Social Justice and Reservation

The resource person started the webinar by acknowledging that this day (16/06/2020) is to be a historical day as the case for 50% “reservation to backward classes in all central government institutions” was to be heard in the Madras High Court. She also praised the unity of the political parties on raising the voice for social justice unanimously, cutting across political barriers. She asked the students to keep away from the prejudices against reservation and explained various questions that may arise after the seminar. The class and caste variant was explained. She explained about the questions raised by N.Subramaniya Iyer in “The Hindu” in the 1920s, questioning the idea of social justice proposed by the “Justice Party”. The reply of the Justice Party to N.Subramaniya Iyer as “Justice is fair dealing” was also explained. The resource person continued with the history of social justice movements and cases such as Champakkam Dorairajan case that struck down the communal order of the government. She covered various aspects of reservation and social justice movements including the history of South Indian Liberation Groups..The historic 1st amendment was also explained.The webinar ended at around 9:55AM. The session ended with the resource person answering the question raised by the  student coordinator.