Caste Talk
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Should you raise a ‘vegetarian’ dog? Some pet advice from a sociologist
Denying dogs meat-based food is associated with the compulsive privileged caste obsession with purity.
Suryakant Waghmore
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Supreme Court grants protection to inter-caste couple from arrest, provides them security
A vacation bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and Surya Kanta said the couple faces a serious threat to their lives from their family.
Scroll Staff
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Chhattisgarh: Case filed against former CM Ajit Jogi after panel rules that he is not Adivasi
Ajit Jogi’s son Amit Jogi said the family has filed a writ petition against the government-appointed committee’s order on his father’s caste.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Arundhati Roy: The dismantling of democracy in India will affect the whole world
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India at Asian Games, September 23 schedule: Paddlers look to continue good form, sailors in action
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‘Jaane Jaan’ review: A dream cast and solid craft steer ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ adaptation
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Why Pir Panjal is now a staging ground for militant strikes, from Rajouri to Anantnag
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Reel vs real: When undercover agents act against India’s enemies abroad
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Ajit Jogi is not Adivasi, rules Chhattisgarh government panel; former CM may lose Assembly seat
The High Court had ordered the state government to reconstitute the panel in 2018.
Scroll Staff
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Haryana: 24 villages decide not to use caste as surnames
The head of the Khera khap said the decision was taken as caste seemed to have divided society.
Scroll Staff
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What Europeans contributed to the caste system in India
It is known what the word comes from ‘casta’ in Portuguese. But when the Iberians came to Asia and the Americas, they began classifying people by descent.
Sumit Guha
Video
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Caught on CCTV: Three suspects being transported for court appearance escape from police van in UP
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Watch: Tennis star Mackenzie McDonald carries opponent Shang Juncheng on his back after match
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Andhra Pradesh: TDP MLA blows a whistle in Assembly to protest against Chandrababu Naidu’s arrest
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Watch: Oscar-winning music director M M Keeravani jams with Anupam Kher on the keyboard
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Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo meets disabled fan who made his paintings with her feet
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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat says dining with Dalits is not enough to end casteism: Reports
He said BJP leaders should not just eat food in Dalit homes, but also talk to people to get rid of caste barriers.
Scroll Staff
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Does the US have a caste problem? An Indian scholar thinks so
India’s rigid hierarchical system offers a way to understand inequality in America.
Subramanian Shankar, The Conversation
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‘Kakkoos’ director Divya Bharathi leaves Tamil Nadu after allegedly receiving rape, attack threats
On August 1, Bharathi had said she had received hate calls for her depiction of a backward caste community in her documentary Kakkoos.
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The Reel
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‘The Great Indian Family’ review: Well-meaning but simplistic
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‘Sultan Of Delhi’ trailer: Tahir Raj Bhasin leads series about ambition in 1960s India
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Reel vs real: When undercover agents act against India’s enemies abroad
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‘Jaane Jaan’ review: A dream cast and solid craft steer ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ adaptation
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What’s behind the Kareena Kapoor Khan swerve: ‘It’s important to keep changing yourself’
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Railways dump Swachh Bharat posters showing Ambedkar, Gandhi evolving from apes to put trash in can
Dalit groups say that the depiction of Ambedkar picking up rubbish recalls odious memories of manual scavenging.
Sujat Ambedkar
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How Ola and Uber are helping chip at the caste and class barriers in India
The gig economy in India is becoming a confluence where white collar professionals and former manual scavengers come together.
Nikhil Inamdar
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Amit Shah goes to lunch: Breaking bread with Dalit voters is now a popular political gesture in UP
But the BJP president's cautious experiments with food seem to betray a certain queasiness within the party’s upper caste leadership.
Ipsita Chakravarty
The Field
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Australia tour of India: Mohammed Shami stars as hosts win first ODI, take 1-0 lead in series
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India at Asian Games, September 23 schedule: Paddlers look to continue good form, sailors in action
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Sports minister cancels China visit after Beijing bars entry of athletes from Arunachal Pradesh
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ICC Men’s ODI World Cup: Hasan Ali returns for injured Naseem Shah as Pakistan announce squad
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Asian Games, Wushu: China refutes claims of Indian fighters from Arunachal Pradesh being denied visa