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  1. Tejasvi vs Sowmya: Class, caste and counterculture in Bengaluru South

    Bengaluru South is not just about IT parks, malls, and ‘pure veg’ food joints. Swanky glass-fronted buildings hide decades of social dominance and it has expanded to economic clout. Still, there’s a counterculture in the making.

    #karnataka #bengaluru #BengaluruSouth #TejaswiSurya #SowmyaReddy #LokSabhaElection2024 #ElectionCampaign2024 #brahminism #vegetarianism #BJP #caste #hindutva #congress #elections2024 india

    thenewsminute.com/long-form/te

  2. Caste Hierarchies Are Not Just About Purity or Dominance, They Are Also About the State

    'We propose a polythetic definition of caste, that is, a definition that invokes a number of different criteria, not all of which will necessarily be present in every case and no one of which is all-determining or ever-present.'

    #BookExcerpt #SurinderSJodhka #JulesNaudet #caste #CasteHierarchies #brahminism #books #bookstodon #india

    thewire.in/books/book-excerpt-

  3. After Bombay, ‘Pure Veg’ section and mess in IIT-Hyderabad

    A survey, prompted by the Director and some students of IIT Hyderabad, was sent to students in July this year to see if there were enough takers for a vegetarian-only space. Soon after, a section was set up in the new mess of the institute.

    #telangana #hyderabad #IITHyderabad #vegetarianism #caste #casteism #brahminism #CastePride #IITBombay #IITs #india

    thenewsminute.com/telangana/af

  4. ‘Devoted teacher, ISKCON disciple’ — IIT Mandi head in news for linking meat-eating to landslides

    Colleagues of Laxmidhar Behera, in news for controversial remarks, admit he was always orthodox in beliefs. He relates every scientific conversation to spirituality, allege students.

    theprint.in/india/education/de

    #HimachalPradesh #mandi #LaxmidharBehera #IITMandi #IITs #IITKanpur #pseudoscience #vegetarianism #brahminism #ISKCON #hindutva #BJPStates #india

  5. The BJP May End up Tying Itself in Knots By Attacking Udhayanidhi Stalin

    The concept of sanatana dharma was given shape by the Hindu orthodoxy in the 19th century as a movement against reformist organisations like the Arya Samaj and Brahmo Samaj, which questioned regressive practices such as sati and child marriage.

    thewire.in/politics/bjp-attack

    #UdayanidhiStalin #hinduism #inequality #casteism #CasteDiscrimination #DMK #TamilNadu #hindutva #AmitMalviya #AmitShah #KAnnamalai #RSS #FreedomStruggle #BJP #brahminism #caste #india

  6. ‘Hindi Imposition’: Modi Govt’s Nomenclature for New Criminal Law Bills Stirs Row

    Tamil Nadu CM Stalin said the naming of the Bills is an 'audacious attempt' by the BJP government to 'tamper with the essence of India's diversity through a sweeping overhaul' which 'reeks of linguistic imperialism'.

    #HindiImposition #hindi #sanskrit #sanskritisation #brahminism #IPC #CrPC #IndianEvidenceAct #BJP #TamilNadu #MKStalin #india

    thewire.in/politics/hindi-impo

  7. How Majoritarian Policies in UP & Maharashtra Sent Meat Industries Into Decline, Ended Thousands Of Jobs

    Curbs on the meat trade—from infrastructure requirements to a flood of paperwork—tightened cow-slaughter laws, vigilante attacks and arrests, including under the draconian National Security Act, have hit livelihoods of thousands, including butchers, meat-sellers, workers and traders, the majority Muslim, according to the findings of a six-month study conducted in five cities in UP and Maharashtra, India’s two largest meat-exporting states, during 2021 and 2022. The first of a two-part series based on that study.

    #UttarPadesh #maharashtra #MeatIndustries #CowSlaughter #NationalSecurityAct #muslims #NGT #UPPCB #AjayBisht #YogiAdityanath #unemployment #hindutva #brahminism #islamophobia #india

    article-14.com/post/how-majori

  8. IIT Bombay Suicide: Did Authorities Fail to Act Even After Surveys Pointed to Rampant Casteism?

    Although an internal probe panel linked the recent suicide of a Dalit student on the campus to academic performance, at least three surveys by SC-ST Student Cell pointed to a highly discriminative atmosphere on campus towards students from the Dalit and Adivasi communities.

    #maharashtra #mumbai #DarshanSolanki #IITBombay #casteism #dalits #suicide #education #caste #discrimination #dalit #adivasi #SCST #IITB #brahminism #MentalHealth #india

    thewire.in/caste/iit-bombay-su

  9. Clash breaks out over Dalits offering prayers at Madhya Pradesh Shiva temple

    The brawl was allegedly triggered by upper castes using casteist slurs and chasing away a group of Dalit women offering prayers in the temple where they had been denied entry a few days ago.

    #MadhyaPradesh #khargone #dalits #balai #TempleEntry #untouchability #shivratri #casteism #brahminism #caste #dalit #gurjars #marathas #HumanRights #ReligiousFreedom #hinduism #CasteViolence #india

    thehindu.com/news/national/oth