Sociologist Prof. K Kalyani teaches at the School of Arts and Sciences at Azim Premji University in Bengaluru. She researches ...

The Gita challenges caste by promoting inner qualities over birth, urging liberation from all social identities ...

Caste, derived from casta, is now deeply linked with India's ancient social structure, the varna system, in which esoteric individuals based on the work performed and, by extension, their place in ...

The word ‘dharma’ is a relatively minor word in Vedic times, appearing barely 70 times in Rig Veda, indicating something that is foundational and stable. The wo ...

The media industry glorifies whiteness. Actors and models have been promoting fairness products. Dark-complexioned girls are ...

The untouchables and Avarna the outcastes outside the Varna system of Hindu caste system were not even allowed to walk on public roads and highways or temple roads.

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We Were Liars is the latest in a series of television shows about obscenely wealthy people’s lavish holiday accommodations ...

Caste enumeration is a necessary exercise that will inevitably change the composition and politics of this social identity marker. Such a headcount wouldn’t just record reality, but may actually ...