Dalit Christian

The Supreme Court said, "What is the structure of the religions, do they recognise the caste system and what is the effect of it?"

The tweets by The Quint columnist Shalin Maria Lawrence act as a cautionary tale on how certain laws can be misused if someone gets vindictive enough.

With several such pleas pending in the court, that demand reservation for "Dalit Christians" and "Dalit Muslims", according to media reports, the government is now mulling setting up a panel to study the condition of those Dalits who convert to Christianity or Islam.

Supreme Court of India issued a notice to the Union Government, asking for their response in a plea that said those Dalit Hindus who had converted to Christianity or Islam should be given the same reservation benefits as extended to the Scheduled Caste (SC) category.

Founded in 1925 by a French Jesuit priest, Loyola College is a Christian university, run by the Society of Jesus in Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Many Dalits who practice Christianity in Punjab have not converted officially so that they can avail benefits for Dalits

Telengana CM says Dalits convert to Christianity to get respect, but the Christian Dalits face discriminations faced by Hindu Dalits

There have been several calls for the inclusion of Dalit Christians in the reservation system meant for SC/St and OBC communities.

25-year-old Dalit man who had embraced Christianity, Bobbili Bhaskar, has alleged that his girlfriend's family made him convert to Islam, undergo circumcision and changed dietary habits only to have his marriage proposal turned down by girl's father.

The resolution demanding reservations for Dalit Christians appears to be little more than appeasement tactics by one of the new darlings of the 'Secular establishment' ahead of the General Elections later this year. The resolution, however, is nonbinding on the Centre.