Keeping up with UP: UGC equity regulations and political fallout

The University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, were introduced on January 13 ...
Indiatimes

'Mandal scions' dive into Bihar poll battle

About three decades ago, when the Mandal Commission recommendations on reservations for OBCs (Other Backward Classes) were being discussed by the then V P Singh government, Subhashini Raj Rao and ...
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Caste or Economic Criteria? An Outdated Choice in the Reservation Debate

Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) (NCP (SP)) MP Supriya Sule's recent interview has reignited the debate on whether caste or economic criteria should be the basis for reservations. In ...
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Savarna Ayog is Bihar’s busiest commission. ‘Mandal-vaad alienated them’

The Nitish Kumar govt revived Bihar's Savarna Ayog ahead of assembly elections. It's a 'ray of hope' for caste groups ...
Deccan Herald

Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 | Begusarai epitomises complex caste matrix, paradoxes, diversity, and failure of Indian Marxists

The decisive shift in Bihar identity politics was triggered with the implementation of the Mandal Commission report in 1990 and the subsequent rise of political leadership from the intermediary castes ...