Established in 2003, the Indian Institute of Dalit Studies (IIDS) is amongst the first research organisations in India that focuses specifically on the development concerns of the marginalised groups and socially excluded communities. IIDS has carried out several studies on different aspects of social exclusion and discrimination of the historically marginalised social groups, such as the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and religious minorities in India and other parts of the Subcontinent.Read more...

The overall objective of the project was to undertake studies with a purpose to get an insight into the problem (marginalisation) of Dalit women, strengthen Dalit women’s agency and institution building, and influence pro-active policy, strategies and legislations for enhancing Dalit women’s rights and entitlements. Read more...

The study looked at Dalits and disability in India and explored indepth consequences of inter-relation between the two. It drew corollary between the two concepts-hysically challenged and caste-based disadvantage, discrimination, and deprivation of opportunities in different spheres of day to day life. Read more...

The main purpose of the report is to present the status of socially marginalised groups of SCs and STs with respect to disparities in attainment of their human development, since the deprivation of these groups is closely linked to processes of caste and ethnicity-based exclusion and discrimination. The report discusses the concept of social exclusion in general, Read more...

 

By Sukhadeo Thorat and Nidhi Sadana Sabharwal

The poor are not uniformly disadvantaged. For most health indicators, the status of 'excluded groups' such as the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Castes (ST) and Muslims is significantly worse than that of other castes and religious group. Read More.....