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  1. The Stupid Brahmin and His Even Stupider Janeu

    “The moment I realized that it is only the Brahmin male who wears the janeu and not the Brahmin female, I understood that all castes are lower castes.”

    #Brahmin #CasteSystem #CasteSystemInIndia #Casteism #Dvija #Janeu #ScaredThread #TwiceBorn #Upanayanam
  2. Renaming Caste, Retaining Privilege

    Attempts to 'invisibilise' caste through definitional alterations – whether in terms of an organic community or of a cultural community – are enmeshed in long-range socioeconomic transformations. Ankur Barua and Vishal Ananthakumar write.

    #caste #casteism #HinduPhilosophies #advaita #AdiShankara #vivekananda #HinduScriptures #manusmriti #AryaSamaj #BRAmbedkar #brahmins #TamilBrahmins #brahminism #class #untouchability #india

    theindiaforum.in/caste/renamin

  3. Renaming Caste, Retaining Privilege

    Attempts to 'invisibilise' caste through definitional alterations – whether in terms of an organic community or of a cultural community – are enmeshed in long-range socioeconomic transformations. Ankur Barua and Vishal Ananthakumar write.

    #caste #casteism #HinduPhilosophies #advaita #AdiShankara #vivekananda #HinduScriptures #manusmriti #AryaSamaj #BRAmbedkar #brahmins #TamilBrahmins #brahminism #class #untouchability #india

    theindiaforum.in/caste/renamin

  4. Marked by Insight and Foresight:
    K. Balagopal on Caste, Class, and the State

    The writings between the 1980 and 2003 of K. Balagopal, the scholar and democratic rights activist who died too early, emphasised caste’s role in fuelling fascism in India.

    #BookReview #KBalagopal #caste #casteism #hindutva #communalism #authoritarianism #dalits #CasteViolence #BJP #congress #fascism #reservations #books #bookstodon #history #histodon #india

    theindiaforum.in/book-reviews/

  5. Marked by Insight and Foresight:
    K. Balagopal on Caste, Class, and the State

    The writings between the 1980 and 2003 of K. Balagopal, the scholar and democratic rights activist who died too early, emphasised caste’s role in fuelling fascism in India.

    #BookReview #KBalagopal #caste #casteism #hindutva #communalism #authoritarianism #dalits #CasteViolence #BJP #congress #fascism #reservations #books #bookstodon #history #histodon #india

    theindiaforum.in/book-reviews/

  6. The identity theft of Rohith Vemula’s Dalitness

    The punitive logic of a casteist society that duly punished and expelled Rohith Vemula from his hostel and excommunicated him from the university while he was alive, has not spared him in his death, writes Ankit Kawade.

    #RohithVemula #RadhikaVemula #CasteViolence #dalits #DalitIdentity #RSS #BJP #ABVP #casteism #HCU #hyderabad #telangana #india

    thenewsminute.com/news/the-ide

  7. The identity theft of Rohith Vemula’s Dalitness

    The punitive logic of a casteist society that duly punished and expelled Rohith Vemula from his hostel and excommunicated him from the university while he was alive, has not spared him in his death, writes Ankit Kawade.

    #RohithVemula #RadhikaVemula #CasteViolence #dalits #DalitIdentity #RSS #BJP #ABVP #casteism #HCU #hyderabad #telangana #india

    thenewsminute.com/news/the-ide

  8. ‘State-sanctioned casteism’: Madras HC on continuation of manual scavenging

    The court, in an important move, widened the definition of the word ‘sewer’ under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, to include storm water drains.

    #TamilNadu #MadrasHC #ManualScavenging #CasteViolence #casteism #SKA #india

    thenewsminute.com/news/state-s

  9. ‘State-sanctioned casteism’: Madras HC on continuation of manual scavenging

    The court, in an important move, widened the definition of the word ‘sewer’ under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, to include storm water drains.

    #TamilNadu #MadrasHC #ManualScavenging #CasteViolence #casteism #SKA #india

    thenewsminute.com/news/state-s

  10. Chennai caste killing: After husband’s murder, wife dies by suicide

    22-year-old Praveen belonging to the Paraiyar caste (classified as Scheduled Caste) was killed by Sharmila’s brother Dinesh (24) and four other men in the Pallikaranai locality on February 24.

