Discrimination

Planning Bangalore

'Improvement' measures in Bangalore pushed the poor, the subordinated castes, and the working classes to the edges of planned development. The city's layout continues to reflect these…
▶26-Jul-2021
Arjun Srinivas, Pooja Rao
Review

Casting Away Misogyny

An important memoir discusses how patriarchy and misogyny in Hindu society are sustained by caste.
▶22-Mar-2021
Uma Chakravarti

Desi or Not?

The Indian-American community’s mixed feelings about Kamala Harris’ candidacy for US vice president spotlight its problem of racism and social conservatism.
▶16-Sep-2020
Sumana Kasturi

A Black Spring

Deepening racial inequality in the US is the fundamental reason for the recent widespread protests. African American economic progress has been worse than that of Dalits in India. Any optimism about…
▶26-Jun-2020
Kalaiyarasan A

A Novel Virus, A New Racial Slur

In the wake of Covid-19, racial discrimination towards people from the North East has acquired a new edge. The lack of cultural understanding in mainland Indian communities has always manifested…
▶25-Jun-2020
Naorem Pushparani Chanu, Gorky Chakraborty