Longlisted for the International Booker Prize, Perumal Murugan is best read for craft, not themes

Nandini Krishnan

· Apr 08, 2023 · 08:30 am

This new book examines TN Rajarattinam Pillai’s life and the role of caste in South Indian music

Terada Yoshitaka

· Apr 04, 2023 · 12:30 pm

‘Sindikka Chonnavar Periyar’: Singer TM Krishna turns Periyar’s work, beliefs into song

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· Apr 01, 2023 · 11:07 am

Opinion: To truly democratise Indian art and culture, the ‘classical’ must be declared dead

Brahma Prakash

· Mar 19, 2023 · 09:00 am

Can powerful words and unfettered love help shape the future of politics these dark times?

V Geetha

· Mar 18, 2023 · 09:00 am

From a study of addiction to caste-based reservations, eight new nonfiction books to read in March

Sayari Debnath

· Mar 04, 2023 · 12:30 pm

Centre defends UK-based anthropologist’s deportation, says research on caste, religion ‘sensitive’

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· Feb 26, 2023 · 06:17 pm

Interview: The Indian classroom is a site of routine humiliation for Dalit students

Smitha Nair

· Feb 23, 2023 · 09:00 am

Seattle becomes first US city to ban caste discrimination

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· Feb 22, 2023 · 10:08 am

Could the return of caste politics end up toppling the Hindutva project in the 2024 elections?

Vivek Deshpande

· Feb 22, 2023 · 06:30 am

Translated by Shanta Gokhale: SV Ketkar’s 1930 Marathi classic about casteless and equitable society

Shridhar V Ketkar

· Jan 31, 2023 · 11:30 am

How Mulayam Singh Yadav’s Padma Vibhushan shows the hollowness of the BJP’s Hindutva politics

Vivek Deshpande

· Jan 28, 2023 · 07:00 am

What is the role of caste identity in West Bengal politics? Will it be subsumed in religion?

Ambar Kumar Ghosh

· Jan 22, 2023 · 07:00 am

Who has the right to translate Dalit literature? New answers to an old question

S Satish Kumar

· Jan 21, 2023 · 02:30 pm

A new book examines Dalit women’s roles in the Tamasha and the brutality they endured for the form

Shailaja Paik

· Dec 20, 2022 · 08:30 am

Why reservations matter: A letter to Justice Trivedi from an ‘untouchable’ ex-colleague

Rajesh Chavda

· Nov 19, 2022 · 09:30 am

Readers’ comments: Who benefits from keeping Dalits ‘Hindu’?

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· Nov 07, 2022 · 06:30 pm

Is caste a problem for America’s South Asian diaspora? Yes, says a Dalit rights activist’s book

Thenmozhi Soundararajan

· Nov 07, 2022 · 08:30 am

Who benefits from keeping Dalits ‘Hindu’

Shireen Azam Sumit Samos

· Nov 03, 2022 · 06:30 am

Why the idea of reservations for Dalit Muslims and Christians has divided Ambedkarites

Umang Poddar

· Oct 28, 2022 · 06:30 am