#castepride — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #castepride, aggregated by home.social.
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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
https://www.thenewsminute.com/telangana/after-bombay-pure-veg-section-and-mess-in-iit-hyderabad
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‘This is Sanatana’: VCK slams TN Guv RN Ravi for presiding over Dalit poonul ceremony
RN Ravi gave a speech at the event in which he said that there were no inequalities in the Vedas, and that “we are equal”.
#TamilNadu #RNRavi #TNGovernor #janeu #brahminism #CastePride #SanatanaDharma #SanatanDharma #HinduScriptures #VCK #TholThirumavalavan #governors #BJP #RSS #india
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Why Tamil online caste groups are celebrating Fahadh’s character from Maamannan
An ironic compilation of edits of the terrifying Rathnavel from Maamannan (played by Fahadh Faasil) have now become a symbol of caste pride for online caste groups, especially among the Gounders and Thevars (dominant caste groups in Tamil Nadu).
#TamilNadu #cinema #CastePride #gounders #thevars #casteism #maamannan #CasteDiscrimination #caste #dalits #CasteViolence #HonourKilling #MariSelvaraj #FahadhFaasil #TamilCinema #kollywood #india
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Online caste pride pages in Tamil Nadu and the influence they exert in real life
Social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, are home to multiple pages that profess caste pride. While most of these have thousands of followers, how much influence do they exert in real life?
#TamilNadu #casteism #SocialMedia #facebook #meta #instagram #twitter #caste #CastePride #HonourKilling #CasteViolence #gounders #thevars #dalits #DalitChristians #HumanRights #india
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EPW editorial: Is Caste a Private Matter?
As has been argued again and again right from the formation of the Constitution, caste and inequalities of different kinds are intricately interlinked with each other. Therefore, it is necessary to both talk publicly about caste and document its relative position in the opportunity structures, which becomes all the more necessary for a country that has an egalitarian Constitution. It is discrimination and deprivation that provides a legitimate ground for the very interrogation of caste.
#caste #CasteBasedCensus #CasteDiscrimination #inequality #reservations #SocialJustice #constitution #CastePride #census #india
https://www.epw.in/journal/2023/21/editors-desk/caste-private-matter.html
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Unbearable torment: What inter-caste couples in TN have to endure for ‘caste pride’
Inter-caste couples and activists talk about caste violence in Tamil Nadu, and the state’s failings in protecting couples from the brutal violence of their own families.
#TamilNadu #caste #IntercasteLove #IntercasteMarriages #casteism #CastePride #CasteViolence #SCST #dalits #HonourKilling #TNgovt #india