Articles with tag: Caste
Sanskritization, de-Sanskritization and Colonial Rule
Aparna Pande Apr 19, 2007 interacts: 103The British did not ‘invent’ the caste system but what they did do was to make it the primary basis of social classification.
Untouchability and Sex
Shantanu Dutta Jan 11, 2007 interacts: 79No one practices untouchability when it comes to sex.
Is it time to recognize Dalit Muslims and Dalit Christians?
V S Gopalakrishnan Dec 30, 2006 interacts: 69It is interesting to note that of the 30 million Catholic Christians in India, more than 20 million are said to be Dalit Christians who are also descendants of the converts and have lowly professions.
An Untouchable Apology
Bhaskar Dasgupta Dec 20, 2006 interacts: 260The untouchables of Hinduism are a wretched lot. While it is not at the level of genocide, it is an institutionalised social discrimination over a very long period of time.
Bihar : Where Kangaroo Courts Rule
Shantanu Dutta Aug 27, 2006 interacts: 12Caste panchayats in the heartland of our country often display a lack of consciousness and humaneness which belies the 21st century we live in.
Caste, Reservations and Indian Muslims
Salil Kader Apr 30, 2006 interacts: 31The despicable custom of discrimination on the basis of a person’s birth is prevalent among the Muslims of India. But demanding a separate identity as a ‘dalit Muslim’, and other benefits based on caste is no panacea for such iniquity
Crutches for the able-Bodied
Rahul Malviya Dec 24, 2004 interacts: 31Don’t reserve seats, make people worthy of getting the seats on their own.
Caste and the City
Shivam Vij Dec 6, 2004 interacts: 171Caste discrimination operates via exclusivism. We won’t live with you, we won’t eat with you, and we won’t socialize with you. So it should not be surprising that such marginalisation extends to the job market.
