caste politics
A Vicarious Win for Modi
V Shoba
A complacent Congress and a hortatory Hindutva campaign make way for the BJP in Karnataka
Playing With Faith
With the Congress cashing in on the Lingayats’ demand for a separate religious identity, Karnataka’s caste politics comes full circle on the eve of a nervous Assembly election
Sujatha Gidla: Identity Crisis
Sujatha Gidla is a subway conductor in New York with an Indian backstory of caste and isolation, now captured in a critically acclaimed memoir
The Battle for Karnataka
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is setting the poll agenda but the BJP has found a way to counter it
Return of the Brahmin
Who will win the race for the highest caste vote in UP? Kumar Anshuman reports on a community’s struggle to regain political glory
Shahabuddin: “What Should I Kill People For? My Ego?”
An unrepentant Shahabuddin returns home and the rift in Bihar’s ruling coalition gets wider
Beware the Cow Boys and Girls
Cow vigilantes come in all shades—from a man who maintains peace with Muslim neighbours to a woman who gave up a glamorous career for it
Dalit: The Overcomers
A warmer Dalit story beyond the familiar narrative of discrimination, dispossession and brutalisation. Open portrays lives that have turned adversity into opportunity
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