Book Discussion- The Caste Of Merit Engineering Education in India by Ajantha Subramanian

Discussants:Dr Murali Krishna (Assistant Professor, TISS, Hyderabad)

Prof. Mohan Rao (Retd. Professor, CSMCH, JNU)

Moderator: R. Srivatsan

The discussion which took place on 28th November,2020,  goes into detail about the contents of Ajantha Subramanian’s book, looking into how the idea of merit that takes prominence in the academic institutes of India is deeply influenced by the caste system. Institutes such as the Indian Institute of Technology portray themselves to be casteless and believers in meritocracy while ignoring the historical inequalities in our society due to the caste system which clearly favor a section of our society, further perpetuating the existing inequalities.

Link for Discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a9OspbWnD4&feature=youtu.be