#caste-based census

[iyemarathichiyenagari1971]

जातनिहाय जनगणना, एक गेमचेंजर…

जातनिहाय गणना करण्यासाठी मोदी अचानक तयार कसे झाले ? जातनिहाय गणनेपासून दूर राहण्यासाठी केंद्र सरकारने सर्वोच्च न्यायालयापुढे आजवर विविध कारणे सांगितली होती. बिहारमधे झालेल्या जातनिहाय गणनेला भाजपने उघड विरोध केला होता. बिहारचे मुख्यमंत्री नितिश कुमार यांनी पुढाकार घेऊन राज्यात जातनिहाय सर्वेक्षण केले. त्यानंतरही नितिश कुमार एनडीएमध��ये भाजपाबरोबर आहेत. राज्यातील जातनिहाय सर्वेक्षणानंतर बिहारला…

[aakhirtak]

Priyanka Gandhi Slams BJP in Debut Lok Sabha Speech

Aakhir Tak – In Shorts: Priyanka Gandhi described the Constitution as a “safety armour” in her Lok Sabha debut speech. She accused the BJP of undermining constitutional principles over the past decade. Gandhi criticized the alleged government-business nexus without naming Adani. She renewed calls for a nationwide caste-based census. Her speech resonated with the opposition, receiving…

[kamalkafir-blog]

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind president Maulana Mahmood Madani support caste census said can become basis of social justice and welfare of Muslims ann | Maulana Mahmood Madani मौलाना महमूद मदनी की मुसलमानों से बड़ी अपील, कहा

[NEWS] Maulana Mahmood Madani: जमीयत उलेमा-ए-हिंद के अध्यक्ष मौलाना महमूद मदनी ने जाति आधारित जनगणना का समर्थन किया है. मौलाना महमूद मदनी ने कहा है कि देश में होने वाली जाति आधारित जनगणना न्यायपूर्ण शासन, सही नीति निर्माण और संसाधनों के समान वितरण को सुनिश्चित करेगी. मौलाना मदनी ने कहा कि जाति आधारित जनगणना अब केवल एक सरकारी औपचारिकता नहीं रही, बल्कि यह एक सामाजिक और राजनीतिक आवश्यकता बन चुकी…

[insightfultake]

Caste Census: The Second Historic Blunder After Reservation in India’s Social Engineering

India has long struggled with reconciling its democratic promise of equality with its entrenched social hierarchies. While the reservation system introduced in the Constitution was aimed at correcting centuries of caste-based discrimination, it simultaneously institutionalized caste as a permanent identity in public life. Now, with the decision to conduct a caste census, we may be walking deeper into a trap we once tried to escape. If reservation was the first historic blunder—well-intentioned but ultimately divisive—the caste census threatens to become the second, cementing caste as the fulcrum of our political and social discourse rather than transcending it.

[rightnewshindi]

भाजपा और आरएसएस से कान पकड़कर करवाएंगे जाति आधारित जनगणना; लालू प्रसाद यादव

Caste census news: राष्ट्रीय जनता दल (RJD) के अध्यक्ष लालू प्रसाद यादव ने बृहस्पतिवार को कहा कि वह यह सुनिश्चित करेंगे कि देश में जाति जनगणना हो और इसके लिए वह केंद्र में सत्तारूढ़ भाजपा और उसके वैचारिक संगठन आरएसएस के “कान पकड़कर” उनसे यह करवाएंगे। बिहार के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री ने यह टिप्पणी अन्य पिछड़ा वर्ग (OBC) के दिग्गज नेता बाबू जगदेव प्रसाद की जयंती पर आयोजित एक समारोह में की।बाबू जगदेव…

[felixcloud6288]

Y'know, I was thinking how messed up the electoral college is. From its very inception, it was designed to be abused by the wealthy elites.

Back during the slave era, we had the 3/5 compromise which made slaves count as 3/5 of a person for census purposes. And since the population census decides how many representatives the state has and the number of electors it gets to send, states with high slave populations had higher political power despite having fewer people who could actually vote. And slaves were overwhelmingly owned by the rich. So the more slaves you owned, the more political power you had.

