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[…] At the primary level, mutual incomprehension between non-tribal teachers and tribal students hampers the basic education of children. […]
Judging by the continued over-representation of Hindu upper castes in gainful employment in this country, one might well say that the same has come to be fixed in a “highly unreasonable and arbitrary manner” and there is no rhyme or reason to the upper caste Hindu conviction that it is only they who have the natural right to rule over, provide justice to, or teach in this country, and that children of all other castes and religions must be grateful for the education and justice they get.
India is one of the oldest civilizations in the world with a kaleidoscopic variety and rich cultural heritage. It has achieved all-round socio-economic progress since Independence. As the 7th largest country in the world, India stands apart from the rest of Asia, marked off as it is by mountains and the sea, which give the country a distinct geographical entity. Bounded by the Great Himalayas in the north, it stretches southwards and at the Tropic of Cancer, tapers off into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west.
“Why India Needs Scheduled Tribes to Educate its Future Judges”: Adivasi rights and the the Indian constitution
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Source: “Why India Needs Scheduled Tribes to Educate its Future Judges”, TheWire.in, 28 April 2020
URL: https://thewire.in/rights/why-india-needs-scheduled-tribes-to-educate-future-judges
Date visited: 28 April 2020
Tribal Literature by Ganesh [G.N.] Devy (ed.) | Bhashaebooks | Other publications >>
Source: States and Union Territories – About India
URL: https://knowindia.india.gov.in/states-uts/
Date visited: 4 September 2021
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