Do most not realise the injustice and tyranny hidden within the social structure which makes some the owners of merit by robbing others of their merit? Perhaps they know …
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‘Books We Read, Concerts We Attend’: Comic Strips on Our Caste-Based Privileges
Caste and the networks we form and sustain are inseparable and need to be looked at together.
On Being a Young Dalit Woman
'I am a scared woman, talking in hushed tones about my caste.'
The Use of Rape as a Tool Against Dalit Women
The way caste permeates our society is laid bare by cases like the Hathras gangrape.
Cot, Cups and Chair
A poem on caste-based discrimination in savarna households.
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.
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, …
The ‘Janeu’ – Why Do Woke Brahmins Flaunt a Symbol of Oppression?
Be it a flippant joke, a layered WhatsApp forward or a campaign speech, the sense of Aryan superiority rears its ugly head every now and then.