Death of Merit
- Genre
- documentary film
The catalogue in 3D
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How it feels
This documentary series examines how caste discrimination in Indian universities leads to the suicides of Dalit students. It presents evidence and survivor accounts to show the institutional pressures and biases these students face.
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What happens
The Death of Merit is a four-part documentary series. The first three parts were created by the Insight Foundation, a Dalit-Adivasi student group. The fourth was posted by Round Table India. The whole series has been edited by Gurinder Azad and team. The documentary series focuses on caste-based discrimination in the Indian higher education system and the suicides of Dalit students in Indian campuses. The Wire, states that the "Death of Merit, remains one of the most crucial documentations of forms of discrimination faced by Bahujan students in university spaces." The videos are available on YouTube. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Caste on the Menu Card
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