Dalit Landlessness The Shamlat lands of Punjab P.S. KrishnanPunjab is one of the States with the lowest proportion of landowning Dalits.
Dalit Landlessness The importance of giving land to DalitsP.S. KrishnanElimination of landlessness among Dalits can boost the national economy and resolve the problem of unemployment.
Census Census opportunityP.S. KrishnanThe proposed inclusion and categorisation of data pertaining to the socially and educationally backward classes in Census 2021 will fulfil a long-dela
Promoting justiceP.S. KRISHNANThe low representation of the S.Cs and S.Ts in posts to which the principle of reservation in promotion applies is patent and notorious.
For social justiceP.S. KRISHNANAny new system for the socio-economic progress of Dalits and other vulnerable sections must not lose sight of Special Component Plan goals.
Road less travelledP.S. KRISHNANThe life of S.R. Sankaran (1934-2010) should serve as an inspiration to all those who are committed to the cause of economic and social justice.
Case for B.C. countP.S. KRISHNANIT is possible to make Census 2011 meet the needs of the Backward Classes without having to face the problems many critics have raised. The method exp
Walls in mindsP.S. KRISHNANTHE caste system, of which untouchability is an integral part, has taken shape as a mechanism by which advantages, positions of privilege and opportun
Imperfect sympathyP.S. KRISHNANIN the last two decades, major political parties and coalitions in power have expressed sympathy for the Scheduled Castes (S.Cs), the Scheduled Tribes
Backward stillP.S. KRISHNANSelective presentation of National Sample Survey figures and distortions make the backward classes look as if they are not backward.
Story of deprivationP.S. KRISHNANThe promises of the freedom movement and the Constitution remain largely unfulfilled in the case of Dalits.
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