste based reservation had come up in later part of 19th century by William Hunter, Jyotiba Phule etc. and was first introduced by Chhatrapati Sahu...
The word caste is derived from Portuguese word “casta” which denotes a group. Castes / Jati are inscriptive groups, membership of which is detailed by birth; and encompass...
