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Class, caste and habitus: The rise of Bhadralok in 19th-century Bengal
Pierre Bourdieu’s concept of habitus and how it is deployed by the dominating class to distinguish itself from the dominated,…
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PUCL Karnataka spotlights ‘honour killings’, demands govt action
Illustrative image; generated with artificial intelligence. People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) Karnataka recently released a position paper titled “In…
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Maratha Reservation: Untold and Unnoticed Ground
Maratha as a caste stands at a crossroads where the memory of their emancipatory historical struggle is totally erased. The…
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What do Portuguese sources tell us about caste?
Xavier argues that as compared to the eventual ossification of its meaning in India, the usage of the word casta…
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The story behind California’s caste discrimination bill
Photo courtesy: @AsmConnolly Caste discrimination is a form of prejudice and oppression based on the hierarchical system of caste, which…
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Life and legacy of great social reformer Ayyankali
Ayyankali (1863-1941) left behind a legacy of social justice and human dignity for millions of Dalits in Kerala and beyond.…
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Need to look at caste from communicative practices: Murali Shanmugavelan
Murali Shanmugavelan Oxford Internet Institute (OII), a multidisciplinary research and teaching department at the University of Oxford, recently launched a…
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Union of Trinity: Equality, Liberty and Fraternity
Alongside celebrations of the tricolors, let us be reminded of Dr BR Ambedkar's 1949 speech in which he prescribed a…
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Caste, Judiciary and Collection of Evidence in Sexual Crimes
When a Dalit woman of the Sansi nomadic community in Rajasthan’s Churu was raped by dominant caste men in 2018,…
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‘If something bothers you, make a film about it’
Trailer of the film ‘Vrutti’ The Marathi feature film Vrutti (Human Nature) made its debut at the International Film Festival…
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