Journalism of Courage
caste politics
CASTE POLITICS NEWS
A look at caste through Sanskritisation, politics, and identity
August 01, 2025 12:55 pm
Caste identity in our times is not framed within the broader framework of the caste-system but around the newer aspirational economic and political landscapes, such as caste associations and caste-based political alliances.
Dynasty and division: The crisis in Dalit politics in Maharashtra
August 01, 2025 3:42 pm
As hereditary leadership and ideological contradictions reshape mobilisation, Ambedkar’s legacy is under strain
Caste, dynasty and state capital: Three factors that have shaped Andhra Pradesh politics
June 03, 2025 6:10 pm
With the spread of Western education during the colonial period, the educated Brahmin community took the lead in creating awareness about the importance of nationalism and the Telugu regional identity
Manoj Kumar Jha writes: My invisible knapsack of privilege
October 23, 2024 10:36 am
I am painfully aware that it requires unpacking. Dismantling entrenched hierarchies is a moral imperative
Sanjay Srivastava writes: Why we must talk about caste
September 07, 2024 9:48 am
Not talking it only entrenches the existing distribution of cultural and economic wealth
How UP caste dynamics explain BJP’s ministerial picks from the state
June 15, 2024 10:17 am
With the votes of Pasis and Kurmis shifting towards the INDIA alliance in several seats, the BJP has tried to make up to these communities by giving them representation in the Union Council of Ministers.
India should be grateful for a leader like Mayawati
March 17, 2024 6:33 pm
She cannot be equated with any north Indian leader, except Narendra Modi. Yet, she is more experienced than him
What Tavleen Singh doesn't get: Reservation is the oxygen for my uphill journey
December 15, 2023 1:20 pm
Reservation is a tool that enables access to those for whom it has been long denied. Until caste discrimination persists, there is no question of withdrawing caste-based affirmative action
Where politics of caste goes wrong
October 24, 2023 9:54 am
This politics, including the latest discourse on counting of castes, diverts attention from the more difficult task of building and nurturing public institutions
Why caste among Muslims must be studied
May 02, 2022 7:16 pm
Shireen Azam and Srinivas Goli write: It is crucial for understanding Muslims — their impoverishment, educational backwardness and occupational precarity
Advertisement
Best of Express
EntertainmentKhan family wanted to 'set up' Arbaaz Khan by 'pushing me' out of Dabangg, director Abhinav Kashyap claims 'harassment'
EntertainmentSidharth Malhotra-Janhvi Kapoor's Param Sundari had all the ingredients for a great love story but wasted them
Trending‘India does not deserve the hate it gets online’: British traveller praises India’s infrastructure
Trending‘So what if he’s Bill Gates?’: Indian executive recalls winning an argument against the Microsoft founder, says he wasn’t in a good mood
SportsAsia Cup 2025, notes from the nets: Shubman Gill gets into groove after struggling to connect with big shots
SportsUAE captain Muhammad Waseem, born in Pakistan with a benefactor with roots in India's Hyderabad
Advertisement
Advertisement