    #TamilNadu #chennai #CasteKilling #dalits #paraiyars #yadavas #CasteViolence #suicide #caste #casteism #india

    thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/c

  11. Chennai caste killing: After husband’s murder, wife dies by suicide

    22-year-old Praveen belonging to the Paraiyar caste (classified as Scheduled Caste) was killed by Sharmila’s brother Dinesh (24) and four other men in the Pallikaranai locality on February 24.

    #TamilNadu #chennai #CasteKilling #dalits #paraiyars #yadavas #CasteViolence #suicide #caste #casteism #india

    thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/c

  12. TN: Caste violence makes this village’s Dalit residents demand separate polling booth

    On April 8, 2023, three Dalit residents were allegedly attacked by Vanniyars, a dominant caste group, after the trio tried to enter the Dharmaraja Draupadi Amman temple in Melpathi of Villupuram.

    #TamilNadu #villupuram #dalits #vanniyars #CasteViolence #TempleEntry #untouchability #caste #casteism #elections2024 #india

    thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/t

  13. TN: Caste violence makes this village’s Dalit residents demand separate polling booth

    On April 8, 2023, three Dalit residents were allegedly attacked by Vanniyars, a dominant caste group, after the trio tried to enter the Dharmaraja Draupadi Amman temple in Melpathi of Villupuram.

    #TamilNadu #villupuram #dalits #vanniyars #CasteViolence #TempleEntry #untouchability #caste #casteism #elections2024 #india

    thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/t

  14. Did Periyar call for a genocide of Brahmins?

    In hierarchical societies, reformers challenge the status quo with provocative and uncivil speech. Accusing them of hate speech is ill-intentioned. Karthick Ram Manoharan writes.

    #periyar #brahmins #PeriyarEVR #brahminism #casteism #SocialJustice #TMKrishna #MalcolmX #india

    frontline.thehindu.com/politic

  15. Did Periyar call for a genocide of Brahmins?

    In hierarchical societies, reformers challenge the status quo with provocative and uncivil speech. Accusing them of hate speech is ill-intentioned. Karthick Ram Manoharan writes.

    #periyar #brahmins #PeriyarEVR #brahminism #casteism #SocialJustice #TMKrishna #MalcolmX #india

    frontline.thehindu.com/politic

  16. Badaga community members refuse to allow bus to ply to SC/ST villages in the Nilgiris

    Hundreds of people from Badaga-dominated Ebbanad staged a protest, preventing the bus from reaching Koranur and Bikkapathy Mund.

    #TamilNadu #nilgiris #badagas #casteism #dalits #adivasis #OBCs #PublicTransport #india

    thehindu.com/news/national/tam

  17. Badaga community members refuse to allow bus to ply to SC/ST villages in the Nilgiris

    Hundreds of people from Badaga-dominated Ebbanad staged a protest, preventing the bus from reaching Koranur and Bikkapathy Mund.

    #TamilNadu #nilgiris #badagas #casteism #dalits #adivasis #OBCs #PublicTransport #india

    thehindu.com/news/national/tam

  18. Hyderabad: HMDA official seeks action against Bajrang Dal members for attack on church

    The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority official filed a complaint on February 14, a day after the Dalit Christian church was attacked by a mob of 200 Bajrang Dal members from various dominant castes.

    #telangana #hyderabad #CommunalViolence #BajrangDal #HMDA #CasteViolence #casteism #IndianChristians #VHP #HinduMobs #caste #dalits #DalitChristians #india

    thenewsminute.com/telangana/hy

  19. Hyderabad: HMDA official seeks action against Bajrang Dal members for attack on church

    The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority official filed a complaint on February 14, a day after the Dalit Christian church was attacked by a mob of 200 Bajrang Dal members from various dominant castes.

    #telangana #hyderabad #CommunalViolence #BajrangDal #HMDA #CasteViolence #casteism #IndianChristians #VHP #HinduMobs #caste #dalits #DalitChristians #india

    thenewsminute.com/telangana/hy

  20. UGC's Committee to Probe Caste Discrimination on Campuses Offers No Solutions

    Members of the committee have no track record of tackling discrimination – but do have a closeness to the BJP. Their affidavit in the Supreme Court does not respond to the many issues raised in Abeda Tadvi and Radhika Vemula’s petition.

