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Seven Decades After It Was Abolished, ‘Untouchability’ Continues to be Practiced in India

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.

What Attempts to Measure India’s Caste System Get Wrong

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.
Setting Usual Mudslinging Aside, India Twitter Rallies Behind an Old Man and His Small Roadside Eatery

Setting Usual Mudslinging Aside, India Twitter Rallies Behind an Old Man and His Small Roadside Eatery

By Sumaira Rizvi
Indian social media is full of partisan vitriol. But its support for Kanta Prasad shows all is not lost yet.

Black Lives Matter Should Be a Wake-Up Call for India

Black Lives Matter Should Be a Wake-Up Call for India

By StoriesAsia
The Black Lives Matter movement in the United States should remind India that it has much soul-seeking to do on issues of race and identity.

How Bollywood Discriminates Against Playback Singers

How Bollywood Discriminates Against Playback Singers

By StoriesAsia
Bollywood’s playback singing industry is brutal for upstarts and newcomers.

Addressing Race in India and Abroad: Colorism, Surveillance, and Reckoning With Police Impunity

Addressing Race in India and Abroad: Colorism, Surveillance, and Reckoning With Police Impunity

By Bansari Kamdar
Indians abroad are weighing in whether to attend the Black Lives Matter protests in the U.S.

New Delhi Nurses Protest as Cracks Show in Indian Healthcare

New Delhi Nurses Protest as Cracks Show in Indian Healthcare

By Associated Press
Nurses at one of the Indian capital’s leading hospitals began protests this week over long shifts and shortfalls in personal protective equipment.
Amid Virus, Those in India’s Largest Slum Help One Another

Amid Virus, Those in India’s Largest Slum Help One Another

By Associated Press
Dharavi, India’s largest slum, has been hard-hit by the pandemic.

Some Traffic Returns to Roads as India Eases Virus Lockdown

Some Traffic Returns to Roads as India Eases Virus Lockdown

By Associated Press
A gradual easing in parts of the country has allowed some activity to pick up.

India’s COVID–19 Gender Blind Spot

India’s COVID–19 Gender Blind Spot

By Bansari Kamdar
India’s women stand to lose from the country‘s COVID–19 policies in many ways.

The Idea of India—And a Transition Toward Violent, Exclusionary Nationalism

The Idea of India—And a Transition Toward Violent, Exclusionary Nationalism

By Nazir Ahmad and Muneeb Yousuf
What the nation meant for Tagore, Gandhi, and Nehru differs from what it means for the BJP and RSS.
India Marshals More Resources to Stop Virus, But Gaps Remain

India Marshals More Resources to Stop Virus, But Gaps Remain

By Associated Press
India is preparing for a long haul against COVID–19.

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