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[url="http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/15073106/1844542044/name/Equality_and_Incusion.pdf"]Equality and Inclusion: Progress and development of Scheduled Castes and Tribes in Independent India[/url]

The 97 page report 'Equality and Inclusion: Progress and Development of Sceduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Independent India' (August 15,2011) is a must read for anyone interested in understanding the enormous strides made by independent India on behalf of the scheduled castes (SCs) and the scheduled tribes (STs) of India.



The author Dr.Rakesh Bahadur and his dedicated team have produced a document that is detailed and authentic. The references drawn from governmental, scholarly and NGO sources indicate that the team has been involved in the conceptualisation of the question and the painstaking task of data collection and analyses. The report abounds with tables, charts and graphs that are relevant to tracking the work done by independent India.



They have not hesitated to include criticisms that argue that the lot of the SCs/STs has not substantially improved in the last 67 years of independence. Bahadur and his team refute these claims with hard core stats and analyses, rather than emotional rhetoric. This is the strength of the report. It can be relied upon to provide reliable data and sober analysis.



The report shows improvements in real time as opposed to preconceived notions and prejudices surrounding the question. . . .The sober methodology of this report is therefore crucial in dispelling some of the myths propagated by those fishing in troubled waters and who continue to impale India on the topic of SCs/STs. Their political agenda needs to be defeated and the Bahadur report does just that. The Report offers an analysis of long term trends and present achievements based on the parameters of literacy rate, poverty, human development index, crime rate, human rights violations, job reservations in legislative bodies and executive bodies. The improvements in the condition of the SCs/STs can be seen in real time, rather than in the context of abstractions

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