Assistant Professor, P.G. Department of Political Science, Fakir Mohohan Autonomous College, Odisha, India
Online published on 8 October, 2014.
About 25 suicide cases of SC/ST meritorious students in last four years (2007–13) took place mainly in the Institutes of National Importance such as IITB, IITK, IIT Roorkee, AIIMS, IISc Banglaore etc. due to caste discrimination. Prof. S. K. Thorat Committee report about gross level caste discrimination in top medical institute of country i.e. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and recently Prof. B. L. Mungekar's report on caste discrimination in Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, both in capital of India, New Delhi were not enough evidences to draw the attention of Government, media and intellectuals therefore could not be an issue in main stream thinking, policy and parliamentary debate. Even large number of suicide cases of SC/ST students in recent past who were among the best brains from their communities has once again exposed the murky realities of caste discrimination in our higher educational institution
