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Reclaiming Varnasrama: Can a King be a Shudra? Can a pauper be a Brahmin?

Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar -
One of the key concepts therein has been that of Varna. There are said to be four Varna: Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaisya and Shudra, in society.
News Reports

Digital media platform MyNation provides recourse to expelled students from MP’s Makhanlal Journalism University, offers job without requirement of graduation certificate

OpIndia Staff -
Digital news outlet MyNation has announced that the expelled students of MP's Makhanlal University will be given an option to work in the organisation.
News Reports

As RJD drags caste is Ayodhya, they forget that Hanuman Mandir in Patna has a Dalit priest

OpIndia Staff -
No sooner was the Ayodhya verdict out, the usual suspects were busy playing caste politics over caste of the priest at the Ram Mandir.
Social Media

Columnist with Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint bullies his way to ‘blue tick’ by accusing Twitter of being casteist, then demands the blue tick be taken...

OpIndia Staff -
After bullying Twitter into giving him blue tick and accusing it of being casteist while doing so, ThePrint columnist has urged Twitter to take it back
Opinions

Not Shashi Tharoor, Indian Muslims and Islam need an Ambedkar first

Rahul Roushan -
It’s not that Islam is all about violence. That will be as unfair as saying Hinduism is all about caste. However, currently, the political and mythological aspects of Islam are prevailing over the philosophical and mystic ones.
Editor's picks

Vivek ‘Ranjan’ Agnihotri speaks about caste politics being played in Bollywood

OpIndia Staff -
Vivek Agnihotri responds to Neeraj Ghaywan’s tweets, and also shares a hitherto unknown trivia about his full name.
Editor's picks

When Bollywood starts asking ‘Kaun Jaat Ho?’

Guest Author -
A young filmmaker responds to Director Neeraj Ghaywan’s policy of hiring people from certain castes only.
News Reports

Dalit MLA from YSRCP accuses TDP leaders of casteist slurs against her, leaves Ganesh Puja venue in tears

OpIndia Staff -
YSRCP MLA Dr Vundavalli Sridevi has demanded that action is taken against the TDP leaders who made such casteist comments. 
News Reports

BJP doesn’t want Dalits becoming rich: Mayawati plays the caste card after brother’s benami property gets attached

OpIndia Staff -
Mayawati alleged that BJP and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) didn't want 'people from the backward castes to do better.'
Politics

7 faculty members from Bengal university resign after TMC student wing members hurl casteist abuses against tribal professor

OpIndia Staff -
Members of TMCP had allegedly abused, harassed and threatened Dr Saraswati Kerketa with casteist slurs and derogatory remarks.
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