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Ganesh Festival – Neo-religiosity, commercialisation and cultural heritage
Ganpati has been a prominent deity of the Ganapatya, Tantra, and Shakta philosophies and religions in the pre-modern era. Scholars…
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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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Bombay Catholics and the question of caste
I dedicate this article to Sharad Patil, who remains a guide for reinterpreting non-Vedic knowledge in India. At the onset…
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Jotirao Phule on why he started a school for Dalits
[This news item was published in Dnyanoday on 15 September 1853. It has been reprinted in the 2006 edition of…
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