Today, prisoners are used in the same way. They don't have any voting power, but if you're incarcerated, you are counted as a resident of the location you're incarcerated in and are used to increase the political power of the state you're in. It creates the same situation where states with high prison populations have higher political power despite having fewer people who could actually vote. So once again, the more prisoners you have, the more political power you have. And since most prisons are privately owned, the people who benefit from this the most are the rich.

The main point I want to make is that not voting inherently does not do anything. You're voting whether you actually cast a ballot or not. If you don't directly vote, you're yielding your voting power to everyone else who chooses to vote and your body is going to be used to decide how many votes your state casts. Your state will cast the same number of electoral votes regardless of the number of people in it who actually vote because a state's electoral vote count is based on the state's total population.

You're going to be used to decide the election no matter what. You might as well try getting a more desired outcome.

[incorrectmahabharatquotes]

I see so many hindutva wadis arguing that caste system is a foreign concept and hinduism only had the varna system. As if the varna system was fair? Also isn't caste derived from the varna system? Like brahmins and Kshatriyas became upper castes, vaishyas became obc and shudra were dalits?

I had the impression that the caste system was the documentation of people who already belonged to the varna system. Do correct me if I'm wrong.

It's a little more complicated than that. Currently, we live under the jaati(or jāti) system broadly speaking. When people talk about the caste system in modern India, it is this system superimposed on the varna system that they are referring to. Functionally, the caste system now is a hybrid of the two systems.

The Varna system and the Jaati System are both systems of social hierarchy.

As everyone is already aware, under the varna system, the society is divided into four categories(i.e. brahmins, kshatriyas, vaishyas and shudras) which are hierarchical in nature and mentioned in the various ancient religious texts. Crucially important to this system is the existence of a fifth category, the untouchables(I assume you're already aware of the practice of untouchability) and the outsiders(often termed as "mlechhas", which is now a derogatory xenophobic{and casteist!} slur coming back into popular use thanks to the resurgence of regressive ideas under hindutva politics). These are important to mention because the marginalization of these people was based on them being an out-group i.e. not part of the varna system. People claim the varnas were mutable based on a handful of examples in said texts but I would like to point out that those examples are said to be exceptions rather than the rule.

The Jaati System would be more familiar to you in terms of lived experience. Under this system, society is divided into socio-ethnic endogamous groups or communities and each of the groups have different socio-economic standing in society. The practice of endogamy(marriage limited to within a social group) is important to this system as there is emphasis on one's birth. This is why people say that intermarriage is the most significant step towards dismantling the entire system, but I digress. Prior to the colonization of India, these groups worked on a purely social basis of privilege and exclusion. Villages and cities were(and still are!) segregated based on these jatis. One's occupation was defined by their birth as long as they lived in their specific society.

I would like to emphasize that this system existed and thrived even before the colonisers ever came knocking on the subcontinent's doors. We can find mentions of the system in the historical accounts of both people of the subcontinent and travellers from outside. A study of people's DNA by some scholars claims that the endogamous groups can be traced back to as far as the Gupta Empire(mid 3rd century to mid 6th century CE).

The assertion that the caste system is a purely colonial fabrication is absurd. People point to the term "caste" as being of foreign origin but the term "jaati" already existed and was in use. "Caste" is just another way of referring to jaatis.

Now on to some legitimacy hidden in the nonsensical claims, in the 1901 census of the subcontinent, the British bureaucracy fit the various jatis under the broad classification of the four varnas. It was not a clean fit, leaving many in an awkward position of having been classified wrongly. This is their fault. Not the construction of the system but rather the wrongful categorisation of it.

Officially, there are over 3,000 castes and 25,000 sub-castes in India. Take these numbers with a grain of salt because there are many unregistered castes and sub-castes to this day fighting their own battles of legal recognition.

The castes do not cleanly map onto the varnas. There are many castes who are in the upper strata of the hierarchy in one region and the lower strata in different regions. The system is incredibly nuanced and complex and our current legal systems have not caught up to the sophistication required to deal with it because of the people in power's adamant insistence of ignoring the system simply because they profit off of the oppression of others.

