Caste still counts? Inside UGC’s new anti-discrimination rules and the high cost of non-compliance | explained
In his book Caste Matters, Dalit scholar Suraj Yengde highlighted the painful reality of caste oppression. He wrote, “Until my mother can sleep with reassurance without worrying about her son’s returning home safely in the caste police regime; until then, caste matters.” On 13 January, the University Grants Commission (UGC) issued new Equity Regulations for…