Teaser for caste drama *Caste* released
The teaser for the Telugu film *Caste*, directed by AK Jampanna and produced by Thota Lakshmi Koteswara Rao under Golden Productions, was released over the weekend. It opens with a father forbidding…
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Caste and corporate nexus drives India’s vegetarian mythology, doctor says
Public health doctor Sylvia Karpagam argues that India's self-image as a vegetarian nation is a myth sustained by caste privilege and corporate interests, not by science or data. In her book The…
Sylvia Karpagam questions caste bias in India’s food policy
Public health doctor Dr Sylvia Karpagam on Tuesday questioned why animal-sourced foods like eggs, fish and meat are often excluded from public nutrition discussions, while certain vegetarian foods are promoted as healthier.…
Joan P. Mencher, anthropologist of caste and rice, dies at 96
Joan P. Mencher, the American anthropologist whose work on caste in South India challenged elite perspectives, has died at 96. The Frontline reports that Mencher, born in 1930, earned her PhD from…
Parties court Ravidassia community ahead of 2027 Punjab polls
Both the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party have begun outreach to Punjab's Ravidassia community, which counts about 12 lakh people, mostly in the Doaba region. The effort coincides with…
Centre Opposes Income-Based Sub-Quota in SC, ST, OBC Reservations
The Union government has told the Supreme Court it will not tweak caste-based reservation rules to favour the economically weaker among SC, ST, OBC and EWS groups. In a counter-affidavit filed in…
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