Renaming Caste, Retaining Privilege

Attempts to 'invisibilise' caste through definitional alterations – whether in terms of an organic community or of a cultural community – are enmeshed in long-range socioeconomic transformations. Ankur Barua and Vishal Ananthakumar write.

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https://www.theindiaforum.in/caste/renaming-caste-retaining-privilege

BJP’s divisive Adivasi politics in Telangana

Ramji Gond and Komaram Bheem are celebrated by the Adivasis for their heroic fight against British imperialism and the Nizam's revenue and forest policies. Yet, they are now painted by the BJP as Hindu Adivasis fighting against the Muslim rulers, the Nizam.

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https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/bjps-divisive-adivasi-politics-in-telangana-9025486/

Why India must undo its long silence over the massacre of Muslims after Hyderabad integration in 1948

The atrocities against Muslims after the Nizam’s rule was ended 75 years ago set the template for mass violence in India in the years to come.

https://scroll.in/article/1056479/why-india-must-undo-its-long-silence-over-the-massacre-of-muslims-after-hyderabad-integration-in-48