[Reader-list] "The Caste of Our Class Room" (13th Feb @ 2.15PM by Insight Study Circle)

[anoop kumar]

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*Insight Study Circle *

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*Invites you for a panel discussion on *

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*“The caste of our class room”*

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*Democratizing Indian University System: Dalits in Academia*

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Dalit faculties in Indian Universities and colleges is a growing tribe. Yet
it is a new phenomenon in a system that thrives on exclusion and reflects
monopolizing tendencies of couple of privileged caste groups in India. How
does the system respond towards the presence of Dalit faculties in the
campuses? What are the experiences of these faculties as teachers and
scholars, belonging to a particular identity?



Given the level of prejudice and discrimination against Dalit students too,
particularly in higher education, the role of Dalit faculties assumes huge
importance. In a space where the credentials of Dalit students and even
their humanity are always called into question, the need of mentoring and
affirmation from someone who has ‘crossed the barrier’ is crucial.



In this context Insight Study Circle invites you for a panel discussion.**

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*Discussants: *

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*Bodhi DSR            *Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai

*P. Srinivas             *English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU),
Hyderabad

*Kaushal Panwar   *Delhi University

*Subhash Arya       *Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad



Moderated by *Ranjit Thankappan* from Indira Gandhi National Open University
(IGNOU), New Delhi**

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*Date**: *13th February (Saturday)

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*Time:*  2.15 pm – 4.15 pm



*Venue: *Indian Social Institute (ISI), Lodi Road, New Delhi**

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