Shivam Vij
Dalit intellectualising and the Other Backward Classes
Even as the Indian middle-class anger against reservations for Other Backward Classes subsides, one voice remains consistent.
Apr 21, 2016
Of nationalism and love in Southasia
Conflict resolution in Southasia is hostage to our inability to see that we are trapped in a nationalist hall of mirrors.
Jan 15, 2013
Dalit intellectualising and the Other Backward Classes
Even as the Indian middle-class anger against reservations for Other Backward Classes subsides, one voice remains consistent. Is Chandrabhan Prasad opposed to OBC reservations because they do not ‘deserve’ it, or because he wants to …
Sep 04, 2006
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