Caste Talk
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Born Dalit: Always in and out
There is no real coming out in caste
Rajesh Chavda
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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.
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Trending
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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
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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.
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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
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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‘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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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
The Field
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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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