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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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Upper caste domination in higher education
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru The data obtained by the non-profit organisation Egalitarians under the Right to Information Act (RTI)…
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‘Every person who professes to be a Hindu must be eligible for being a priest’: A nitpicking
Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur (Photo courtesy: Ojas Suryawanshi) Section 24 of Annihilation of Caste (AoC) has come into discussion with the recent…
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Phoolan Devi: The radical fighter against caste and patriarchy
Phoolan Devi “How can people like you—backward caste people—think you’re better than us? One day I’m going to teach you…
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