Even though Dalit self-assertion has come a long way since the 1980s, Dalit voices remain subdued in mainstream Indian media and fiction. India’s upper-caste elite are exclusive producers, promoters, ...

In the past few years, we have seen anti-caste movies making waves in Hindi, Tamil and Marathi, and we now have a reflection of this in English as well. The Discreet Charm of the Savarnas, a short ...

S Patti villagers have adopted the name Stalinpuram, influenced by Communist ideologies. It is known to be a haven for inter-caste couples. The state government’s initiative to alter the English names ...

Besides Khushwant Singh, it is hard to think of another acclaimed English-language novelist from the Punjab region, unless we count writers from Pakistan. Lately, some writers from the state have been ...

Addressing issues ranging from representation and reservations to student suicides and institutional discrimination, Dwivedi ...

India is set to include caste enumeration in its upcoming census, a practice discontinued post-independence except for SCs and STs. This decision, driven by political and social demands, aims to ...