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India caste system
What’s the Caste Census That India’s PM Modi Agreed to Under Opposition Pressure?
By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
A caste census will lead to demands for reservations in jobs and education proportional to the population share. Hindu upper castes are anxious that their share will shrink.
Inequalities of Caste and Contract in Sewage Work in Delhi
By Aarushie Sharma
Rising contractual employment in sanitation work draws upon and reproduces historical inequalities of caste and class in urban India.
The Future of Reservations in India
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Reservation of jobs and seats in educational institutions, which were based hitherto on caste identity, will now include economic criteria as well.
Seven Decades After It Was Abolished, ‘Untouchability’ Continues to be Practiced in India
By Kavita Chowdhury
The recent killing of a Dalit child for drinking water out of a pot meant for upper caste people lays bare the extreme discrimination, exclusion, and violence that Dalits suffer.
Does India Need a Caste Census?
By Parul Abrol
The latest data on caste is needed to formulate policies to address socioeconomic inequality.
What Attempts to Measure India’s Caste System Get Wrong
By Shareen Joshi
Modern surveys on caste can feel like inadvertent replications of a colonial mistake.
Dumont, Guha, and the Danger of Stereotyping India
By Krzysztof Iwanek
The case of Dumont’s book may serve as a warning to all foreigners dealing with Indian society.
India's Guardians of the Dead
By Sugato Mukherjee
The cremation undertakers perform a sacred function, but are still “untouchable.”
Has Caste Discrimination Followed Indians Overseas?
By Priyanka Mogul
The United Kingdom, and particularly the Indian diaspora, debates anti-caste discrimination legislation.
India's Consumer Caste System
By Tej Parikh
How globalization has shifted India's social dynamics.
Destroy India's Caste System Before It Destroys India
By K.S. Venkatachalam
The urgent need to end the decadent practice of the caste system before it ends up destroying the social fabric of India
Dalit Protest Over Gujarat Attack
By Padmapriya Govindarajan
A recent incident has sparked outrage.
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