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State one reason why you think reservations play an important role in providing social justice to Dalits and Adivasis?

Most important reason for reserving the dalits and adivasis is that dalits and adivasis in our society always treated as untouchable. Also, if there is no reservation then the children of adivasis will not be able to study as they cannot pass the entrance exam of any school.


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Why do Adivasi activities including C. K. Janu, believe that Adivasis can also use this 1989 Act to fight against dispossessions? Is there anything specific in the provisions of the Act that allows her to believe this?

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They poems and the song in this Unit allow you to see the range of ways in which individuals and communities express their opinions, their anger and their sorrow. Do the following two exercises:

(a) Bring to class a poem that discusses a social issue. Share this with your classmates. Work in small groups with two or more poems to discuss their meaning as well as what the poet is trying to communicate.


(b) Identify a marginalized community in your locality. Write a poem, or song, or draw a poster etc., to express you feeling as a member of this community.

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In your opinion does the force put on Rathnam to perform this ritual violate his Fundamental Rights?

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Why do you think that Dalit families were afraid of angering the powerful castes?