caste

A Hidden Firebrand

Nandini Krishnan

On the occasion of the publication in English of his novel One Part Woman, Tamil writer Perumal Murugan talks about growing up a reader in a family of farmers and getting into trouble writing about caste

Caste Yes Bar for Music

Shahina KK

Guruvayur temple stops a Dalit musician from performing on its premises

The Temporary Nikaah

Shahina KK

As this case of a 17-year-old girl shows, the perverse practice of Arabikalyanam still persists in Kerala

Sickle over Madurai

Janani Ganesan

The ugliness of caste politics in Tamil Nadu

Caste in Prison Stone

Shahina KK

In Tamil Nadu’s southern districts, prisoners are segregated by caste in jails

The Persistence of Caste

Hartosh Singh Bal

From Buddha to Ambedkar, some of our most outstanding minds have tried to fight caste. Why doesn’t it go away, and why are we so afraid to take note of it?