write a report on movement against different types of discrimination in modern india
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Direct discrimination
An employer refuses to interview a candidate because he belongs to a Scheduled Caste. This is direct discrimination in relation to caste.An employer fires a female employee after her marriage because he makes the assumption that married women do not make efficient workers. This is prima facie direct discrimination in relation to sex.A hospital hires only female nurses based on the assumption that women are more caring than men. This is prima facie direct discrimination in relation to sex.A housing society advertisement offers apartments on rent to married couples. This is prima facie direct discrimination in relation to marital status.A university has a policy of conducting random security checks of student hostel rooms. In practice, this policy is only invoked to check rooms of Kashmiri students. This is prima facie direct discrimination in relation to ethnicity, descent and linguistic identity.