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Protests against UGC equity guidelines invoke hypothetical situations, not lived realities of Dalit students
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In fact, many SC, ST, and OBC groups felt the regulations were bare minimum and needed to be stronger to make a real change.
The bitterness of the Savarnas against the SC, ST, and later OBC quota is quite public and well-documented.
AdvertisementAs a result, the Savarna attitude is one of impatient paternalism against marginalised caste students.
The new UGC guidelines add OBC alongside SC and ST as communities that face caste discrimination.
And this finds a sympathetic audience among the older and institutionally placed Savarnas in media, society and even the judiciary.