In February 2022, a Dalit IPS officer had to seek police protection in order to ride a horse to his own wedding celebrations because people from the ‘upper castes’ won’t digest such a display of pride by someone they deem inherently beneath themselves.
The reason for the question is that after getting admission in higher educational institutions like the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Management (IIM)
On Wednesday, the central government approved reservations for OBC and EWS (Economically Weaker Section) categories within the All India Quota (AIQ) for NEET, a common entrance test for medical and dental colleges across the country