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21st century ..globalised India?…Dalit child beaten up by Chettiars for taking water from tap..

ASubburaj TNN  Coimbatore: Caste Hindus of a nondescript village on the outskirts of Coimbatore allegedly assaulted a 16-year-old dalit boy on Sunday for attempting to fetch drinking water from a public tap in the area.      The boy, A Vasanthakumar, is now recovering at a government hospital ..... Read More

Mother and Child ..Survival not guaranteed

 While diseases and their impact on the population’s health are urgent concerns, in India even child birth and pregnancy, though not diseases, are reasons for high morbidity and mortality. India accounts for the largest number of maternal deaths in the world — an estimated 70,000 deaths in ..... Read More

Critically Ailing Nation

Chronically Ailing Nation Poor facilities and rising cost of healthcare even at government hospitals are pushing people towards more expensive private setups. As a result, large sections are bankrupted or go without treatment Rema Nagarajan TIMES INSIGHT GROUP      Fifth largest economy in the world it ..... Read More

Class Act? Thats a Cruel joke

Class Act? That’s A Cruel Joke Education is seen as the passport to a golden future, but millions in India cannot access it beyond the entry level Subodh Varma TIMES NEWS NETWORK      India’s education system is staggeringly huge. Its 300 million students and 6.5 million ..... Read More

Midday Meals cooked by dalits go waste

A TASTE OF BIAS Midday meals cooked by dalits go waste In Mayawati’s UP, Teachers & Students Don’t Even Taste The Food; Centre Seeks Report Akshaya Mukul TNN  New Delhi: A dalit chief minister in Mayawati has not changed the deep-seated caste bias in schools of ..... Read More