Explore the origins of the caste system, rooted in political and economic factors rather than purity, pollution, or race.
New Delhi: All castes were enumerated during census exercises carried out in British India between 1881 and 1931, but at the time of the first census of independent India in 1951, the then government ...
The man in the crowd -- Part one. Toxins in the permafrost and heat rising all around. The afterlife of pathogens -- An old house and an infrared light -- An American untouchable -- Part two. The ...
January is the month Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born, another leader Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated and is marked by the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. February is Black History Month ...
Anand Teltumbde mines data and history to analyse the narrow framing, as well as futility, of a caste census in his new book ...
In recent weeks, there have been efforts to outlaw what's known as "caste discrimination" in the U.S. Seattle became the first city to ban caste discrimination in February. Now California may add ...
In her address, Dr Sharma argued that the NCERT syllabus for students aged 12 to 14 reflects a clear ideological bias, particularly in its treatment of medieval Indian history. She noted that Muslim ...
UPDATE: On Feb. 21, 2023, Seattle became the first city in the nation to ban discrimination on the basis of caste, with a 6-1 majority vote at the city council. We are finally here. After decades of ...
Dalit feminists argued that influencers cannot reclaim the R-word because it carries the history and centuries of caste and gender violence. Privilege shapes who can use the slur safely, but for many ...