Dalit student Rohith Vemula suicide: Ancient prejudice, modern inequality

Dalit student Rohith Vemula suicide: Ancient prejudice, modern inequality: On Sunday, January 17, Rohith Vemula (25), a doctoral student at the University of Hyderabad, reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan in a friend’s hostel room. His death



My VIEW:

Beyond caste, colour,
religion and gender, deprivation caused by ‘haves’ accumulating more wealth has
a role in several social problems today. Oxfam report released this week talks
about one per cent of world population owning wealth equal to or more than that
owned by the rest 99 per cent. Ownership alone is not the problem. Refusal to
see the other person’s hunger is.
M G Warrier

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