Diversity And Discrimination
Nalini Sinha
PGT Geography
JNV Jharsuguda, Odisha
Class - 6
Social And Political Life(POLITY)
Chapter-2
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DIVERSITY AND DISCRIMINATION
Some interesting facts about India
dress, look, talk, feel, play,
eat, speak
Yet this diversity is not always celebrated
safe and secure with people who look,
talk, dress and think like us.
Different people may look strange for us...
And we also do not show any interest to know the reasons behind that.
General perception about rural people
General perception about urban people-
Prejudice and stereotype
Prejudice means to judge other people negatively or see them as inferior.
Stereotype – an idea or statement about all of the members of a group.
about many things: people’s
religious beliefs, the colour
of their skins, the region
they come from, the accent
they speak in, the clothes
they wear etc.
Stereotype thinking about boys and girls
Girls are well behaved, soft, gentle, emotional, good at cooking, favourite game is to play with doll.
Boys don’t cry, rowdy, good at sport, physically strong, naughty, meant to do work outside of home.
Children with special needs
sorts of things
because of
their disabilities.
Inequality and discrimination
The story of Samir Ek and Samir Do
A common stereotype thinking about Muslim girls -
Muslim families don’t want to literate their girl child.
In fact their less literacy is related with their poverty.
What happens when poverty get added with casteism -
It makes the situation worst.
Casteism and selection of work.
Untouchability... means ‘broken class’.
Untouchability is the practice of discriminating various individuals and groups based on their cast and the jobs done by them.
The first experience of untouchability by Dr. B R Ambedkar in 1901.
Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, one of the greatest leaders of India, shares his first experience of caste-based discrimination, which took place in 1901 when
he was just nine years old. He had gone with his brothers and cousins to meet his father in Koregaon which is now in
Maharashtra. Long did we wait, but no one turned up. An hour elapsed and the stationmaster came to enquire. He asked us
for our tickets. We showed them to him.He asked us why we tarried. We told him that we were bound for Koregaon
and that we were waiting for father or his servant to come
but that neither
had turned up and that we did not
know how to reach Koregaon.
We were well-dressed children. From
our dress or talk no one could
make out that we were children of the
untouchables. Indeed the station-
master was quite sure we were
Brahmin children and was extremely
touched at the plight in which he found
us.
As is usual among the Hindus, the
stationmaster asked us who we were.
Without a moment's thought I blurted
out that we were Mahars. (Mahar is
one of the communities which were
treated as untouchables in the Bombay
Presidency.) He was stunned. His face
underwent a sudden change. We could
see that he was overpowered by a
strange feeling of repulsion. As soon as
he heard my reply, he went away to his
room and we stood where we were.
Fifteen to twenty minutes elapsed; the
sun was almost setting. Our
The sun was almost setting. Our father had not turned up nor had he sent his
servant, and now the stationmaster had also left us. We were quite bewildered, and the joy and happiness, which we felt at the beginning of the journey, gave way to a feeling of extreme sadness.
After half an hour the stationmaster
returned and asked us what we proposed to do. We said that if we could get a bullock-cart on hire we would go to Koregaon, and if it was not very far we
would like to start straightway. There
were many bullock-carts plying for hire. But my reply to the station master that we were Mahars had gone round among the cart men and not one of them was
cart men and not one of them was
prepared to suffer being polluted and to
demean himself carrying passengers of
the untouchable classes. We were
prepared to pay double the fare but we
found that money did not work. The
stationmaster, who was negotiating on our behalf, stood silent, not knowing
what to do.
Source:
Dr B. R. Ambedkar, Writings and Speeches, Volume 12, Edited Vasant Moon,Bombay Education Department, Govt. Of Maharashtra.
Casteism in School
Lower caste will sit out of class.
Dr. B R Ambedkar
Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar (1891-1956) is considered the father of the Indian Constitution and is also the best known leader of the Dalits.
Striving for Equality
Dalits, women, tribals and peasants fought against the inequalities they experienced in their lives.
Article 17 of the Indian Constitution is a legislation that abolishes practice of untouchability in any form. According to the provision of Article 17, “enforcement of any disability arising out of untouchability” is a punishable offence in accordance with law. Nov 26, 2014
EQUALITY TO ALL
Equal opportunity means that all people will be treated equally or similarly and not disadvantaged by prejudices or bias. This means that the best person for a job or a promotion is the person who earns that position based on qualifications, experience and knowledge. Workplace diversity values everyone's differences.
Reservation for SC and ST
The Supreme Court held that the Constitution empowers the state to provide for reservation of seats in favour of the SC/ST candidates in matters of appointment and promotion "if in the opinion of state they are not adequately represented in the services of the state“
Preamble of Indian Constitution
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and political.
expression, belief, faith
and worship.
opportunity.
dignity of the individual
and unity and integrity
of the nation.
Struggle is continued...
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Special
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abled
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B. R. Ambedkar
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Rajendra Prasad
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Jawahar Lal Nehru
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Right to equality
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What does the first page of Indian Constitution State-
Right to elementary education
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Freedom of speech
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Cultural and educational rights
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Maharashtra
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Karnataka
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Bihar
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Girls are good at sports
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Girls are talkative
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Favourite colours amongst girls are pink, red and purple
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Good at cooking dancing and painting
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TRUE
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FALSE
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