    #UGC #CasteDiscrimination #education #CasteViolence #RohithVemula #PayalTadvi #dalits #adivasis #casteism #RSS #ABVP #BJP #india

    thewire.in/caste/ugcs-committe

  21. UGC's Committee to Probe Caste Discrimination on Campuses Offers No Solutions

    Members of the committee have no track record of tackling discrimination – but do have a closeness to the BJP. Their affidavit in the Supreme Court does not respond to the many issues raised in Abeda Tadvi and Radhika Vemula’s petition.

    #UGC #CasteDiscrimination #education #CasteViolence #RohithVemula #PayalTadvi #dalits #adivasis #casteism #RSS #ABVP #BJP #india

    thewire.in/caste/ugcs-committe

  22. Tribal Body Files Police Complaint Against Anchor Sudhir Chaudhary's On-Air Remarks

    Chaudhary made these comments after Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate.

    #SudhirChaudhary #HemantSoren #AajTak #HateSpeech #SCSTAct #adivasis #media #television #hindutva #jharkhand #AadivasiSena #casteism #india

    thewire.in/media/sudhir-chaudh

  23. Tribal Body Files Police Complaint Against Anchor Sudhir Chaudhary's On-Air Remarks

    Chaudhary made these comments after Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate.

    #SudhirChaudhary #HemantSoren #AajTak #HateSpeech #SCSTAct #adivasis #media #television #hindutva #jharkhand #AadivasiSena #casteism #india

    thewire.in/media/sudhir-chaudh

  24. 'Manual scavenging not allowed in Karnataka': CM Siddaramaiah warns of strict action

    CM Siddaramaiah warned of strict legal action if anyone is found engaging any individual in manual scavenging, while saying there should be no manual scavengers in the state.

    #ManualScavenging #karnataka #siddaramaiah #caste #dalits #CasteViolence #casteism #india

    thenewsminute.com/karnataka/ma

  25. 'Manual scavenging not allowed in Karnataka': CM Siddaramaiah warns of strict action

    CM Siddaramaiah warned of strict legal action if anyone is found engaging any individual in manual scavenging, while saying there should be no manual scavengers in the state.

    #ManualScavenging #karnataka #siddaramaiah #caste #dalits #CasteViolence #casteism #india

    thenewsminute.com/karnataka/ma

  26. Colonial and casteist ideas still shape criminalisation and policing in India

    The disproportionate policing and incarceration of Denotified Tribes and other caste-oppressed communities must be understood as a result of colonial and Brahminical power, writes Nikita Sonawane.

    #dalits #adivasis #casteism #CasteistPolicies #DenotifiedTribes #CriminalTribesAct #brahminism #policing #law #CasteDiscrimination #india

    himalmag.com/colonial-brahmini

  27. Colonial and casteist ideas still shape criminalisation and policing in India

    The disproportionate policing and incarceration of Denotified Tribes and other caste-oppressed communities must be understood as a result of colonial and Brahminical power, writes Nikita Sonawane.

    #dalits #adivasis #casteism #CasteistPolicies #DenotifiedTribes #CriminalTribesAct #brahminism #policing #law #CasteDiscrimination #india

    himalmag.com/colonial-brahmini

  28. Caste discrimination is legal in Australia, home to more than 1 million South Asians. Some deny it even exists

    Despite living in Australia, many ‘lower caste’ South Asians from India, Nepal and elsewhere say the system of hereditary social hierarchy persists.

    #CasteDiscrimination #australia #caste #casteism #nepal #india #IndianDiaspora #hindus #CACD #brahminism #kshatriyas #dalits

    scmp.com/week-asia/people/arti

  29. Caste discrimination is legal in Australia, home to more than 1 million South Asians. Some deny it even exists

    Despite living in Australia, many ‘lower caste’ South Asians from India, Nepal and elsewhere say the system of hereditary social hierarchy persists.

    #CasteDiscrimination #australia #caste #casteism #nepal #india #IndianDiaspora #hindus #CACD #brahminism #kshatriyas #dalits

    scmp.com/week-asia/people/arti

  30. Caste discrimination is legal in Australia, home to more than 1 million South Asians. Some deny it even exists

    Despite living in Australia, many ‘lower caste’ South Asians from India, Nepal and elsewhere say the system of hereditary social hierarchy persists.

