Challenges under India’s university reservation system
by editors@theworld.org (Namrata Kolachalam) from The World: Latest Stories on (#76E9F)
Each year, India reserves a block of seats in its public universities for the country's most marginalized communities. These reservations were put in place to help India's vulnerable groups overcome centuries of violence and discrimination under the caste system. But just like in the US, India's version of Affirmative Action comes with controversy, and students who get in still deal with discrimination. Reporter Namrata Kolachalam has the story from India.