[ZESTCaste] Shekhawat's atitude to dalits and women

2007-07-12 Thread bendp1
Please read the petition at: http://www.petitiononline.com/sh2007/petition.html and sign if you support it. To: Vice President of India Citizens of India expect that the President of India should not only be a person of impeccable credentials and be distiguished in one or more fields, but the

[ZESTCaste] Contact details for oversight committee

2006-07-05 Thread bendp1
Does anyone have the address / contact details for the Veerappa Moily led Oversight Committee? A group of students and faculty from IIT Bombay propose to send a set of suggestions and recommendations based on discussions and fact finding we have been involved in for the past few weeks. D.Parth

[ZESTCaste] Request for help

2006-06-05 Thread bendp1
I am forwarding a request for help from Surya Raju. Please guide / assist if possible. D.Parthasarathy Associate Professor Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Indian Institute of Technology Bombay --- surya raju <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> O

[ZESTCaste] Affirmative Action in Harvard Medical School

2006-05-22 Thread bendp1
The Admissions Committee of the Harvard Medical School uses the following criteria in defining merit in selecting candidates: Life experience, overcoming obstacles, demonstrating character, and commitment to serve the community, apart from academic performance. This definition of merit is ap

[ZESTCaste] a passage from Dr.Ambedkar's article

2006-05-21 Thread bendp1
Against the background of the current ugly demonstrations of the anti- reservationists, the following passage from Dr.Ambedkar's article still seems relevant. Parthasarathy - "Has a Hindu any conscience? Is he ever known to have been fired with a righteous indignation against

[ZESTCaste] Re: Fwd: Merit for beginners ...

2006-05-18 Thread bendp1
Please visit: http://www.anticaste.blogspot.com for an article on "Reservations: Towards a larger perspective" D.Parthasarathy IIT Bombay «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥««¤»¥«¤»§«¤» This is ZESTCaste whose members watch India's painful journey to society's de-casteisation.

[ZESTCaste] Insult to Scheduled Castes and Tribes

2006-05-07 Thread bendp1
The Times of India and Mumbai Mirror, like much of the media has taken a very strong anti-reservation stance and in the process is broadcasting rabidly discriminatory, demeaning, and insulting reports regarding Scheduled Castes and Tribes. Please read and if you wish to do so, sign the petition