Does Caste not exist in Indian Classical Music Anymore? The Need for Critical Change in Music Pedagogy in India – Devesh Bisht
It is easy to undermine how deeply entrenched caste is in every aspect of our lives. Only those who lie…
The Ritual of Obscene: A Sociological Reflection on Chudakhai Yatra in Rural Odisha, India – Sanatan Karna
Growing up in a rural village in Odisha, I witnessed several rituals and traditions that puzzled and fascinated me every…
Caste: A Global Story by Suraj Milind Yengde (2025): A Review by Anil Kumar
Caste has long been treated as India’s distinctive social formation, bound within its history, religion, and politics. Suraj Milind Yengde’s…
Caste Across Borders: Ketkar’s Prophecy, Ambedkar’s Voice, and the Everyday Realities of Indian Students in the UK Diaspora – Aniruddha Mahajan
“If Hindus migrate to other regions on earth, Indian caste would become a world problem.” These words by sociologist and…
Semiotic Meanings of Shoe-Throwing – Vijay Pal
The recent incident of shoe-hurling at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai by a septuagenarian lawyer, Rakesh Kishore, in the…
Everyday Toilet Practices in my Childhood: Unveiling the Structures of Caste and Gender – Ankita Chatterjee
I grew up in a Brahmin family in Kolkata during the 1990s and 2000s. Toilets have always been a source…
Cricket, Colour, and Caste: South Africa’s Equity-Driven WTC Victory And Its Global Implications – Aniruddha Mahajan
Cricket, Colour, and Caste: South Africa’s Equity-Driven WTC Victory And Its Global Implications – Aniruddha MahajanSouth Africa’s victory in the…
The River Knows Her Name: Kabutari Devi, Caste, And The Unarchived Voices Of Uttarakhand – Ajay Singh Karki
The past few years have been transformative for Uttarakhand’s music scene. On one end the catchy tune “Gulabi Sharara,” (2023)…
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: The Forerunner of the Evolution of Feminism in India – Shivani Waldekar
Every 14 April, people all over the world commemorate Dr Babasaheb Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar’s birth anniversary, also known as Bhim…
Feminist Histories and the Women’s Movement in Contemporary India: An Interview with Uma Chakravarti
Uma Chakravarti is an Indian historian and filmmaker. Beginning in the 1980s, Chakravarti has written extensively on Indian history highlighting…