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Recent articles from the archives

Sanskritization, de-Sanskritization and Colonial Rule

Aparna Pande Apr 19, 2007

The 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

No one practices untouchability when it comes to sex.

Is it time to recognize Dalit Muslims and Dalit Christians?

V S Gopalakrishnan Dec 30, 2006

It 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.

Bihar : Where Kangaroo Courts Rule

Shantanu Dutta Aug 27, 2006

Caste 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

The 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

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