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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

[ZESTCaste] Popular Culture and Ideology: The Phenomenon of Gaddar [1 Attachment]

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Please find Keashav's article on Gaddar a revolutionary ballad singer

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[ZESTCaste] OBC students' odds improve as IITs implement full quota

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_obc-students-odds-improve-as-iits-implement-full-quota_1348823

OBC students' odds improve as IITs implement full quota
Mihika Basu / DNA

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 0:43 IST

Mumbai: The number of OBC (other backward classes) candidates
appearing for the joint entrance examination (JEE) of the Indian
Institutes of Technology (IITs) has gone up only marginally from 2009,
when the category had seen a 44% rise.

With the older IITs implementing 27% reservation for the OBCs from
this year, the numbers were expected to rise substantially, but the
list of candidates who have registered for the JEE presents a
different picture.

"Approximately 1.08 lakh OBCs [non-creamy layer] have registered in
2010," said professor TS Natarajan of IIT Madras, chairman of the JEE
organising committee. "Last year, 1.07 lakh had registered. But it's
good for these aspirants. There will be more seats this year, while
the number of those competing for them has not gone up much. This will
increase their probability of getting through if they work hard."

The IITs can relax the cut-offs for OBC candidates by 10%. The total
number of seats reserved for OBCs across all IITs, IT-BHU and
ISM-Dhanbad is about 2,700; in other words, 27% of the nearly 10,000
IIT seats. In all, 4.72 lakh candidates have registered for JEE 2010.
In 2009, around 1,949 had qualified for admission to 1,594 seats. But
51 OBC seats were converted to general category as enough OBC
candidates could not make the cut.

"It's difficult to predict how many will qualify this year and whether
the number will be enough to fill all OBC seats," said Natarajan.
One expert said that while there was a spurt in the number of reserved
category candidates last year, the rise is bound to taper off as a
saturation point is certain to be reached. Thereafter, the increase in
number of candidates will be similar across categories.

Another said the availability of other "decent" engineering institutes
and their proximity to one's residence could be a reason for the
marginal rise in number of candidates. "Besides IITs, there are other
channels which enable students to go abroad now," said the
academician.

Gautam Barua, IIT Guwahati director, said the number of students
applying for admission cannot keep jumping every year. "It won't
increase dramatically either in the next few years," he said. "We
still have more OBCs applying than the number of seats available. The
main worry is SCs and STs. It is part of a larger social problem."

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[ZESTCaste] Gadkari does a Rahul, has lunch in Dalit's house

http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Gadkari+does+a+Rahul,+has+lunch+in+Dalits+house&artid=Fk7ogBRgPNk=&SectionID=b7ziAYMenjw=&MainSectionID=b7ziAYMenjw=&SectionName=pWehHe7IsSU=&SEO=Gadkari,%20BJP

Gadkari does a Rahul, has lunch in Dalit's house

IANS
First Published : 17 Feb 2010 10:10:23 AM ISTLast Updated :

INDORE: Seeking to challenge Rahul Gandhi's bid to attract Dalits, BJP
President Nitin Gadkari walked the extra mile to show his concern for
the community on the eve of the three-day party meet beginning here
today.

Putting his best foot forward to attract Dalits, the first thing
Gadkari, 52, did after reaching here yesterday was to proceed to
nearby Mhow, the birthplace of B R Ambedkar and pay his respects by
garlanding the statue of the Dalit icon there.

Later, he went to the house of a local BJP corporator Preeti Karosiya
who hails from the Dalit Valmiki community for lunch.

Gadkari has time and again declared that the focus of the party would
be more on Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, minorities and other
weaker sections.

His pet theme has been 'Antyodaya', serving the last man in the queue.

The new BJP president aims to increase the party's votebank by 10 per
cent by winning over these sections.

Infact, BJP has now been saying that its aim was to provide good
governance and development while working for the 'last man'.

Rahul Gandhi has been visiting Dalit households during his tours in
Uttar Pradesh.

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[ZESTCaste] 'Dalit organisations must help settle disputes'

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Dalit-organisations-must-help-settle-disputes/articleshow/5580421.cms

'Dalit organisations must help settle disputes'
TNN, Feb 16, 2010, 10.24pm IST

CHITRADURGA: Seeking cooperation of dalit organizations in settling
disputes involving community members, state SC/ST commission chairman
Nehru C Olekar on Tuesday emphasised the need to root out
misunderstandings.

At a press conference, he denied reports about police officials ill
treating Bhagyamma, a dalit woman, at Bharamasagara.

The commission urged the government to set up separate police stations
for speedy settlement of cases related to atrocities on dalits besides
enhancing hostel accommodation for community students.

The commission will also visit Koppal, Raichur, Gulbarga, Bidar and
Bagalkot districts to review progress achieved under the 18% fund
allocation and redressal of disputes.

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