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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Bodies with hands tied uncovered from mass graves in Gaza, says UN
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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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: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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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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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification