Caste | Culture | Online Blog
Dedicated to God, Brutalised by Men
On paper the devadasi system is banned. Yet, across South India, it continues to cast a long shadow of violence in the lives of Dalit women.
Caste | Indian Politics | Print Edition | USA
Seattle Bans Caste-Based Discrimination
Seattle made history Tuesday as the first city in the U.S. to expressly ban caste-based discrimination after an outpouring of input from South Asian Americans.
Guantanamo: Who Are the Real Monsters?
For anyone in their mid-20’s or younger, Guantanamo must seem like a normal part of the American landscape, rather than the grotesque constitutional aberration that it is.
An Ordinary Man in an Extraordinary Situation: Defying Hitler by Sebastian Haffner
Kamayani review’s Sebastian Haffner’s “Defying Hitler”, a memoir of a non Jew German in the Third Reich. While doing so, she makes a case for reading and learning from this book in relation to the present Indian context.
Latin America Can Lead the Way on a New Public Health Model
The pandemic demonstrated that the current global public health system is failing the Global South. We need a new one.
How Car Economics Explains India’s Higher-Growth-Higher-Inequality Paradigm
The official poor count then stands at 62.5% of Indian households or 813.5 million Indians. At the same time, in January 2023, luxury car makers announced historic high sales of their luxury brands in 2022.
An Open Letter to Rahul Gandhi: Does the Spirit of Bharat Jodo Yatra Not Apply in Chhattisgarh?
“The adivasis of Bastar are also part of Bharat. There are many serious concerns regarding their fundamental rights, which await your attention.” Also: Civil Rights Fact-Finding Team Seeking Probe in Aerial Bombing Detained in Chhattisgarh – Statement by FACAM.
The Price of Stone: Children at Risk of Silicosis in Rajasthan’s Quarries
Children are pushed into working at stone quarries when their parents contract silicosis, an incurable disease, caused by silica dust in the mines.
U.S. Lawfare and the Destabilization of Latin America
Lawfare is the weaponized use of the law to annihilate a political or business enemy. The US piloted the use of Lawfare in the USA before rolling it out in Latin America.
Washington’s “Democracy Promotion” Fails Spectacularly in Venezuela
The Los Angeles Times reports that U.S. government to attempts to restore democracy suffered a “spectacular failure” in Venezuela. What it considers a “democratic” setback consisted of failing to impose unknown US security asset Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s president!