Caste Question
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In Pakistan, Dalits battle dual discrimination
As a religious minority and a ‘lower’ caste, the community leads a marginal existence even though political representation has improved.
Shaeran Rufus
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What possibilities and challenges does the caste survey open up for the BJP and the Opposition?
A mix of caste polarisation and sustained communal polarisation has helped the saffron party. Caste contradictions offer a strategy to social justice parties.
Pankaj Kumar
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Why caste divides Marathas as they rally for reservation
A complex caste history makes many Marathas reluctant to embrace the ‘socially inferior’ Kunbi identity – even if that can give them access to quotas.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
Trending
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Ordinary voters flagged Modi speech to Election Commission – and came up against a broken system
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Why BJP leaders’ comments on study about Muslim population in India are misleading
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Harsh Mander: Past, present and future – what Narendra Modi’s campaign of hate signifies
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Memoir: Human rights lawyer Nandita Haksar recalls her understanding of feminism as a young woman
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Lok Sabha polls: Two former judges, senior journalist invite PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi for public debate
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To be effective, critiques of Hindutva must incorporate the ideas of the Pasmanda Muslim movement
The Pasmanda political discourse pushes for the unity of backward and Dalit groups across religious divisions, unlike a simplistic Hindu vs Muslim binary.
Smitana Saikia & Srijan Shukla
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For a breath of dignity: The ‘unfreedom’ of India’s caste-driven labour migration
Caste remains central to the circulation of workers in India’s new economy.
Diksha Shriyan & Arun Kumar
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Caste will have no role in appointment of temple priests, rules Madras High Court
The judge junked a 2018 petition that claimed ‘hereditary right’ to appointment as a priest.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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SC quashes plea opposing panel formed to examine giving Scheduled Caste status to converted Dalits
The plea contended that the commission may delay a petition pending for nearly 20 years on the matter.
Scroll Staff
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No commission formed to examine giving Scheduled Caste status to converted Dalits, Centre tells LS
However, on October 6, the government had issued a notification announcing a panel to study according SC status to Dalit converts.
Scroll Staff
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Who benefits from keeping Dalits ‘Hindu’
The narrative of Muslims and Christians being casteless is more significant to India’s handling of caste than we assume.
Shireen Azam & Sumit Samos
The Reel
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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Centre forms commission to examine giving Scheduled Caste status to converted Dalits
Presently, only Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists can be accorded the status.
Scroll Staff
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India at 75: If being casteless is impossible, can freedom be possible?
The first in an exclusive series of essays to mark the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, by winners of the New India Foundation Fellowship for writers.
Suryakant Waghmore
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Civil society organisations need to stop ignoring caste and diversify their leadership
In the neo-liberal world order, civil society organisations are treating only the symptoms of entrenched power structures and social inequality
Arun Kumar & Diksha Shriyan
The Field
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav stars in fifth T20I as visitors sweep series
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: In Olympic year, Neeraj Chopra keen to lay down the marker
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Raheel, Dhami named in India’s 24-member men’s squad for Europe leg
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra beats world No 14 Nina Mittelham to enter quarter-finals
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All-round development: The Impact player rule is holding back several multifaceted players in IPL