Casteism and Education: Institutional Experiences of Muslim Marginalised Students in the Higher Education Academia
Waheed Ahmad Ahanger,
Firdous Ahmad Sofal
Abstract:The purpose of the article is to examine how caste ideology is prevalent in the Indian higher education academia, particularly among Muslim marginalised students. The study also attempts to explore how the caste discrimination leads to microaggression within the classrooms. The study is based on the experiences of the OBC (other backward class) students in one higher education institution in the Muslim-dominated state of India. For the present study, twelve female Muslim students belonging to OBCs were selecte… Show more
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