Although the understanding of caste has been largely limited in the mainstream to Hinduism, “caste is the storehouse of social power in South Asia that cuts across religions”, said Khalid Anis Ansari, ...
Being born in India means inheriting a place in an ancient social system which will dominate much of your life, from where you can live to who you can marry. Now, the government wants to know more ...
The first thing you notice when you talk to Kapil Seshasayee is how excited he is about his work. FaceTiming him feels like a conversation between friends, and I find myself jotting constant notes ...
Sujatha Gidla’s debut Ants Among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India, is a gripping story of the writer’s family living as Dalits [untouchables] in India, a history of ...
In parallel with Apple announcing that "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" is on the Apple Books store, the company has also announced that author Isabel Wilkerson's interview with Oprah Winfrey ...
'It is for the first time in Independent India that collection of information on caste is being done.' IMAGE: Enumerators use a boat to collect information for the Census. Photograph: Kind courtesy ...
The Constitutional Amendment providing 10% reservation to the economically poor among those not covered by other reservations was approved by the Cabinet on January 7. But by January 8 it had been ...
As a political row erupts over Prime Minister Modi’s allegations against Congress’ promises in its manifesto, Lok Sabha Speaker and BJP candidate from Kota parliamentary seat Om Birla said the ...
'Without destroying idol worship, you cannot destroy caste because idol worship keeps religious communities in its religious ideology. The RSS is a big promoter of idol worship.' 'They may have an OBC ...
Till death do us part: Dalits are buried on the other side of the wall in this cemetery Many in India have embraced Christianity to escape the age-old caste oppression of the Hindu social order, but ...
The veteran Marathi litterateur, Sharankumar Limbale’s Sanatan (translated by Paromita Sengupta) is among the most ambitious ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback