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Why are SCs among Buddhists and Sikhs given reservations, but not Dalit Christians and Muslims?
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
· Feb 21, 2021 · 07:30 pm
‘Shudras do not like being called Shudras. Why? Because they don’t understand’: MP Pragya Thakur
Scroll Staff
· Dec 13, 2020 · 01:11 pm
Maharashtra panel of OBC ministers seeks caste-based survey for budgetary allocations: Report
Scroll Staff
· Dec 08, 2020 · 01:03 pm
AIADMK caste survey plan is merely a political balancing act ahead of state polls
Sruthisagar Yamunan
· Dec 03, 2020 · 06:30 am
What is the extent of caste segregation in Indian villages today? New data gives us an idea
Naveen Bharathi Deepak Malghan Andaleeb Rahman
· Nov 25, 2020 · 11:30 am
The slow disappearance of a lake in Bihar has pitted two castes against each other
Majid Alam
· Oct 27, 2020 · 01:30 pm
Economic liberalisation has worsened caste differences, says Harvard professor Ajantha Subramanian
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
· Oct 15, 2020 · 01:30 pm
‘Our bodies as sites of violence’: In conversation with legal experts Kiruba Munusamy and Saumya Uma
Scroll Staff
· Oct 11, 2020 · 05:29 pm
In just four years, crimes against women increased in Uttar Pradesh by over 66%
Devyani Srivastava, IndiaSpend.com
· Oct 11, 2020 · 01:30 pm
What the name of the woman raped and battered in Hathras says about the crime
Ipsita Chakravarty
· Oct 01, 2020 · 06:30 am
‘The Discreet Charm of the Savarnas’: This film critiques upper-caste stereotypes of Dalits
Scroll Staff
· Sep 28, 2020 · 09:59 am
Seven in 10 Indian prisoners are awaiting trial – one in three jail inmates is Dalit or Adivasi
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
· Sep 09, 2020 · 01:30 pm
Why Premchand thought hatred, guided in the right direction, is as useful in life as in literature
Premchand
· Sep 07, 2020 · 05:30 pm
Bengal’s universities are progressive bastions – so what explains resistance to OBC reservations?
Adil Hossain
· Sep 06, 2020 · 09:00 am
Isabel Wilkerson’s book ‘Caste’ examines similarities between caste in India and race in America
Ramya Vijaya
· Sep 05, 2020 · 08:30 am
‘Hope it starts a conversation’: What ‘Indian Matchmaking’ producer, panellists say on caste, colour
Scroll Staff
· Aug 21, 2020 · 04:06 pm
‘The Caste of Merit’: This book examines the festering problem through the example of IIT Madras
Suryakant Waghmore
· Aug 16, 2020 · 05:30 pm
Watch: Artist Sumeet Samos’ new rap song is a searing critique of caste-based discrimination
Scroll Staff
· Aug 11, 2020 · 12:39 pm
What do dating, romance and love really mean for a Dalit woman in India today?
Christina Dhanaraj
· Jul 31, 2020 · 08:30 am
In this Punjab village, Sikhs are shedding their caste biases during the Covid-19 crisis
Arjun Sharma, IndiaSpend.com
· Apr 15, 2020 · 01:30 pm
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