'After Ambedkar, Dr Gail was the only writer who wrote critically on caste issues.'
The American-born Indian scholar, sociologist and human rights activist was well known for her writing on Dalits, OBCs and Adivasis.
'Reservations are anathema to many of the core supporters of Anna Hazare.'
'The knowledge of English by Dalits will hit at the backbone of the caste system,' says Chandra Bhan Prasad, Dalit activist.
'In Bihar, the Dalits are not a consolidated socio-political constituency,' says Mohammad Sajjad.
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