The current hyperbolic preoccupation with race in the Anglosphere has provided an opportunity for some to link caste to race as though they are cognate phenomena of oppression. In this…
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Reflections
Vratabhanga, Paapa and Adharma: Sabarimala and a Case of Justice in India
by M. S. Chaitra and Ashwini B. Desai 104 viewsThe recent judgement by the Supreme Court of India regarding the entry of women into the Sabarimala temple has generated an acrimonious debate in India. The secularists (a broad group including, feminists,…
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Reflections
Doth the lady protest too much? Sikhs, schools, and the Indian farmers
by Dr. Prakash Shah 129 viewsReading the western press coverage one gets the impression that Indian farmers are protesting because their livelihoods are at great risk and they face a government in India which isn’t…
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Imagine that the UK parliament approves special legislation to fast track asylum applications by Christians and Yezidis from Syria and other areas occupied by ISIS. And then imagine the following…
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When I read it for the first time, the article ‘Caste discrimination is a global problem’ by Saikat Majumdar in Times Higher Education (THE) (January 7, 2021) appeared to me…