Features

Dr. Ambedkar and Sayajirao Gaikwad: The relationship that made history

The tale of two interviews Dr. SPVA Sairam I] The Interview of Sayajirao Gaikwad by Maharani Jamnabai In the year 1870, Malharrao Gaikwad ascended the throne of Baroda after the death of his brother Maharaja Khanderao [1828-1870] and in a very short span, he had drawn the wrath of  both the masses and the British …

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Oscars and Epistemic violence on the Indigenous tribes of India

Dr. Abhijit Shahaji Khandkar Both the Oscar wins for India have indigenous tribes at their heart. A lot has been written about the insensitive treatment and portrayal of the Gond tribes in RRR. That’s no surprise coming from Rajamouli who is openly casteist and wears his Hindutva on his sleeves. The tribal characters, right from …

Research

Just Savarna Things…

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Pranav Jeevan P The survey results conducted by various institute bodies of IIT Bombay over the last one and a half years have been made public by the media. These results point to the atmosphere of blatant casteism and humiliation that Dalit Bahujan Adivasi (DBA) students must face on a day-to-day basis. Though the survey …

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Brahmanical unconscious and contemporary art

Umar Nizar There is a poignant moment in the i-flux edition brought out by Sage publications, in which the art work titled `Hallelujah Fallujah’  by Anita Dube is `misprinted’ as `Hallelujah Hallelujah’. This is the apotheosis of contemporary art, where a truly radical artistic ploy has been `unconsciously’ or `unintentionally’ reduced to an onomastic caricature with …

Policy

Interim Report is a Proclamation that Dalit Bahujan Adivasi Students Don’t Belong in IITs

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Pranav Jeevan P On 6th March, IIT Bombay administration released the interim report on the committee formed to “investigate the tragic incident that happened on February 12, 2023 involving Darshan Solanki.”. This report is the strongest testimony to the atmosphere of casteism that is prevalent in IIT Bombay as it reeks of the casteist attitude …

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A tale of two Indias: The rich-poor divide widens

Manish Kumar Rao Keywords- Income Inequality, Rich, Poor, Oxfam’s Report, Tax, GST Oxfam’s recent report on economic inequality in India has highlighted the deepening of income disparities in the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report indicates that income inequality in India is not only persistent but has increased largely due to the pandemic, which …