Savoring Inequality: Unraveling the Threads of Caste, and Food in India – Sahil Singh
Introduction The relationship between food and caste in India is deeply intertwined, reflecting the nation’s complex social hierarchies and cultural…
From Text to Praxis: Kalpana Kannabiran on Legal Theory, Caste, and Feminist Thought
Kalpana Kannabiran is a sociologist and legal scholar whose work has focused on the intersections of sociology, law, literature, gender…
The Paradox of ‘Untouchability’: Stigma Below, Immunity Above – Aashirwad Chakravarty
Introduction: From Football Commentary to Assam’s Public Life Language often reveals its paradoxes in the most unexpected places. My reflection…
Untouchable Goa by Dadu Mandrekar (1997) – A Review by Sampurna Dutta
Dadu Mandrekar’s Untouchable Goa (published in Marathi in 1997), rendered into English through Nikhil Baisane’s (published by Panther’s Paw Publication…
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…