I don't want to add to the miscategorization but I feel like I should correct you on the fact that broadly speaking shudras are classified more under OBCs. (Please keep in mind that this not a clear category and there can be some castes who are said to be shudra who can be other categories as well.) There's much to be said about that because there's no distinction made between the land owner castes and the landless castes. And no, the creamy layer is not a good marker either.

There are some castes(1,108 of them to be exact) who were listed as scheduled castes(SC) in the Constitution of India for affirmative action. This was done to socially reform the country and help those in the marginalized sections of society to gain social mobility. The hope was to remove caste discrimination. As we know, it wasn't successful because caste discrimination still exists and caste based violence is on the rise again.

The term dalit is a contemporary word for the untouchable castes who were and are subjected to despicable discrimination in society.

The reason that I say that we now function under a hybrid of the two systems is that the superimposition of the varna system over the jaati system has been accepted and in many cases, embraced by the people now. You will find many a "upper caste" people proudly flaunting their Brahmin or kshatriya identities. The varna system is now interlinked with the jaati or the caste system whether we like it or not.

The system is complicated and fucked. We should get rid of it, guys. And with your help, you can make that dream a reality.

-Mod S

[womenaremypriority]

This is so horrific.

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I have been following Siro’s story for 30 years, ever since I went to interview her and four other rural midwives in India’s Bihar state in 1996.

They had been identified by a non-governmental organisation as being behind the murder of baby girls in the district of Katihar where, under pressure from the newborns’ parents, they were killing them by feeding them chemicals or simply wringing their necks.

Hakiya Devi, the eldest of the midwives I interviewed, told me at the time she had killed 12 or 13 babies. Another midwife, Dharmi Devi, admitted to killing more - at least 15-20.

It is impossible to ascertain the exact number of babies they may have killed, given the way the data was gathered.

But they featured in a report published in 1995 by an NGO, based on interviews with them and 30 other midwives. If the report’s estimates are accurate, more than 1,000 baby girls were being murdered every year in one district, by just 35 midwives. According to the report, Bihar at the time had more than half a million midwives. And infanticide was not limited to Bihar.

Refusing orders, Hakiya said, was almost never an option for a midwife.

“The family would lock the room and stand behind us with sticks,” says Hakiya Devi. “They’d say: ‘We already have four-five daughters. This will wipe out our wealth. Once we give dowry for our girls, we will starve to death. Now, another girl has been born. Kill her.’

“Who could we complain to? We were scared. If we went to the police, we’d get into trouble. If we spoke up, people would threaten us."

The role of a midwife in rural India is rooted in tradition, and burdened by the harsh realities of poverty and caste. The midwives I interviewed belonged to the lower castes in India’s caste hierarchy. Midwifery was a profession passed on to them by mothers and grandmothers. They lived in a world where refusing orders of powerful, upper-caste families was unthinkable.

The midwife could be promised a sari, a sack of grain or a small amount of money for killing a baby. Sometimes even that was not paid. The birth of a boy earned them about 1,000 rupees. The birth of a girl earned them half.

The reason for this imbalance was steeped in India’s custom of giving a dowry, they explained. Though the custom was outlawed in 1961, it still held strong in the 90s - and indeed continues into the present day.

A dowry can be anything - cash, jewellery, utensils. But for many families, rich or poor, it is the condition of a wedding. And this is what, for many, still makes the birth of a son a celebration and the birth of a daughter a financial burden.

Siro Devi, the only midwife of those I interviewed who is still alive, used a vivid physical image to explain this disparity in status.

“A boy is above the ground - higher. A daughter is below - lower. Whether a son feeds or takes care of his parents or not, they all want a boy.”

The preference for sons can be seen in India’s national-level data. Its most recent census, in 2011, recorded a ratio of 943 women to every 1,000 men. This is nevertheless an improvement on the 1990s - in the 1991 census, the ratio was 927/1,000.

By the time I finished filming the midwives’ testimonies in 1996, a small, silent change had begun. The midwives who once carried out these orders had started to resist. 

This change was instigated by Anila Kumari, a social worker who supported women in the villages around Katihar, and was dedicated to addressing the root causes of these killings.

