Understanding Social Justice and Equity – A Socio – Political Perspective
The MSSW Centre for Social Justice and Equity organised a seminar on “Understanding Social Justice and Equity – A Socio-Political Perspective” for September 19, 2023, in VC Hall in commemoration of Social Justice Day. Honourable Justice.D.Hariparanthaman, Former Judge of the Madras High Court, and Ms. Arulmozhi, Advocate and Social Activist, were the special guests of the seminar.
Mr. Antony Stephen, Assistant Professor cum Program Co-Ordinator of CSJE, MSSW, welcomed the participants and explained the purpose of the seminar. 37 students, scholars and Civil Society representatives attended the seminar. Advocate. Arulmozhi began by outlining the context of social justice in India, and specifically Tamil Nadu. After a brief explanation of the distinction between equity and equality, she moved on to the data from the Sangam literature to figure out the perceptions of education and work division. She had expressed her thoughts on how education in our culture was taken away from the working class and given to the so-called upper caste people. The relationship between labouring and caste group hierarchies was explained from the perspective of social justice.
