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Arun Kumar

Celebrating a poor man’s child landing a high-paying job reflects the deep inequality of education

Access to education has expanded greatly since independence, but equal opportunities continue to elude those from socially marginalised backgrounds.

Arun Kumar
· Aug 01, 2023 · 11:30 am
Amidst UK heatwave, a reminder of how British colonials exploited ‘punkah-walas’ in India’s summers

Colonial rulers created a cruel regime to keep their workers awake as they slept.

Arun Kumar
· Jul 21, 2022 · 11:30 am
Why is the culture of punishment as spectacle so pervasive in India?

Violence impacts and transforms for a lifetime all those who experience it, commit it and witness it.

Arun Kumar
· Nov 05, 2021 · 09:00 am

Casteism continues to thrive among Indians abroad – through surnames

Most members of the diaspora believe they are anti-caste and progressive, and yet their caste identity remains important to them.

Amrita Ghosh
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Arun Kumar
· Aug 28, 2020 · 08:30 pm