#Caste_system_in_India
#intersectionality
The fight against ‘caste Christians’ in Tamil Nadu
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-fight-against-caste-christians/article67719302.ece
#intersectionality
The fight against ‘caste Christians’ in Tamil Nadu
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-fight-against-caste-christians/article67719302.ece
The Hindu
The fight against ‘caste Christians’ in Tamil Nadu
The fight against caste discrimination in Christianity in Tamil Nadu has been going on for years
#intersectional
#LGBTQ
#Caste_system_in_India
The invisibilising of queer Dalits
https://frontline.thehindu.com/books/essay-sumit-baudh-invisibilising-of-queer-dalits-in-yashica-dutt-2019-memoir-coming-out-as-dalit-made-in-heaven-radhika-apte/article67733977.ece
#LGBTQ
#Caste_system_in_India
The invisibilising of queer Dalits
https://frontline.thehindu.com/books/essay-sumit-baudh-invisibilising-of-queer-dalits-in-yashica-dutt-2019-memoir-coming-out-as-dalit-made-in-heaven-radhika-apte/article67733977.ece
Frontline
The invisibilising of queer Dalits in Yashica Dutt’s 2019 memoir
Yashica Dutt claimed that the web series, ‘Made in Heaven’, failed to acknowledge her memoir, ‘Coming Out As Dalit’. But Dutt’s memoir neither acknowledges the queer origins of the phrase “coming out” nor addresses the issues of queer Dalits.
#Caste_system_in_India
#indology
How missionary work in Bharat birthed ‘caste’ and ‘Dravidian’ identity
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/dravidian-movement-christian-european-coloniser-castes-tribes-9109360/
#indology
How missionary work in Bharat birthed ‘caste’ and ‘Dravidian’ identity
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/dravidian-movement-christian-european-coloniser-castes-tribes-9109360/
The Indian Express
J Sai Deepak writes: How missionary work in Bharat birthed ‘caste’ and ‘Dravidian’ identity
As the literature will further reveal, “Indology”, as we know it today, has its foundations in Christian evangelical motives since it was important for the missionaries to understand the social lay of the land of Bharat to harvest souls and convert the “natives”…
#Caste_system_in_India
#modernity_and_social_changes
Why ‘caste’ is a Western construct
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/j-sai-deepak-writes-why-caste-is-a-western-construct-9137707/
#modernity_and_social_changes
Why ‘caste’ is a Western construct
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/j-sai-deepak-writes-why-caste-is-a-western-construct-9137707/
The Indian Express
J Sai Deepak writes: Why ‘caste’ is a Western construct
The formative literature on it dates to colonial times and is the work of writers with deep-rooted prejudices against Hinduism
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#social_thinkers
Caste Census is Critical But Not Synonymous with Social Justice: Sociologist Satish Deshpande
https://thewire.in/rights/caste-census-is-critical-but-not-synonymous-with-social-justice-sociologist-satish-deshpande
#social_thinkers
Caste Census is Critical But Not Synonymous with Social Justice: Sociologist Satish Deshpande
https://thewire.in/rights/caste-census-is-critical-but-not-synonymous-with-social-justice-sociologist-satish-deshpande
The Wire
Caste Census is Critical But Not Synonymous with Social Justice: Sociologist Satish Deshpande
Delivering a lecture in Bengaluru, the eminent sociologist raised critical questions about representation and treatment of minority castes, complexities of political mobilisation around caste identities, and the broader implications for social justice.
#social_movements_in_India
#Caste_system_in_India
Remembering Vaikom satyagraha
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-history/remembering-vaikom-satyagraha-a-100-years-later-9241758/
#Caste_system_in_India
Remembering Vaikom satyagraha
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-history/remembering-vaikom-satyagraha-a-100-years-later-9241758/
The Indian Express
Remembering Vaikom satyagraha, a 100 years later
Running for over 600 days, the Vaikom satyagraha was the first among many temple entry movements in India. Amidst the national movement, it foregrounded the issue of untouchability and caste oppression.
#Caste_system_in_India
#BR_Ambedkar
The path Ambedkar showed: Why lower castes embrace Buddhism
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-history/the-path-ambedkar-showed-why-lower-castes-embrace-buddhism-9264683/
#BR_Ambedkar
The path Ambedkar showed: Why lower castes embrace Buddhism
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-history/the-path-ambedkar-showed-why-lower-castes-embrace-buddhism-9264683/
The Indian Express
The path Ambedkar showed: Why lower castes embrace Buddhism
The Gujarat government has said conversion to Buddhism will require prior approval of the authorities. Buddhism's egalitarian appeal has long attracted the oppressed in Hinduism.
