Even when socially acceptable, the infamous “Freak shows” or the circuses of human curiosities were widely criticized for being exploitative and for capitalizing on human disabilities and deformities. Some of these also involved purchasing of enslaved “exotic” indigenous peoples and putting them on display for family entertainment (Bogdan 1990). While freak shows were ousted for their questionable morals and banned in most of the American states by late 20th century, they do

In a recent verdict the Delhi High Court denied issuing Scheduled Caste (SC) certificate to the children of a single mother who is an Air Force officer from Assam belonging to the same caste community. The verdict stated that a certificate can only be given unless it is substantially proved that the children have endured deprivations, indignities and other handicaps suffered by individuals and groups belonging to that particular community. The appellant [woman] has two childr