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Saturday, January 10, 2026
TopicYashica Dutt

Topic: Yashica Dutt

‘Not Dalit enough’: US anti-caste group issues statement in support of ‘Coming out as Dalit’ author

University of California (UC) Collective for Caste Abolition describes its cause as ‘pushing for caste abolition in, and beyond, the UC system’. It issued the statement earlier this month.

Letter to publishers of Yashica Dutt’s ‘Coming out as Dalit’ seeks review of title in new edition

New Delhi: A group of queer and/or Dalit people, including writers, editors and activists, has called for the publishers of author Yashica Dutt’s book...

Made in Heaven appropriated queer ‘coming out’ and so did Yashica Dutt, writes Sumit Baudh

Coming out is not a onetime declaration. For many queer persons, it is a repeated experience.

‘My story was good enough, but not me?’ Yashica Dutt’s five weeks of hell

In the middle of relentless hate and negativity, Yashica Dutt's identity — from Dalitness to queerness — has been peeled bare in the public eye. The controversy is now one big intersectional khichdi.

Indian films and OTTs see money in Dalit stories. But watch out for symbolic violence

Dalit creative diaspora must contend with coerced aesthetic labour to survive in the media and entertainment industry. Unfortunately, their struggle finds no room or narrative support.

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.