ethnic and racial minorities and women, with not only anti-discrimination legislation, but also affirmative action policies … in India. The Indian constitution mandates seats be reserved at various levels of government for political representation …

activities, and/or concomitant changes in societal attitudes, benefited all minorities. -- anti-discrimination legislation …

Scheduled Tribes - on child labor in India. We estimate the effect of political reservation on child labor by exploiting the … Constitution of India. Using data from state and household level surveys on fifteen major Indian states, we find that at the …

, and health worker visits in rural India. We estimate the effect of minority representation on the frequency of visits to … legislative assemblies mandated by the Constitution of India. Using data from state and village level surveys on fifteen major …

peculiar for many reasons. One is that “Dalit Christians” indicate minority within the minority in India’s share of minorities … provided for the Dalits by the Constitution of India. While the socio-economic reforms and amendments to reservation policy …. India is at the threshold of a Dalit Revolution. Many are eagerly waiting for resurgence and inclusion of Dalit Christians …

activities, and/or concomitant changes in societal attitudes, benefited all minorities …