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Friday, January 9, 2026
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Topic: Caste

In this TN village, a wall stands between 45 Dalit families & a toilet. It all began with an elopement

Virudhunagar: Cheyyakodi walks over 10 minutes every morning to a barren patch of land to answer nature’s call. After fetching a mug of water from...

This director was told Musahars were ‘evil’. New film tackles their marginalisation, his bias

In 'Swaha', filmmaker Abhilash Sharma tackles discrimination, desperation and exploitation. It is set to be screened at IFFK's 'Indian Cinema Now' section this year.

MN Srinivas gave India a new way to see caste—‘his feet were firmly on the ground’

Sociologist MN Srinivas didn’t just theorise caste, but investigated it in the field. On his death anniversary, a look at the “approachable” scholar and his ground-up approach to academia.

A caste-shaped hole in India Inc’s affirmative action policies & menace of ‘digital arrest’ scam

Other global media reports discuss Modi's Nigeria & upcoming Guyana visit, and the advantages and disadvantages of Gujarat's GIFT city.

Is caste now an undeniable part of Sikhism? New paper by JNU professor sheds light

Paper by Surinder Jodhka was published in Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute and explores tension between Sikhism’s foundational principles and prevalence of caste.

‘Unconstitutional rules need to go’—petitioner whose fight led to SC scrapping ‘casteist’ prison rules

During her reporting trips to prisons across 8 states, Sukanya Shantha says she came across hostile conditions of prisoners who were discriminated against for their castes.

Before Mandal, there was no casteism. New think-tank report says no proof it’s 3,000 yrs old

The report, which took Durga Nath Jha two years to research and write, concludes that backwardness should be based on location and not caste.

Caste system has been a unifier, protector of Indian society, says Hindu Right Press

ThePrint’s round-up of how pro-Hindutva writers covered and commented on news and topical issues over the past week.

Not just wristbands, life in Tamil Nadu schools is caste-coded. Punishments to T-shirts

On 1 July, two groups of students pelted stones at each other at govt school in Tirunelveli. This was culmination of ‘caste tension’ between residents of two villages, it is learnt.

Jains in Old Delhi pose as Muslims to buy goats, ‘rescue’ them from Bakrid sacrifice

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

On Camera

Global economic growth to slow in 2026 as Trump’s tariffs bite, UN says

The global economy is forecast to expand 2.7% this year, down from an estimated 2.8% in 2025. Growth is expected to go back up to 2.9% by 2027.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.