class
The quintessential prey
Care, coexistence and predation in a recent Hindi film on human-animal relations.
Megnaa Mehtta | Jul 26, 2021
Whatever happened to class?
The decline of class analysis in Southasian studies has followed the decline of Marxism as an intellectual and political force.
Vivek Chibber | Nov 21, 2017
Castes and moulds
Abha Sur exposes how caste, class and gender prejudices continue to shape Indian science.
M V Ramana | May 05, 2013
The Mongolian fringe
The exodus of Northeasterners from a number of major Indian cities underlines a reality that the Indian national elites would rather not talk about
Sanjib Baruah | Jan 14, 2013
Identity illusions, unclassified categories
Why has this tension grown between class and identity politics?
Aditya Nigam | Jan 21, 2009
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