Topic: Caste
Bristol brought down slave trader’s statue. This is what India should do with Manu statue
The year 2020 will not tolerate White-washing or Manu-splaining of history. It’s time to remove Manu statue from the premises of Rajasthan High Court.
The difficulty of being Rakesh Rathore, or why the BJP’s caste coalition in UP is rocky
Leaked phone conversations of a BJP MLA speak the truth behind the Yogi government’s PR.
Charges quashed against Twitter’s Jack Dorsey for holding poster. More CEOs must speak up now
Many conservatives and Right-wing Indians were outraged that the Twitter CEO, in his visit to India, held a poster against brahmanical patriarchy. He had every right to.
Brahmins on India’s elite campuses say studying science is natural to upper castes: Study
New study finds Brahmin domination in India's science stream and premier scientific institutions has led upper castes to say they are natural inheritors of science.
BJP claims CAA helps Dalits. But lives of Jogendra Nath Mandal & Ambedkar say otherwise
Ambedkar and Mandal resigned from Indian and Pakistani cabinets in 1950-51. Their letters hold the key to understanding the debate around CAA and BJP's push for it.
We know the number of cows & pigs in India, but not those of OBCs & Brahmins
Modi govt rightly believes data is required for proper planning and formulation of any programme. But this holds true for social policies too.
What Abhijit Banerjee and Thomas Piketty missed in their study of Indian voter behaviour
The celebrated economists have argued Indian voters vote for caste and religious issues, and not for social spending.
Of caste struggles and women empowerment, a look at Premchand’s short stories
There has been a century-long debate on whether Premchand was able to articulate the suffering of the lower castes, considering that he was a rich Kayastha.
Bihar governor attends BJP-backed ‘caste meeting’, Sushil Modi says it’s for social harmony
The public meeting was organised on 27 August by the BJP-backed Nonia, Bind & Bedar Mahasangh. Governor Chauhan belongs to Nonia caste.
Casteist judges? Justice V. Chitambaresh wasn’t the first, he won’t be the last
CJI Gogoi must condemn Justice Chitambaresh for upholding Brahmins, not Constitution. His comments don’t suit his constitutional post.
The fundamental flaw in Priyanka Gandhi’s Uttar Pradesh strategy
We don’t know who the Congress party’s chief ministerial candidate is. Priyanka Gandhi or Ajay Kumar Lallu?
Indian lawsuits allege former Wirecard COO played key role in deals later mired in disputes
The suits allege Marsalek took part in negotiations leading to the acquisition of Hermes by a Mauritius-based private equity fund in 2015.
Defence
Modi dares China, tells Indian Army ‘our enemies have seen your fire and fury’
China sees Modi’s visit as an attempt to ‘escalate’ the situation. Experts say the visit was a powerful message to China to not escalate the matter.
India must believe threat of war is real, even if Chinese build-up is coercive diplomacy
India invented coercive diplomacy with Op Parakram. But unlike Pakistan back then, it must never blink, be prepared for war, and wear out the Chinese.