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TopicCasteism

Topic: Casteism

What people keep missing in the images of a fat, Dalit, independent photojournalist

We live in a society that freely promotes a certain kind of beauty standard and shames fat women as ‘undesirable’.

Goa is silent on caste. It’s invisible, and not in English

In Bahishkrut Gomantak, Dadu Mandrekar shows a Goa that exists far away from the dive bars, heritage tours, and laid back beach shacks.

MP university students protest honorary degree for Hindu seer, accuse him of being ‘divisive, casteist’

Students, professors & civil society members have written to President of India, slamming Harisingh Gour University's decision to confer D.Litt degree on Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya.

Ayyankali’s bullock cart ride changed caste dynamics in Kerala

Ayyankali fought for the rights of the oppressed castes in a variety of ways—from claiming public spaces to autonomy for the individual body and access to government education.

IAS officer’s father booked under SC/ST Act for slur against son’s batchmate at protest in Haryana

Ashok Swami, who has a sweet shop in Charkhi Dadri and belongs to backward classes, is the father of Saurabh Swami, a 2015-batch IAS officer. His comments targeted Charkhi Dadri DC Preeti.

SC Commission issues notice to Zomato for ‘casteist ad’. Seeks action report from Delhi Police, YouTube

The ad was aimed to promote food delivery service's voluntary waste recycling policy. National Commission for Scheduled Castes has taken suo moto cognizance of the matter.

Hindu-Americans are in denial about caste. It’s been in religious scriptures for long

Battle lines are being drawn in response to the emergence of caste fissures in the American workplace, thanks to California Civil Rights Department's case against CISCO.

Mughal-e-Azam, Pakeezah to Gadar, Hindi cinema’s Muslim characters are never Pasmandas

Dalit cinema in India has put marginalised Hindus on the silver screen but the Muslim Pasmanda community remains untouched.

Meet Chuni Kotal, the Dalit Advasi woman from Bengal who battled stigma in Indian education

Kotal was the first woman from the Lodha Savaras tribe to graduate and became an idol for the new generation of Dalit Adivasis and women.

Politicians calling each other ‘terrorists’ aren’t doing Punjab a favour

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

On Camera

Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.