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The Curse of Caste
'No longer shall you wait, no more relent; until you have annihilated me completely'.
Cot, Cups and Chair
A poem on caste-based discrimination in savarna households.
‘Wake N’ Bake’ Review: Why Indian Standup Needs More Men Like Rohan Joshi
Joshi's one-hour special shows that it's possible to have your audience in splits without being insensitive in the process.
My Amazing Teacher and His Caste-Based Misadventures
My teacher, a man who had never felt ashamed of his background, was also just a father fearful for his son's safety.
Politics of Environment: Language and India’s Climate Change Movement
There is an inevitable class and cultural divide when it comes to the fight for the environment.
‘I Feel Betrayed’: No One Prepared Me For the Real World
I had to do a masters in social science to understand the reality because I was never taught how caste, class and gender actually play out in society.
Musings on Art, Caste and Rape in Churu, Rajasthan
Another day, another brutal gang rape of a Dalit woman. This time by a group of policemen who beat her brother-in-law to death first. Inured usually to such news, …
DU’s English Department Drops Sections on Gujarat Riots, LGBTQ From Syllabus to ‘Not Hurt Sentiments’
The decision comes after the university’s Academic Council sent back syllabi to the English department to take a final call because of the objections raised by the RSS-backed National …
Mumbai Pride 2019: The Revolution is Here, And it’s Rainbow and Intersectional
It's going to be a fight if we want substantive equality. But I, for one, am hopeful that we'll make it.