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19 relations: Adivasi, B. P. Mandal, Caste, Dalit, Delhi, Deshbandhu College, Forward caste, India, Janata Party, Mandal Commission protests of 1990, National Commission for Backward Classes, Other Backward Class, Psephology, Rajiv Goswami, Reservation in India, Self-immolation, The Times of India, V. P. Singh, Yogendra Yadav.
Adivasi
Adivasi is the collective term for the indigenous peoples of mainland South Asia.
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B. P. Mandal
Bindheshwari Prasad Mandal (1918–1982) was an Indian parliamentarian, social reformer of the country who served as the chairman of the Second Backward Classes Commission (popularly known as the Mandal Commission).
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Caste
Caste is a form of social stratification characterized by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a lifestyle which often includes an occupation, status in a hierarchy, customary social interaction, and exclusion.
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Dalit
Dalit, meaning "broken/scattered" in Sanskrit and Hindi, is a term mostly used for the castes in India that have been subjected to untouchability.
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Delhi
Delhi (Dilli), officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), is a city and a union territory of India.
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Deshbandhu College
Deshbandhu College (देशबंधु कॉलेज), established in 1952, shares a building and some facilities with Ramanujan College as of 2016.
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Forward caste
Forward caste (also known as Forward Class, Forward Community, and General Class) is a term used in India to denote groups of people who do not qualify for any of the affirmative action schemes operated by the government of India.
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India
India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.
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Janata Party
The Janata Party (JP or JNP) (translation: People's Party) was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the State of Emergency that was imposed between 1975 and 1977 by the Government of India under the Prime Ministership of Indira Gandhi and her party, the Indian National Congress (R).
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Mandal Commission protests of 1990
Mandal commission protests of 1990 were against reservation in government jobs based on caste in India.
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National Commission for Backward Classes
National Commission for Backward Classes is under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment established on 14 August 1993.
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Other Backward Class
Other Backward Class (OBC) is a collective term used by the Government of India to classify castes which are socially or educationally or economically disadvantaged.
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Psephology
Psephology (from Greek psephos ψῆφος, 'pebble', as the Greeks used pebbles as ballots) is a branch of political science which deals with the study and scientific analysis of elections.
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Rajiv Goswami
Rajiv Goswami was a commerce student at the Deshbandhu College, Delhi University who came into prominence when he attempted self-immolation to protest against Prime Minister V.P. Singh's implementation of the Mandal Commission recommendations for job reservations for backward castes in India.
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Reservation in India
The system of reservation in India comprises a series of measures, such as reserving access to seats in the various legislatures, to government jobs, and to enrollment in higher educational institutions.
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Self-immolation
Self-immolation is an act of killing oneself as a sacrifice.
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The Times of India
The Times of India (TOI) is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Times Group.
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V. P. Singh
Vishwanath Pratap Singh (25 June 1931 – 27 November 2008), was an Indian politician and government official, the 7th Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990.
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Yogendra Yadav
Yogendra Yadav is an Indian politician, psephologist and academic whose primary interests are in the political and social sciences.
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