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Beyond the ‘plum’ posting: Why the caste lens still defines bureaucratic success
Following my recent blog on former IAS bureaucrat Atanu Chakraborty’s sudden exit as non-executive chairman of HDFC Bank, a few colleagues from the Gujarat cadre — mostly those I...
India Not a Hindu Rashtra, Say Sikh Organisations
So many Sikh ideologues have clearly stated that each...
The Blatant Omission of Muslims in ‘New India’
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To Be or Not to Be: The Identity Crisis of the Non-Savarna Indian
While for the Savarna Indian, to be without identity...
Mahatma Gandhi on Caste: the Varna-Ashrama System
To Gandhi, the rigid ‘varna’ system and the social...
“Go beyond caste and religion when you’re thinking of getting married”: Cultural Activist Ganesh Devy
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‘Raven’: The new art of protest from the land of Sahodaran Ayyappan
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‘Check Aadhaar card to keep out Non-Hindus’: Bajrang Dal to Garba organisers
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SC/ST Act dilution row: Apex court allows review of previous judgement
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Not just open Defecation, Dalit Girl Child was molested too, says Father: MP Murder
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