Anila’s approach was simple. She asked the midwives, “Would you do this to your own daughter?”

Her question apparently pierced years of rationalisation and denial. The midwives got some financial help via community groups and gradually the cycle of violence was interrupted.

Siro, speaking to me in 2007, explained the change.

“Now, whoever asks me to kill, I tell them: ‘Look, give me the child, and I’ll take her to Anila Madam.’”

The midwives rescued at least five newborn girls from families who wanted them killed or had already abandoned them.

One child died, but Anila arranged for the other four to be sent to Bihar’s capital, Patna, to an NGO which organised their adoption.

The story could have ended there. But I wanted to know what had become of those girls who were adopted, and where life had taken them.

Anila’s records were meticulous but they had few details about post-adoption.

Working with a BBC World Service team, I got in touch with a woman called Medha Shekar who, back in the 90s, was researching infanticide in Bihar when the babies rescued by Anila and the midwives began arriving at her NGO. Remarkably, Medha was still in touch with a young woman who, she believed, was one of these rescued babies.

Anila told me that she had given all the girls saved by the midwives the prefix “Kosi” before their name, a homage to the Kosi river in Bihar. Medha remembered that Monica had been named with this “Kosi” prefix before her adoption.

The adoption agency would not let us look at Monica’s records, so we can never be sure. But her origins in Patna, her approximate date of birth and the prefix “Kosi” all point to the same conclusion: Monica is, in all probability, one of the five babies rescued by Anila and the midwives.

When I went to meet her at her parents’ home some 2,000km (1,242 miles) away in Pune, she said she felt lucky to have been adopted by a loving family.

“This is my definition of a normal happy life and I am living it,” she said.

Monica knew that she had been adopted from Bihar. But we were able to give her more details about the circumstances of her adoption.

Earlier this year, Monica travelled to Bihar to meet Anila and Siro. 

Monica saw herself as the culmination of years of hard work by Anila and the midwives.

“Someone prepares a lot to do well in an exam. I feel like that. They did the hard work and now they’re so curious to meet the result… So definitely, I would like to meet them.”

Anila wept tears of joy when she met Monica. But Siro’s response felt different.

She sobbed hard, holding Monica close and combing through her hair.

“I took you [to the orphanage] to save your life… My soul is at peace now,” she told her.

But when, a couple of days later, I attempted to press Siro about her reaction, she resisted further scrutiny.

“What happened in the past is in the past,” she said.

But what is not in the past is the prejudice some still hold against baby girls.

Reports of infanticide are now relatively rare, but sex-selective abortion remains common, despite being illegal since 1994.

If one listens to the traditional folk songs sung during childbirth, known as Sohar, in parts of north India, joy is reserved for the birth of a male child. Even in 2024, it is an effort to get local singers to change the lyrics so that the song celebrates the birth of a girl.

While we were filming our documentary, two baby girls were discovered abandoned in Katihar - one in bushes, another at the roadside, just a few hours old. One later died. The other was put up for adoption.

Before Monica left Bihar, she visited this baby in the Special Adoption Centre in Katihar.

She says she was haunted by the realisation that though female infanticide may have been reduced, abandoning baby girls continues.

“This is a cycle… I can see myself there a few years ago, and now again there’s some girl similar to me.”

But there were to be happier similarities too.

The baby has now been adopted by a couple in the north-eastern state of Assam. They have named her Edha, which means happiness.

“We saw her photo, and we were clear - a baby once abandoned cannot be abandoned twice,” says her adoptive father Gaurav, an officer in the Indian air force.

Every few weeks Gaurav sends me a video of Edha's latest antics. I sometimes share them with Monica.

Looking back, the 30 years spent on this story were never just about the past. It was about confronting uncomfortable truths. The past cannot be undone, but it can be transformed.

And in that transformation, there is hope.

[the-psudo]

Source

Here we have the origin of a longstanding rumor: the rumor that more votes were cast in the 2020 Presidential election than there were registered voters.

