New DawnCasteism Still Thrives in Elite Schools in India. What Would Anti‑Caste Education Look Like? Anti-caste pedagogy would respect the agency and experience of all students, promote non-hierarchical relationships, and question how knowledge is transacted. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
The Myth of Institutional ReputeIIT Madras Faculty Resigns Citing Casteism, Serving as Another Reminder To Hold ‘Premier Institutes’ Accountable Prestigious institutions such as the IITs are in dire need of an internal assessment of systemic issues, Veetil noted. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Urgent ProbeTelangana HC Orders Inquiry into Dalit Woman’s Death in Police Custody An inspector and two constables were suspended in connection with the death of Mariyamma, who was arrested in a robbery case. By Saumya Kalia
Casting A ShadowIn ‘Ajeeb Daastaans,’ Caste Compels People To Lead Secretive, Manipulative Lives The characters navigate their life choices using lies and deceit to survive a world set up against them. By Hannah Stephen
To Protect The CommonsTell Me More: Talking Land Protection and Forest Rights With Kumar Sambhav "Shortcuts that brush off human rights seem good on paper, but the eventual conflict both hurts worker's employment and indefinitely blocks companies' investments." By Aditi Murti
Intersectional JusticeSC Issues Guidelines for Courts to Consider Influence of Caste, Disability in Sexual Abuse Cases The court's ruling was in response to a case where a blind woman from an oppressed caste was sexually assaulted. By Devrupa Rakshit
The Politics of PerformanceTell Me More: Talking Caste Dynamics in Bharatanatyam With Nrithya Pillai "The only purpose of using terms like devadasi is to induce trauma and keep women from courtesan castes away from discourse on the performing arts." By Aditi Murti
Justice InterruptedAlmost 84% of Cases Filed by SC/ST Women, Children Are Pending in Court: Govt Panel Attacks on oppressed-caste women and children have increased by 15% over the last three years, the panel noted. By Saumya Kalia
Censoring HistoryKarnataka Govt Scraps Textbook Chapter After Brahmin Board Says it ‘Hurts Religious Sentiments’ The sections described how Jainism and Buddhism flourished in the Vedic period because of the inaccessibility of Brahmin rituals. By Satviki Sanjay
Numbers Do Not LieIITs Receive More Applications From Marginalized Communities Than Previously Disclosed, New Analysis Finds The acceptance rate, however, still remains skewed in favor of general category students, with SC, ST, and OBC slots often going unfilled. By Aditi Murti
Right To ChooseInter‑Caste Marriages Could Help Ease Communal Tensions, Supreme Court Says Consent of the family, community, or clan is not necessary for two consenting adults to get married, SC adds. By Devrupa Rakshit
Heirarchy of Self-PreservationElite Housing Complexes Are Increasingly Policing, Segregating Domestic Workers Amid the Pandemic The pandemic could be an opportunity to rethink class divides, but so far it's only making them wider. By Aishwarya Chandran
Gatekeeping The SpotlightHow Tollywood’s Two ‘Rival’ Castes Work Together to Maintain Political, Industry Power The rivalry of the Kammas and Kapus is mostly for show. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Movements Within MovementsFor Women at the Farmers’ Protests in Delhi, the Farming Laws Aren’t the Only Issue Even as women unite to protest the three controversial farming laws, they struggle for leadership and land ownership, and against casteism. By Riddhi Dastidar
Weaving A FarceTell Me More: Talking Inequality in Sustainable Fashion Aesthetics With Meher Varma "Do people even know what ‘sustainability’ translates to in Hindi, or any other regional language?" By Aditi Murti
Justice DelayedCBI Releases Long List of U.P. Police Failures in Hathras Gang Rape Case The agency's findings support the public outrage over what is widely perceived as a cover-up. By Aditi Murti
Indian Institutes of PrivilegeIITs Ask to Be Exempt From Reservation for Faculty Hiring, Face Backlash From Student Groups A panel of IIT directors made the request because the institutes are “of national importance and are involved in research.” By Aditi Murti
Corridors of PowerOppressor‑Caste Solidarity Drives Culture of Silence Around Rapes of Dalit Girls in Haryana: Report Khap panchayats, the police, and politicians are complicit in keeping Dalit survivors of abuse silent and afraid, finds a new report. By Rajvi Desai