Tag: Caste
Beyond Periyar’s Legacy: Honour Killings Betray Tamil Nadu’s Social Justice Promise
Kevin Selvaganesh, a Dalit Christian youth from Tamil Nadu, was brutally murdered in an honour killing for planning to marry a Maravar girl. Despite police awareness, the attack was not prevented. His death exposed the deep-rooted caste hatred and the disturbing complicity of law enforcement in such crimes
Who Cleans, Who Dies, Who Celebrates? Caste Politics Behind ‘Clean India’
Despite spending Rs 1200 crore on Swachh Bharat (Clean India) advertisements, the Modi government has failed to eradicate manual scavenging. Dalits continue to die in sewers, victims of deep-rooted caste bias. Laws banning the practice remain toothless, while the state celebrates cleanliness without addressing who cleans—and who dies.
In Defense of Marginalized: Sanjeev on Caste, Classification and Dalit Unity
Sanjeev Khudshah was born on 12 February 1973 in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. He is counted among the top Dalit writers in the country. His works...
The Grandeur of Hypocrisy: The Grand Spectacle of India’s ‘Wedding of the Century’
Indians simply love fat weddings. We recently saw the wedding of the ‘meritorious’ son of a mighty Business family, which is being ‘claimed’ as...
Are Lower Castes Bearing the Burden of a Greener Future?
Delhi: When Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was in Jharkhand during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra earlier this year, he interacted with some people who...
महात्मा गाँधी, नस्ल और जाति
राष्ट्रपिता महात्मा गाँधी ने दुनिया के सबसे बड़े जनांदोलन का नेतृत्व किया था। यह जनांदोलन ब्रिटिश साम्राज्यवाद के विरुद्ध था। गांधीजी के जनांदोलन ने...