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Kerala was at the forefront of a 1920s movement for entry of Dalits to Hindu temples, the same progressive southern state was at the centre
of the Sabrimala temple controversy over entry of women to the famous temple."When it comes to equality before God, arguably I am sure even
When it comes to equality before God, whether it is Hinduism or Islam or Christianity, Dalits have made some more progress than women," Mr
Guha said in his lecture at the festival which is underway near Panaji."As late as the 1960s, Dalits in many parts of India could not enter
started a temple entry movement in the 1920s
But the progress of the temple entry movement was halting, interrupted and unequal," he said."But with women there is all kinds of curbs as
you know, that particular prejudice which stops women between 15 and 45 from entering at the Sabrimala, probably also operates in other
There must be some parts of remote and rural India where caste prejudices are extreme and where upper castes can identify which are the
urbanisation, caste prejudice in India had not been eliminated, citing the instance of Rohit Vemula, a Dalit scholar studying at the
University of Hyderabad, who committed suicide due to alleged discrimination."Discrimination persists in the cities too, as the tragic
suicide of Rohit Vemula shows, that in the science faculties of a prestigious elite university, a brilliant young Dalit student was forced
to commit suicide because of the way he had been treated by the people around him, by the administration, the Vice Chancellor and the larger
political environment," Mr Guha said.For the latest News Live Updates on Election Results from each assembly constituency in Madhya
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