Have theories of caste taken over the perception of caste in today’s India?

An excerpt from ‘Who Are We? An Enquiry Into the Indian Mind and How We Came to Be Who We Are’ by Rajesh Kasturirangan.

Rajesh Kasturirangan

· Sep 22, 2021 · 08:30 am

What a people’s jury on the migrant crisis taught us about the gaps in Indian democracy

The perspective of migrants are missing from the views of the powerful who are routinely represented in the media.

Gangaram Paikra

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Rajesh Kasturirangan

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Biraj Patnaik

· Jul 28, 2021 · 09:01 am

As elephant Saumya’s brutal death is communalised, what does it say about India’s animal policies?

While captive elephants are worshipped, they are subjected to a life of forced hard labour and torture.

Rajesh Kasturirangan

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Alok Hisarwala

· Jun 06, 2020 · 06:30 am

Authoritarian rulers are using algorithmic politics to tighten their grip – India proves the case

The future of politics isn’t between left and right, but between predictors and explainers.

Rajesh Kasturirangan

· Oct 01, 2019 · 06:30 am

Animal rights: It’s time Indian leftists embraced the well-being of non-human creatures too

The progressive struggles have been about equality – across lines of caste, gender, sexuality, religion, place of origin – but confined to humans alone.

Alok Hisarwala

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Rajesh Kasturirangan

· Jun 04, 2019 · 12:30 pm