Fig 1 2 An image from my parents wedding in 1979 taken during the Bombay masala music mix Copyright of family archive

Bombay Catholics, caste and the masala music mix

Many of the traditional song compositions in these communities show a connection with manual labour, which the upper castes absolutely abhorred. It is also through their occupations in the villages that we come closer to understanding where the songs come from.

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Fig 1 2 An image from my parents wedding in 1979 taken during the Bombay masala music mix Copyright of family archive

Bombay Catholics, caste and the masala music mix

Many of the traditional song compositions in these communities show a connection with manual labour, which the upper castes absolutely abhorred. It is also through their occupations in the villages that we come closer to understanding where the songs come from.

Read More »
Fig 1 2 An image from my parents wedding in 1979 taken during the Bombay masala music mix Copyright of family archive

Bombay Catholics, caste and the masala music mix

Many of the traditional song compositions in these communities show a connection with manual labour, which the upper castes absolutely abhorred. It is also through their occupations in the villages that we come closer to understanding where the songs come from.

Read More »

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In our efforts to popularise anti-caste, progressive literature, The Satyashodhak hosts out-of-copyright books that are also likely to be out of print or may not have ebook editions. Hope you enjoy our curated list of such works.

Books

In our efforts to popularise anti-caste, progressive literature, The Satyashodhak hosts out-of-copyright books that are also likely to be out of print or may not have ebook editions. Hope you enjoy our curated list of such works.

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