But it's based on a mistake. He calculated the number of voters by multiplying the number of registered voters by the voter turnout figures. But voter turnout is not calculated from registered voters and votes cast. It is calculated from Voter Eligible Population (VEP) and votes cast. He should have started with the Voter Eligible Population (VEP) of 239,924,038 and multiplied that by voter turnout for the Presidential election (which was actually 66.0%) to estimate the number of votes cast (158,349,865). That's very close to the official count of votes cast (158,429,631 - see page 11). The remaining difference is because of rounding errors (ie, using 66.0% instead of 66.0332463%).

He also made up that number for voter registrations. The best estimate we have comes from the US Census Bureau (see page 3), and they estimated 168.3 million registered voters.

Altogether, this rumor is based on imagination, not reality.

[rajasthan-political-leader]

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore — Cabinet Committee Approves Caste Census Under PM Modi’s Leadership

Caste Census Approved: A Historic Decision

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Union Cabinet Committee has approved a caste-based census (Caste Census), marking a significant and historic decision. This move is a crucial step toward making India’s socio-economic policies more inclusive.

Former Olympian and Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore welcomed this decision, stating that it is a major initiative for the upliftment of marginalized and backward communities. He emphasized that PM Modi’s decision reflects the government’s commitment to social justice and equality.

Significance of the Caste Census

The caste census will help the government accurately assess the socio-economic status of various communities. Key benefits include:

Better Policy Planning — Data on caste demographics will enable the government to design more effective welfare schemes for backward classes.

Equitable Resource Allocation — Resources in education, employment, and healthcare can be distributed more fairly.

Political Representation — It will ensure better political representation for diverse communities.

Rajyavardhan Rathore’s Perspective

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore called this decision a “bold step toward social harmony.” He stated that the Modi government has always worked on the principle of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas,” and this move aligns with that vision.

Conclusion

The approval of the caste census reflects the government’s progressive approach. It is a major step toward ensuring an equitable future for all sections of society, especially backward communities. Support from leaders like Rajyavardhan Rathore proves that this decision is in the nation’s best interest.

[ofoceansandtombsanew]

name a bleach character you think would work in another anime and drop your reasons why

I'll start, here me outー Orihime in JJBA. Specifically part 3, Stardust Crusaders.

First of all, with Stands like the Sex Pistols and Harvest, the Shun Shun Rikka could easily be transitioned into a Stand. Hell, if we take her OST into account she already has a name for it: Love Is Waiting (which Imma roll with because Vanilla Ice didn't have a Stand named after the major arcana nor an Egyptian god).

Second, I think that she would mesh surprisingly well with the Crusaders. In the practical sense, the Crusaders could have used a healer on the team for a lot of their close calls. I would even go as far to say that depending on the circumstances that Avdol could easily be the only Crusader casualty if Orihime was present for the fight against Vanilla Ice as healing Iggy would be light work for her. (Because considering what happened to Avdol was an ambush idk if he'd be able to luck out.) And if Koichi could last long enough for Josuke to pop up and heal him, Kakyoin's ass could wait for Orihime.

And personality-wise, she would definitely add to the comedy of the Crusaders' dynamic with gag scenes like her attempting to cook while they're traveling through the desert, the Shun Shun Rikka's individual personalities, deciding getting bit by Iggy is worth it because he's so adorable. Plus she'd add an empathetic touch to the cast when necessary. I could definitely see her connecting quite well with Polnareff since they both share the loss of a sibling and I feel like they'd have a brother-sister dynamic themselves by the end of the part.

And third, if you wanna go as far as shipping, honestly I think she'd be rather compatible with Kakyoin. I think he'd find her charming and easy to talk to about his fears and shame concerning his past run-in with DIO. Orihime would be the one most likely to try and listen to him when everyone else thought he was cracking under the pressure during the Death 13 episodes and realize that Kakyoin might have been acting off throughout the day but not in the way the others were assuming. They'd have their first date after getting back to Japan after DIO's defeat.

Bonus: her TYBW arc dress would fit rather well with the Jojo aesthetic.

(And as far as other parts of JJBA... I could see her in either/or of the many cast members of Stand users created by Keicho in part 4 whether that's as a lady who works at a local bakery or as a classmate of Josuke & co.

