Caste Talk
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Born Dalit: Always in and out
There is no real coming out in caste
Rajesh Chavda
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Should you raise a ‘vegetarian’ dog? Some pet advice from a sociologist
Denying dogs meat-based food is associated with the compulsive privileged caste obsession with purity.
Suryakant Waghmore
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Supreme Court grants protection to inter-caste couple from arrest, provides them security
A vacation bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and Surya Kanta said the couple faces a serious threat to their lives from their family.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Very low voter turnout in six districts of eastern Nagaland amid shutdown over statehood demand
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Chhattisgarh: Case filed against former CM Ajit Jogi after panel rules that he is not Adivasi
Ajit Jogi’s son Amit Jogi said the family has filed a writ petition against the government-appointed committee’s order on his father’s caste.
Scroll Staff
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Ajit Jogi is not Adivasi, rules Chhattisgarh government panel; former CM may lose Assembly seat
The High Court had ordered the state government to reconstitute the panel in 2018.
Scroll Staff
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Haryana: 24 villages decide not to use caste as surnames
The head of the Khera khap said the decision was taken as caste seemed to have divided society.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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What Europeans contributed to the caste system in India
It is known what the word comes from ‘casta’ in Portuguese. But when the Iberians came to Asia and the Americas, they began classifying people by descent.
Sumit Guha
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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat says dining with Dalits is not enough to end casteism: Reports
He said BJP leaders should not just eat food in Dalit homes, but also talk to people to get rid of caste barriers.
Scroll Staff
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Does the US have a caste problem? An Indian scholar thinks so
India’s rigid hierarchical system offers a way to understand inequality in America.
Subramanian Shankar, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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‘Kakkoos’ director Divya Bharathi leaves Tamil Nadu after allegedly receiving rape, attack threats
On August 1, Bharathi had said she had received hate calls for her depiction of a backward caste community in her documentary Kakkoos.
Scroll Staff
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Railways dump Swachh Bharat posters showing Ambedkar, Gandhi evolving from apes to put trash in can
Dalit groups say that the depiction of Ambedkar picking up rubbish recalls odious memories of manual scavenging.
Sujat Ambedkar
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How Ola and Uber are helping chip at the caste and class barriers in India
The gig economy in India is becoming a confluence where white collar professionals and former manual scavengers come together.
Nikhil Inamdar
The Field
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game