#Casteism

Thaiyaan

thaiyaan

@mister_thapar This means that there are better candidates in ur COHORT, in ur language 'meritorious' than YOU, have taken those seats. Again the affirmative action in PG is to negate

कुशल मेहरा

kushal_mehra

Hindus who'll love reading White Fragility of Robin DiAngelo will hate when White will be replaced by Brahmin and the books in India will be Brahmin Fragility. Then suddenly the

MooYourMan

MooYourMan3

1/3Meant for North Indian friends:For those who want to know who is a Dumeelian?1. Wants Jallikattu, but eating beef is birthright2. Fan of IPL, Sun TV & Works at IBM,

Curiosweety

curiosweetie

Are you kidding?? Which world are you living in?? Not jaut caste- they even check the sub caste for marriages...for cooks and househelps in so many families. I find it

Kalai Ramea

KalaiRamea

IITM is also an extremely casteist institution. Have heard horror stories of discrimination from friends who were isolated because of caste. Prof. Vasantha Kandasamy says in her interview how nobody

कुशल मेहरा

kushal_mehra

I was one of the early ones who told Hindus outside India that they're coming for you. Especially the ones in USA. The rise of Hindutva in India will have

Advaid അദ്വൈത്

Advaidism

The man who shook the British crown was born 113 years ago today.His slogan 'Inquilab Zindabad' is an anti-national word today. Bhagat Singh once beautifully explained the real meaning of

Anubhav Singh

lucifer_damned

A thread on .@ArvindKejriwal & Casteism Arvind Kejriwal was a "mentor" for an org called Youth for Equality. A vehemently anti dalit, anti reservation group. He was also associated with

Imaan Sheikh

sheikhimaan

What's the point of striving to be "classy" when the whole concept of being classy is rooted & drenched in racism, elitism, casteism, colonialism, trans/homophobia, misogyny, & cis-heteronormativity? It's also

Sorin Srinivasa

sorin_srinivasa

this is why i have never felt that south asian campus orgs represent me or speak for me. you are all spending too much time focusing on "hinduphobia" as a

Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan

thebrownhijabi

Whilst we all feel heartbroken let’s recognise that if we’re not black it’s our duty to implement real material changes to change the anti black status quo. In the UK

Sanghamitra

AudaciousQuest

Now it is clear that too much hate and lies were peddled against Tablighi jamaat. They were targeted, harassed, persecuted, even they committed suicide. Everyone of you who has helped

paneer 69

paneer69

If you are an American Desi and you've never had a conversation about caste at home, or never felt the presence of caste in America, it's probably because you are

Sankul // Dalit Lives Matter

sankul333

The Poona Pact explained : a thread On September 24, 1932, the Poona Pact was signed between Gandhi, who represented the upper-caste Hindu leaders and Dr Ambedkar, who represented the

Priyadarshini Ohol

OholArt

Thread for savarnas asking how to educate themselves about casteism and casteist oppression and how to create space for dialogue.Create a reading group. Start with Babasaheb's books on Columbia University's

Sandeep Mall

SandeepMall

Learnings1. All products spent on are worthless without using. So many ‘good’ shoes, watches and cloths preserved for special occasion. That special occasion may never come 2. Health professionals are