The suicide of IIT Bombay #Dalit student Sahil Wakode comes as data shows 62% of 45 students who died by suicide across 23 IITs over 5 yrs were SC, ST or OBC

Yet, as caste atrocities rise, so does resistance to the law meant to address them

Law professor Anurag Bhaskar examines why

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Sahil Wakode, IIT Bombay #Dalit student, died by suicide amid allegations of caste discrimination & harassment

Across 23 IITs, 62% of 45 students who died by suicide over 5 yrs were SC, ST or OBC

Yet resistance to the SC/ST Atrocities Act is growing, writes Anurag Bhaskar

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As parents of Sahil Wakode, IIT Bombay #Dalit student who died by suicide on 18 Sept, continue a hunger strike at #Mumbai’s Azad Maidan, Anurag Bhaskar writes how, as caste atrocities rise, resistance grows to the law meant to stop them

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Sahil Wakode, #IITBombay #Dalit student, died by suicide amid allegations of casteism

In 23 IITs, 62% of 45 students who died by suicide over 5 yrs were SC, ST or OBC

Yet resistance to the atrocities law grows, writes Anurag Bhaskar

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