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#population_policy_and_family_planning_in_India
#BR_Ambedkar
#feminism
Complicating Indian feminism: Ambedkar and a birth control story
https://theleaflet.in/complicating-indian-feminism-ambedkar-and-a-birth-control-story/
#population_policy_and_family_planning_in_India
#BR_Ambedkar
#feminism
Complicating Indian feminism: Ambedkar and a birth control story
https://theleaflet.in/complicating-indian-feminism-ambedkar-and-a-birth-control-story/
The Leaflet
Complicating Indian feminism: Ambedkar and a birth control story – The Leaflet
A re-examination of dominant upper-caste voices that engage with liberal values and yet disengage from those very ideas that grow from justice, equality and self-determination. — THIS essay is an intellectual history of the language that surrounded birth…
#Social_movements
#Caste_system_in_India
#annihilation_of_caste
On Ambedkar Jayanti, a look at the significance of the Mahad Satyagraha
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-history/ambedkar-mahad-satyagraha-9268251/
#Caste_system_in_India
#annihilation_of_caste
On Ambedkar Jayanti, a look at the significance of the Mahad Satyagraha
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-history/ambedkar-mahad-satyagraha-9268251/
The Indian Express
On Ambedkar Jayanti, a look at the significance of the Mahad Satyagraha
The Mahad Satyagraha is considered to be the 'foundational event' of the Dalit movement. This was the first time that the community collectively displayed its resolve to reject the caste system and assert their human rights.
#class_struggle
#Caste_system_in_India
Exploring Possibilities Of Classless Or Casteless Society
https://statetimes.in/exploring-possibilities-of-classless-or-casteless-society/
#Caste_system_in_India
Exploring Possibilities Of Classless Or Casteless Society
https://statetimes.in/exploring-possibilities-of-classless-or-casteless-society/
State Times
Exploring possibilities of Classless or Casteless Society
P.K MAMA classless and casteless society in India envisions eliminating social hierarchies based on economic class and caste, ensuring equal opportunities and status for all individuals, regardless of background. Caste, deeply ingrained in Indian soc
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#BR_Ambedkar
Ambedkar’s warning on democracy rings true
https://www.dailypioneer.com/2024/columnists/ambedkar---s-warning-on-democracy-rings-true.html
#BR_Ambedkar
Ambedkar’s warning on democracy rings true
https://www.dailypioneer.com/2024/columnists/ambedkar---s-warning-on-democracy-rings-true.html
The Pioneer
Ambedkar’s warning on democracy rings true
India backslides on global democracy indexes and exhibits resistance to internal party democracy, starkly contrasting with the political culture of the UK In 1936, Dr BR Ambedkar wrote an undelivered speech, Annihilation of Caste, where he forewarned, “Constitutional…
#caste_system_in_India
#affirmative_action
A critical view of the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes
https://www.thenewsminute.com/voices/a-critical-view-of-the-sub-classification-of-scheduled-castes
#affirmative_action
A critical view of the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes
https://www.thenewsminute.com/voices/a-critical-view-of-the-sub-classification-of-scheduled-castes
The News Minute
A critical view of the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes
In early February, a Constitutional Bench comprising seven judges heard the matter on the permissibility of sub-classification among Scheduled Castes (SC) and S
#caste_system_in_India
#politics_and_society
How Caste Politics Corrupts Democracy & Creates Narrow Loyalties
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/of-caste-system-in-up-politics-narrow-loyalties-it-spawns/amp_articleshow/111565796.cms
#politics_and_society
How Caste Politics Corrupts Democracy & Creates Narrow Loyalties
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/of-caste-system-in-up-politics-narrow-loyalties-it-spawns/amp_articleshow/111565796.cms
The Times of India
How caste politics corrupts democracy & creates narrow loyalties - Times of India
Education News: While caste factor keeps playing a key role in Indian politics, especially in the Hindi heartland, the research paper of Dr Sushil Kumar Pandey, a fac
#caste_system_in_India
#family_and_marriage
What Honour In Killing?: How The State Continues To Fail To Protect The Vulnerable
https://feminisminindia.com/2024/07/23/what-honour-in-killing-how-the-state-continues-to-fail-to-protect-the-vulnerable/
#family_and_marriage
What Honour In Killing?: How The State Continues To Fail To Protect The Vulnerable
https://feminisminindia.com/2024/07/23/what-honour-in-killing-how-the-state-continues-to-fail-to-protect-the-vulnerable/
Feminism in India
What Honour In Killing?: How The State Continues To Fail To Protect The Vulnerable
The 2022 DHDRNet report shows how the patriarchal-Brahminical State continues to perpetuate honour killings in India.
