Hindu

Hinduism is a major world religion practiced primarily in India and other parts of Southeast Asia. In the context of human trafficking, members of the Hindu community may be particularly vulnerable to trafficking due to factors such as poverty, social marginalization, and lack of education. Traffickers may exploit the cultural and religious practices of the Hindu community, such as the caste system, to control and exploit victims. Additionally, trafficking victims may be subjected to forced conversion or religious indoctrination as a means of further controlling them.

 

A lost generation: The grim reality of child labour and exploitation in India – Hindustan Times
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A lost generation: The grim reality of child labour and exploitation in India – Hindustan Times

Exacerbated by Covid-19 and India’s unemployment crisis, child trafficking remains rampant across India despite many legal protections. This needs urgent attention. The 2011 census paints a grim picture and records that one in every 11 working individuals in India is a child in the age group of 5-18 years. (AP/Representative Image) Updated on Jun 21, 2022…

Dalit writers out, RSS ideologues in: Full list of changes in Karnataka textbooks
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Dalit writers out, RSS ideologues in: Full list of changes in Karnataka textbooks

Changes made to the textbooks include removal of lessons on Mahatma Gandhi, Dr BR Ambedkar and inclusion of essays by RSS ideologues Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and KB Hedgewar. Why are progressive groups in Karnataka agitating against the school textbooks drafted by the committee headed by controversial rightwing orator Rohith Chakrathirtha? What sections have been twisted…