Discover Poykayil Appachan`s inspiring life, his defiance of caste and war, and his legacy in Kerala`s fight for social ...

Sociologist Prof. K Kalyani teaches at the School of Arts and Sciences at Azim Premji University in Bengaluru. She researches ...

The media industry glorifies whiteness. Actors and models have been promoting fairness products. Dark-complexioned girls are ...

Caste, derived from casta, is now deeply linked with India's ancient social structure, the varna system, in which esoteric individuals based on the work performed and, by extension, their place in ...

That the Indian politics is caste-based goes without saying. The projected caste census is the culmination of such politics. With each passing day, the casteist discourse will become shriller, for ...

BJP’s Ram Madhav, undermines the values of the Indian Constitution and is a more sophisticated name for Hindu Rashtra’s agenda.

Importantly, Neelakandan’s approach to the Indian caste system has the potential to open the space for a healthy discourse. The author makes a case for new social science in India.

An Indian mythologist, speaker, illustrator and author ...

As the Indian government announces a landmark caste census—long resisted, now embraced—these books offer insights into the layered histories, bureaucratic power plays, and sociopolitical stakes of ...