Agrarian distress, sluggish job market: Five charts to understand the roots of the Maratha agitation

Amalendu Jyotishi Neeraj Hatekar Puja Guha

· Jan 11, 2024 · 09:00 am

How ‘Hinduphobia’ is being weaponised in the US

Sravya Tadepalli Sunita Viswanath

· Jan 07, 2024 · 09:00 am

‘Unequal’ offers enlightening glimpses of inequity in India, but the truth is more complex

Rajiv Thind

· Jan 06, 2024 · 07:30 am

To build queer-inclusive and diverse work spaces, companies must do more than wave the pride flag

Samragni Dagupta Chapal Mehra

· Dec 18, 2023 · 06:30 am

‘Fire on the Ganges’: What life in Varanasi is like for the Doms who dispose of corpses

Shubhangi Tiwari

· Nov 04, 2023 · 07:30 am

Explainer: How Supreme Court put in place a 50% quota cap (and why it’s frequently breached)

Vineet Bhalla

· Oct 26, 2023 · 09:00 am

Readers’ comments: Much to relate to in experience of BR Ambedkar and being ‘born Dalit’

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· Oct 18, 2023 · 11:30 am

Caste and patriarchy – how to read the ‘Ramcharitmanas’ of Tulsidas today

Anantanand Rambachan

· Oct 16, 2023 · 07:30 am

Caste census: Why the liberal intelligentsia’s opposition is misplaced

Sharik Laliwala

· Oct 11, 2023 · 07:30 am

This book examines how the Gandhi-Ambedkar debate on caste influenced theories on the public sphere

Muzaffar Ali

· Oct 09, 2023 · 08:30 am

‘The Nemesis’: In a caste-sick society, anger is the only choice for Manoranjan Byapari’s alter ego

Sayari Debnath

· Oct 08, 2023 · 12:30 pm

What happened to Dolly, a member of the Dom community in Banaras, when she became a widow

Radhika Iyengar

· Oct 04, 2023 · 08:30 am

Podcast: Why BR Ambedkar thought – and worried – deeply about democracy in India

Dinyar Patel

· Sep 18, 2023 · 11:30 am

Two writers – in 1928 and in 2016 – wrote of the value of physical work, and its caste connotations

Chandan Gowda

· Sep 08, 2023 · 08:30 am

Readers’ comments: Students should quit premier institutes if they can’t cope with pressure

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· Sep 01, 2023 · 11:30 am

The caste of a chair

Johanna Deeksha

· Aug 23, 2023 · 06:30 am

This book examines how merchants enforced caste ideals in 18th century Marwar as markers of identity

Divya Cherian

· Aug 15, 2023 · 12:30 pm

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

Arun Kumar

· Aug 01, 2023 · 11:30 am

Trans people’s fight for their right to work

Nolina Minj

· Jul 19, 2023 · 06:30 am

Jotiba Phule’s vital anti-caste writings have been translated into English for the first time

Jotiba Phule Rohini Mokashi-Punekar

· Jul 14, 2023 · 08:30 am