dalit


Sustaining the myth of merit
How technical knowledge became the preserve of a ‘meritorious’ upper-caste elite.
The Editors | Oct 20, 2020

Letter from America: Hindutva in Chicago
The World Hindu Congress in Chicago and the Hindu right’s plans to rebrand their ideology.
Slok Gyawali | Oct 26, 2018

Questioning Sairat’s politics
The caste and gender dynamics of Nagraj Manjule’s ‘Sairat’.
Firdaus Soni | Jul 25, 2016

When I ‘came out’ as Dalit
And why I rejected Rohith Vemula’s Facebook friend request.
Yashica Dutt | Jun 20, 2016

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.
Shivam Vij | Apr 21, 2016

The roots of Dalit rage
The symbolism of Dalit politics is a tactical response to the threat of violence lurking beneath the surface of Indian democracy.
Sukumar Muralidharan | Apr 06, 2015

Scarred lives
The Partition experience of Sindhi Hindus as explored by Nandita Bhavnani
Rita Kothari | Dec 15, 2014

Caste, class and the politics of disillusionment
For caste-based parties to remain viable, an agenda of substantive equality and redistributive justice is needed.
Aseem Prakash and Suraj Gogoi | Aug 22, 2014

Caste across the kalapani
The long struggle to outlaw caste-based discrimination in the UK finally succeeds.
Sinthujan Varatharajah | May 24, 2013
