Caste System

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Arts & Culture

Understanding modern attacks on Gandhi

Statues of Indian independence leader, Mahatma Gandhi, have been vandalised or removed around the world – but why does his likeness face attacks today?

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Politics & Society

Caste and cricket: How celebrities enable inequality

India’s caste system is a millennia old hierarchy that has helped to create deep inequalities. Celebrities who flaunt their caste identity can end up further promoting and enabling this inequality

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Business & Economics

When a Tweet met with a roar

Twitter faced a massive backlash in India, highlighting how big business must be culturally aware in global markets. And in India, this means understanding the banned caste system

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