Tag: Casteism
Ministers to Hockey India, all are quiet on casteist attack on Dalit player Vandana Katariya
What do India's sports bodies have in common? Silence on discrimination.
Reactions to OBC medical quota are exposing Indians’ flawed merit argument all over again
I didn’t see any protest or anger by Savarnas against EWS quota. No one wrote: 'I will not get treated by a doctor who did their degree under EWS reservation.'
After Neville Shah’s ‘quota’ clip, Indian comedians called out for past casteist, sexist jokes
Old tweets and videos of several popular comedians have surfaced on social media where they made sexist, casteist and Islamophobic jokes.
How Instagram reels is a mirror to modern casteism in India
Instagram Reels feels like you've entered an expensive restaurant where you can be mocked for your clothes, accent, and pronunciation.
Violence, ‘caste slurs, changed vibe’ — fallout in Delhi neighbourhood after Muslim-Dalit wedding
A mob of around 10-20 men went on a rampage in Delhi's Harijan Basti after they came to know about the couple’s marriage. Police have arrested seven persons for the violence so far.
Amitabh Bachchan was once ‘casteless’ Hindu. Tandav, Ludo now flaunt loud, proud Brahmins
Pankaj Tripathi in Hotstar’s Criminal Justice to Saif Ali Khan in Tandav, Dabangg to Jolly LLB, Bollywood now showcases only Brahmin stories.
Why the farmers’ protest is led by Sikhs of Punjab
The Khalistan movement in the 1980s may have limited support for Punjab’s Sikhs in the battle with the Indira Gandhi govt. But in Modi govt's farm laws, they have a worthy cause.
Chances of an inter-caste marriage go up if groom’s mother is educated: Study
The rate of inter-caste marriages in India, as recently as 2011, was merely 5.82% and there has been no upward trend over the past four decades.
To understand UP’s U-turn from Bahujans to Brahmins, last 3 elections are key
The ongoing clamour in Uttar Pradesh to become the voice of the Brahmins shows the diminishing returns of focusing solely on Bahujan politics.
TikTok made rural India into DIY Eklavyas
Chinese apps like TikTok adored every rejected ‘unequal’ Indian. The mainstream elite and privileged people can cry anti-national all they want.