    #CasteDiscrimination #australia #caste #casteism #nepal #india #IndianDiaspora #hindus #CACD #brahminism #kshatriyas #dalits

    scmp.com/week-asia/people/arti

  31. Caste discrimination is legal in Australia, home to more than 1 million South Asians. Some deny it even exists

    Despite living in Australia, many ‘lower caste’ South Asians from India, Nepal and elsewhere say the system of hereditary social hierarchy persists.

    #CasteDiscrimination #australia #caste #casteism #nepal #india #IndianDiaspora #hindus #CACD #brahminism #kshatriyas #dalits

    scmp.com/week-asia/people/arti

  32. Caste discrimination is legal in Australia, home to more than 1 million South Asians. Some deny it even exists

    Despite living in Australia, many ‘lower caste’ South Asians from India, Nepal and elsewhere say the system of hereditary social hierarchy persists.

    #CasteDiscrimination #australia #caste #casteism #nepal #india #IndianDiaspora #hindus #CACD #brahminism #kshatriyas #dalits

    scmp.com/week-asia/people/arti

  33. 'Team Member Posted Incorrect Translation': Assam CM on 'Shudras to Serve Other Castes' Tweet

    CM Himanta Biswa Sarma took to X, formerly Twitter, to issue an apology and claimed that Assam was “casteless”.

    #assam #HimantaBiswaSarma #BJP #brahminism #shudras #brahmins #kshatriyas #vaishyas #casteism #BhagavadGita #CasteSystem #varnas #caste #x #twitter #india

    thewire.in/caste/himanta-biswa

  34. 'Team Member Posted Incorrect Translation': Assam CM on 'Shudras to Serve Other Castes' Tweet

    CM Himanta Biswa Sarma took to X, formerly Twitter, to issue an apology and claimed that Assam was “casteless”.

    #assam #HimantaBiswaSarma #BJP #brahminism #shudras #brahmins #kshatriyas #vaishyas #casteism #BhagavadGita #CasteSystem #varnas #caste #x #twitter #india

    thewire.in/caste/himanta-biswa

  35. 'Team Member Posted Incorrect Translation': Assam CM on 'Shudras to Serve Other Castes' Tweet

    CM Himanta Biswa Sarma took to X, formerly Twitter, to issue an apology and claimed that Assam was “casteless”.

    #assam #HimantaBiswaSarma #BJP #brahminism #shudras #brahmins #kshatriyas #vaishyas #casteism #BhagavadGita #CasteSystem #varnas #caste #x #twitter #india

    thewire.in/caste/himanta-biswa

  36. 'Team Member Posted Incorrect Translation': Assam CM on 'Shudras to Serve Other Castes' Tweet

    CM Himanta Biswa Sarma took to X, formerly Twitter, to issue an apology and claimed that Assam was “casteless”.

    #assam #HimantaBiswaSarma #BJP #brahminism #shudras #brahmins #kshatriyas #vaishyas #casteism #BhagavadGita #CasteSystem #varnas #caste #x #twitter #india

    thewire.in/caste/himanta-biswa

  37. 'Team Member Posted Incorrect Translation': Assam CM on 'Shudras to Serve Other Castes' Tweet

    CM Himanta Biswa Sarma took to X, formerly Twitter, to issue an apology and claimed that Assam was “casteless”.

    #assam #HimantaBiswaSarma #BJP #brahminism #shudras #brahmins #kshatriyas #vaishyas #casteism #BhagavadGita #CasteSystem #varnas #caste #x #twitter #india

    thewire.in/caste/himanta-biswa

  38. Tamil Nadu: 60 Dalits End Pre-Independence Era Practice, Walk Street Wearing Slippers

    The community members walked the ‘Kambala Naicken Street’ in Rajavur village of Tiruppur district donning footwear for the first time in living memory, breaking an unwritten discriminatory practice imposed by upper castes.

    #TamilNadu #tiruppur #CasteViolence #dalits #arunthathiyars #HumanRights #casteism #caste #india

    thewire.in/caste/tamil-nadu-60

  39. Tamil Nadu: 60 Dalits End Pre-Independence Era Practice, Walk Street Wearing Slippers

    The community members walked the ‘Kambala Naicken Street’ in Rajavur village of Tiruppur district donning footwear for the first time in living memory, breaking an unwritten discriminatory practice imposed by upper castes.

    #TamilNadu #tiruppur #CasteViolence #dalits #arunthathiyars #HumanRights #casteism #caste #india

    thewire.in/caste/tamil-nadu-60