#annihilation_of_caste
#caste_system_in_India
Annihilation Of Caste By Dr. B.R Ambedkar
https://www.legalserviceindia.com/legal/article-17407-annihilation-of-caste-by-dr-b-r-ambedkar.html
#caste_system_in_India
Annihilation Of Caste By Dr. B.R Ambedkar
https://www.legalserviceindia.com/legal/article-17407-annihilation-of-caste-by-dr-b-r-ambedkar.html
Legalserviceindia
Annihilation Of Caste By Dr. B.R Ambedkar
This is a review, I feel much obliged to put my thoughts which some say is
the most controversial, radical piece published. But to my thoughtfulness and I
reckon myself to a be liberal who beli...
the most controversial, radical piece published. But to my thoughtfulness and I
reckon myself to a be liberal who beli...
#caste_system_in_India
#constitution_law_and_social_change
With Supreme Court verdict on Scheduled Caste sub-categorisation, the last person among the marginalised has hope
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/supreme-court-scheduled-caste-sub-categorisation-marginalised-hope-9491343/
#constitution_law_and_social_change
With Supreme Court verdict on Scheduled Caste sub-categorisation, the last person among the marginalised has hope
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/supreme-court-scheduled-caste-sub-categorisation-marginalised-hope-9491343/
The Indian Express
With Supreme Court verdict on Scheduled Caste sub-categorisation, the last person among the marginalised has hope
For the state machinery and political class, it is important to ensure that benefits reach the communities that remain invisible and cannot yet compete with others within the SC or ST category as well as with the broader society
#caste_system_in_India
#affirmative_action
#stratification_and_mobility
SC, ST sub-quotas will not break Dalit unity
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/sc-st-sub-quotas-dalit-unity-9508089/
#affirmative_action
#stratification_and_mobility
SC, ST sub-quotas will not break Dalit unity
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/sc-st-sub-quotas-dalit-unity-9508089/
The Indian Express
SC, ST sub-quotas will not break Dalit unity
Those opposing the Supreme Court’s verdict on sub-classification in reservation must remember that only when the most backward among Dalits progress, will the power of the entire community increase
#caste_system_in_India
#social_movements_in_India
How the Independence movement altered the ‘dream’ of a casteless society
https://indianexpress.com/article/research/how-the-independence-movement-altered-the-dream-of-a-casteless-society-9509145/
#social_movements_in_India
How the Independence movement altered the ‘dream’ of a casteless society
https://indianexpress.com/article/research/how-the-independence-movement-altered-the-dream-of-a-casteless-society-9509145/
The Indian Express
How the Independence movement altered the ‘dream’ of a casteless society
Arup K. Chatterjee writes: "Given the inherent pluralism of the Dalit movements in India and the imminent pressures of the Partition of the subcontinent, the liberatory potential of the Ambedkarite movement was gradually consumed by the need to build India’s…
#untouchability
#caste_system_in_India
Untouchability Continues To Plague India's Dalits
https://www.outlookindia.com/national/untouchability-continues-to-plague-indias-dalits
#caste_system_in_India
Untouchability Continues To Plague India's Dalits
https://www.outlookindia.com/national/untouchability-continues-to-plague-indias-dalits
Outlook India
Untouchability Continues To Plague India's Dalits
Despite being illegal, despite the years of independence and progress India has made,
the practice of untouchability continues to plague the country’s Dalit citizens
the practice of untouchability continues to plague the country’s Dalit citizens
#caste_system_in_India
#stratification_and_mobility
#constitution_law_and_social_change
The creamy layer myth: Cash can’t wash away caste
https://frontline.thehindu.com/social-issues/social-justice/subcategorisation-of-scst-community-creamy-layer-new-reservation-policy/article68525021.ece
#stratification_and_mobility
#constitution_law_and_social_change
The creamy layer myth: Cash can’t wash away caste
https://frontline.thehindu.com/social-issues/social-justice/subcategorisation-of-scst-community-creamy-layer-new-reservation-policy/article68525021.ece
The Hindu
The creamy layer myth: Cash can’t wash away caste
The idea of the “creamy layer” invalidates itself on the fundamental ground that the rendering of a community as untouchable continues even today despite reservation.