Many of these workers were either poor migrant or informal workers, who mostly belonged to marginalised caste or class communities ... a PhD candidate in Social Anthropology at York University ...

They are the Ravidassia — followers of Ravidass, a 14th century Indian guru who preached caste and class equality ... assistant professor of Anthropology and Asian Studies, Northeastern University.

Dravidian division based on geography or caste. In reality ... occurs only when said minority acts as a conquering, ruling class or possesses technological superiority—both attributes the ...

The 1950 Indian constitution tried to upend the caste system, outlawing exclusion based on class and attempting ... David Mosse, a professor of social anthropology at the School of Oriental ...

They constitute a ruling class, people whose power stems from controlling the vast majority of America’s wealth. To win ...

This data suggests, Deshpande and her co-author wrote, that “caste is not merely a proxy for class, and identity-based policies might be essential to overcoming these disparities.” Within the ...

Some believe that instead of focusing on caste, government policies like affirmative action should be based on other criteria like socioeconomic class, said Desai, also a professor of applied ...

This course is available on the BA in Anthropology and Law, Exchange Programme for Students ... We will highlight the ways in which gender, race, ethnicity, caste and class need to be central to any ...

They are the Ravidassia — followers of Ravidass, a 14th century Indian guru who preached caste and class equality ... assistant professor of Anthropology and Asian Studies, Northeastern University.

Since Bill Clinton, Democratic identity politics has challenged racial and gender caste power while focusing far less on class power. Harris needs to recapture the spirit of the New Deal ...