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Logarithmic castes in Kerala and exponential pride

by rti_adminon November 1, 2020March 20, 20230

Navin Sambrani While the caste elite, being twice born enjoy the exponentially `squared ‘ status, the Keralite caste elite, savouring their status owing to erstwhile informal marital alliances with the twice born, are its logarithmic inverse (square rooted, to the power of two) counterparts. Life thus shrinks into itself, in all its tropical pestilence. Shashi …

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Dalitizing cinema : A critique of Rupesh Kumar’s ‘Don’t be our fathers’

by rti_adminon September 11, 2013March 20, 20230

Ajith Kumar A S Critiquing a friend’s film This time I would like to have an open dialogue with my friend Rupesh Kumar on his film ‘Don’t be our fathers‘. I think a dialogue in the public sphere would be more productive because more people could engage with it. This month I traveled with …