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Catholicism, caste and Marxism: Valerian Rodrigues on South Kanara and Radical Democracy
As for caste, Catholics married largely within their own caste locations. The Sarodi or Charodi groups from Santhekatte and Kallianpur…
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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…
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The language cops of Instagram: Brahmin obsession with ‘pure’ Marathi
Whenever someone on Instagram does not bother with these normative expectations of Brahminical speech, puritan Brahmins magically appear in their…
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What everyone gets wrong about varna system
It is very common for academics and public commentators to label a particular caste as Shudra, Vaishya or Kshatriya. I…
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Contemporary art too is entangled with caste: Yogesh Barve
Anti-caste thought does not seek inclusion. It seeks annihilation of caste itself. And it does not need saviours, not from…
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The Phule We Remember: As remembered by R. S. Ghadge
He was, in my earnest opinion, the only man in the history of Hindustan who fought, with unyielding resolve, for…
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Ambedkar and Other Backward Classes
To achieve true liberation, OBCs must free themselves from the influence of Brahmanical traditions that perpetuate social hierarchies, through a…
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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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