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The Buddhist Society of India has urged that every Buddhist should ensure that in the census, they write Buddhist in the religion column, their pre-conversion original caste in the caste column, and include Pali in the languages known column.
Many right groups are arguing that internal reservation is bad for them.
Justice L. Victoria Gowri did not merely decide whether to quash a prosecution. She used the occasion to demand something far more durable: that the State ensure every child in Tamil Nadu knows who Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was, and why he matters to India.
The judgment comes after the Court took suo motu cognizance of a plethora of petitions and assembled a four-member "Court Commission" of advocates to conduct a ground-level inquiry across several districts, including Pali, Jalore, Jaisalmer, and Banswara.
Astay warned that if strict action against the guilty, especially under the SC-ST Act and NSA (National Security Act), is not ensured, the Azad Samaj Party and Bhim Army will launch a major movement on the streets.
In his heart-wrenching suicide note, Priyanshu described years of relentless mental torture at the hands of his father, detailing that the abuse began when he was barely six years old.
Acharya Prashant stressed that while Ambedkar acknowledged the necessity of religion and ultimately chose Buddhism for its egalitarian principles, true reform requires questioning the very definition and content of religion.
Several districts, including those with substantial tribal populations such as Udaipur, have historically recorded elevated rates, and mass or group marriages often cluster around festivals like Akshaya Tritiya (also known as Akha Teej) and Peepal Purnim
The Court emphasized that under Section 13(2) of the Special Marriage Act, a marriage certificate issued by the Marriage Officer is "conclusive evidence" that the marriage has been validly solemnized.
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The mother-in-law allegedly told her that the family's entire wealth had been acquired through these rituals and that all family members participate by removing their clothes and sitting nude for the puja.
The Allahabad High Court observes that exclusive religious claims can attract IPC Section 295A for hurting sentiments.
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