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Governments inching towards ending reservations

For thousands of years, the doors of education have been shut to Shudras and Atishudras. Reservations opened these doors just a little. Before the deprived people have got representation on a par with the others, governments are now withdrawing reservations through the backdoor. Chandrabhushan Gupt explains how this is happening

Chandrabhushan Gupta November 1, 2017
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About The Author

Chandrabhushan Gupta

Chandrabhushan Gupta ‘Ankur’ is a professor in the Department of History, Gorakhpur University. He is the author of ‘Bharatiya Navjagaran ke Agradoot: Jotiba Phule’ and ’Cinema aur Itihaas’. He contributes regularly to various newspapers and magazines. Gupta is also the editor of ‘Gorakhpur Social Scientist', a bilingual journal

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