Gender, Religion and Caste
Gender ♂ ♀
Religion ⛪ 🕌
Caste
Women: Disadvantaged and discriminated
Low literacy rate 📕
76% - Men
54% - Women
Unequal salaries 💰
Despite the Equal Renumeration Act
Low proportion in highly paid jobs
Female infanticide
1/3 of the seats in local govt. bodies are reserved for women
Gandhi: Moral values from religions should guide politics
🇮🇳 - Secular
No official religion
Freedom to profess, practise and propagate any/no religion.
Discrimination based on religion prohibited
The state can intervene in matters of religion
Politics in Caste
Caste in politics
Politics is not all about caste