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Tag: Caste discrimination

Posted inOpinion

Satire critical to public life, but satirists need accountability

by Dnyanesh Kamat November 26, 2021November 26, 2021

Indian comedian Vir Das’s recent monologue “I come from two Indias” did what satire is supposed to do – outrage some, and amuse others. At the end of a show in Washington this month, Das launched into a cutting six-minute routine highlighting contradictions in India around issues of sexual violence, Covid-19, politics and religion. Video […]

Posted inOpinion

India’s ‘love jihad’ laws aim to oppress minorities

by Ghazala Jamil September 3, 2021September 3, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Caste and the cult of masculinity in India

by Fatima Qureshi October 8, 2020October 8, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Film provokes India to look at its deep schisms of caste

by Saikat Datta and Shreya Sehgal July 3, 2019February 18, 2020
Members of the Maratha community take part in a rally in Mumbai in August. Photo: AFP
Posted inIndia, South Asia

High court will have final say on Maharashtra quota meddling

by Kanchan Srivastava December 3, 2018February 18, 2020
Indian members of the Maratha community in the state of Maharashtra shout slogans during a protest in Mumbai on August 9, 2018. AFP PHOTO / PUNIT PARANJPE
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Politicians exploit caste tensions ahead of general election

by Kanchan Srivastava August 14, 2018February 18, 2020
Indian women from the 'Dalit' or 'Untouchable' caste listen to a speaker during a Dalit Dignity Rally against the Congress-led UPA government near Parliament House in New Delhi on December 5, 2007. Photo: AFP/Raveendran
Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia

India’s Dalit women lack access to healthcare and die young

by Shazia Nigar June 15, 2018February 18, 2020

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