As much as I'd like to finesse Orihime into Part 5 though, I don't think it would work since I have a hard time seeing how she would fit in smoothly with the Bucci Gang.I can say with reluctant confidence though that I think she'd be a member of the gang that wouldn't make it though since in the second half of GW Diavolo specifically targeted members of the gang based on how much of a threat they were. Moody Blues' rewind ability and Aerosmith's tracking got Abbacchio and Narancia knocked off the team census and with Orihime's defense and healing abilities, she'd be a long term hindrance in keeping the team going. So I imagine Orihime would have a massive target on her back because of it.)

TLDR: I think Orihime would fit in pretty well with the cast of Stardust Crusaders in a practical sense, the team dynamic and if shipping is also something floats your boat she would have it covered as well.

(I also posted this on the Bleach subreddit but figured why not on tumblr too, I wanna hear everyone else's opinions.)

[rightnewshindi]

जाति आधारित जनगणना पर भड़की सांसद कंगना रनौत, कहा, साथ रहेंगे, नेक रहेंगे, बंटेंगे तो कंटेंगे

Delhi News: बॉलीवुड अभिनेत्री और हाल ही में सांसद बनी कंगना रनौत ने जातिगत जनगणना के खिलाफ अपना स्पष्ट मत व्यक्त किया है। उन्होंने उत्तर प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ के ‘साथ रहेंगे, नेक रहेंगे’ बयान को दोहराते हुए कहा कि जातिगत जनगणना नहीं होनी चाहिए। कंगना ने हाल ही में दिए अपने इंटरव्यू में जातिगत जनगणना पर अपनी राय रखी, जिसमें उन्होंने जाति के आधार पर आंकड़े जुटाने को अनुचित और…

[tenebraebuzz]

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FACECLAIMS

Faceclaims must be 21+ and within ±5 years of the character they’re portraying unless otherwise approved by the staff. For characters over the age of 65, faces may fall within ±10 years of their portrayed character.

Faceclaims must be an industry professional such as an actor, model or musician. Please do not use pictures from when the faceclaim was under 18 and do not use anyone who holds a criminal record, is deceased or has asked that their likeness is not used for roleplay.

Please ensure that the faceclaim chosen matches the family ethnicity if necessary. If there are no family members in play, please be sure the consider the options for their casting.

REGISTRATION

Lux et Tenebrae utilizes a profile application combined with a shipper in which completes our registration process.

The shipper portion of the application is expected to provide a summary and fill in any blanks ( if your freeform is not an informative bio ) as well as outline an overview of potential character relationships. This can be in the traditional format ( friends, enemies, and lovers ) and/or include plot hooks, which describe roles or relationships your character is looking to have filled. The shipper is the tab labeled 'Addendum' of your main profile and is filled out in its corresponding field within your user settings. The freeform or application section is located in the 'Biography' tab of your main profile and should be submitted in the corresponding freeform area within your user settings. It typically covers a biography of your character and can be in any format you choose — short narratives, snapshots of your character's history, or even something more elaborate. It has a minimum word count of 400.

All necessary graphic dimensions are located in your user settings but are as follows:

Profile images ( user control panel ) should be 500px by 900px. Post avatars ( user control panel ) should be 500px by 900px. Post and board icon ( avatar settings ) should be 300px by 300px. If you are in need of assistance when it comes to creating these images for your character, please see the #graphics channel in our discord and a staff member will provide them for you.

Once you have completed filling in all your profile information, its freeform and shipper you may then submit your character for review in our #submit channel on discord. When approved, you will then be required to post your census and plotting / threading may begin. Applications typically take between 24 to 48 hours to review. Applications involving subplots or requests or wanted ads may take slightly longer case dependent.

Member group colors will appear upon acceptance.

After you are accepted, make sure you have posted in all the necessary claims areas. These include your Census, Master Claims, Canons, Occupations, and potentially Factions as well as Species if possessing an applicable character associated there. There are also optional claims in Abilities & Skills.

Please see our discord channel #moderation for requesting a development board for your characters, archiving threads, census cleanout, etc.