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Topic: Racism

Gora Aur Kala is 1970’s Bollywood tackling racism. If anything, it makes it worse

For a film that tries to show that 'beauty is skin deep', director Naresh Kumar and the scriptwriters seem wholly oblivious to its problematic depictions of blackface.

Racism in Antarctica? Bangladeshi YouTuber Salahuddin Sumon faced racial profiling

Salahuddin Sumon and Nilay Kumar Biswas were the two Bangladeshis on a recent trip to Antarctica. Ice caps and penguins weren’t the only highlight.

The Indian diaspora is under attack. What has gone wrong?

From Indian-origin people being kicked out of Uganda overnight to facing racism in Canada and the UK today, these instances offer lessons for the Indian diaspora.

England must brace for a war that can no longer be deferred

There’s little doubt that the unravelling of English politics is taking place at a speed few anticipated. Even though figures show net immigration has been falling, concern over the issue is at the highest levels since 1974.

13 racist attacks on Indians in Ireland in a month including on 6-yr-old girl. Here’s what’s happening

Irish President Michael Higgins 'unequivocally condemned' the attacks & Deputy PM Harris condemned the 'racism' against Indian community members.

Sexualise, dehumanise Northeast people—Indian YouTubers have a new formula for more views

These YouTubers are simply the latest iteration of a racism so normalised that it erupts predictably whenever Northeast India enters national headlines.

‘Chinky is what they say, still we fight’. A bold song from Northeast is calling out racism

For songwriter Sonu Baroi, the song Chinky was born out of personal experiences with racism in Punjab and the widespread misinformation about the Northeast.

Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric is tearing LA apart—a city built by Mexican settlers in 1781

Chinese massacres, Zoot Suit beatings, Watts violence, and Rodney King riots show how Los Angeles has always been America's testing ground for racial acceptance.

Islamophobia, racism led Indian author toward Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb. Modern School helped too

At the launch of ‘A Drop in the Ocean’, Syeda Hameed described her memoir as a 'chronicle of the Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb, the ethos of new India’.

1st conviction in Breonna Taylor case: US ex-cop found guilty of civil rights abuse during fatal 2020 raid

Federal jury says Brett Hankison used excessive force during raid in which Black medical technician was fatally shot. Case sparked huge protests against racial disparities in policing in US.

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North Indians need a crash course from Malayalis. Civic sense can be taught

One can feel the difference the moment the train enters Kerala—cleaner railway platforms, more hygienic food stalls, orderly passengers, no stench, and, of course, fresh air.

Maharashtra Budget: Fadnavis hands farmers another loan waiver even as 6 lakh await benefits of 1st one

Other key promises in the budget include AI- and other technology-enabled services for farmers and continuation of the Ladki Bahin Yojana, which will have the same outlay. 

Iranian naval ship Lavan with crew of 184 docked in Kochi same day US torpedoed IRIS Dena

IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.