Caste

Among the Padma Shri awardees chosen this year are two Dalit artists from Bihar, Ramchandra Manjhi, a ‘naach’ performer, and Dulari Devi, a Mithila painter. To reach Manjhi and Dulari,…

Nearly 600 people with their vehicles bearing caste-identifying stickers were issued challans across Noida and Greater Noida on Saturday, police said. The action came during a campaign launched on instructions…

On 8 May, Muthulakshmi’s husband Thangaraj and father Palavesam were murdered, allegedly by a mob of Thevars, in Sathankulam’s Udayarkulam. This is the same infamous panchayat town where Jeyaraj and…

Displaying caste identities on wind screens and number plates of four and two-wheelers in Uttar Pradesh will now invite punitive action. In recent years, it has become fashionable to write…

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was critical of every kind of religious bigotry, says Vinay Sitapati, author of Jugalbandi, in the second part of this interview. He defends the RSS and Sangh,…

‘Caste In The USA’ is a podcast series examining the pervasiveness of caste discrimination among Indians in the US, hosted by Equality Labs’ Thenmozhi Soundararajan. This is Episode 10. Editor’s…

‘Caste In The USA’ is a podcast series examining the pervasiveness of caste discrimination among Indians in the US, hosted by Equality Labs’ Thenmozhi Soundararajan. This is Episode 9. Editor’s…

It would be deeply unsettling to see her flaunt her genetic and cultural connection with India, without making a sincere effort to understand its various truths and perspectives — most…

‘Caste In The USA’ is a podcast series examining the pervasiveness of caste discrimination among Indians in the US, hosted by Equality Labs’ Thenmozhi Soundararajan. This is Episode 8. Editor’s…

‘Caste In The USA’ is a podcast series examining the pervasiveness of caste discrimination among Indians in the US, hosted by Equality Labs’ Thenmozhi Soundararajan. This is Episode 7. Editor’s…