Minority Rights
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Intersecting Inequalities: Right to Education and Minority Identity in India’s Legal Framework
India’s legal system is founded on constitutional morality and social justice, and is concerned with balancing competing claims of individual rights and collective identities. Education, as a constitutional right[i] brings together many facets of identity (caste, religion, gender, language, and socioeconomic status), making it a site of valuable reconciliation. This blog examines how intersectionality shapes…
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The Measure of Justice and the Question of Minority Rights in India
Before we delve into the discussion of rights of minorities in India, it is appropriate to understand what defines a minority. Internationally, there is no consensus upon the definition of a minority group. The United Nations has emphasized the rights of minorities and addressed the characteristics required for a group to be recognized as a…