caste

The Hidden Key

Siddharth Singh

Caste is the unspoken factor behind more publicised issues like farmers’ ire and unemployment. Siddharth Singh reports from northern Haryana

Mapping Home

Sharanya Manivannan

The interwoven histories of a family and a country

Congress’ Colonial Gene

Minhaz Merchant

It still seeks to divide India as the British did using caste and religion

The Caste Conundrum

Ram Madhav

Hammering an institution that outlived its utility

Nagraj Manjule: The Troubadour of Our Times

Kaveree Bamzai

Nagraj Manjule’s third feature film is yet another sharp critique of upper-caste oppression, establishing him as the truthteller of Marathi cinema and beyond

Amitabh Bachchan: National Coach

Kaveree Bamzai

Who better than the grand patriarch of Bollywood to make caste visible and audible in his new film?

The White Tigers

Kaveree Bamzai

Hindi movies that talk directly about caste oppression are still rare. Despite rampant self-censorship, that might be changing

Defining Indian Cuisine

Shylashri Shankar

Do caste and social hierarchies create barriers to our culinary exchanges?

Missing in the Scene

Rachel Dwyer

Why mainstream Hindi cinema rarely raises caste as a social issue

Is it a Wave or a Whirl?

Chinki Sinha

In the hinterland of Haryana, it’s a mix of caste and cult

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caste

The Hidden Key

Mapping Home

Congress’ Colonial Gene

The Caste Conundrum

Nagraj Manjule: The Troubadour of Our Times

Amitabh Bachchan: National Coach

The White Tigers

Defining Indian Cuisine

Missing in the Scene

Is it a Wave or a Whirl?

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