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.

By: Aarushie Sharma, PhD candidate in Social Anthropology at York University ... for workers—that draws upon and reproduces historical inequalities of caste and class in urban India. This piece draws ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook This image is from the official trailer for “Origin” distributed by Neon. In a montage of the ...

the William Rainey Harper Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at UChicago, was first inspired to attend UChicago because of Marriott’s groundbreaking scholarship on India. He fondly recalled the ...

“There are so many challenges. Caste plays a very dominant role and cannot be side-stepped even if you are the sarpanch,” she says. “Every decision, even the simple ones, has to be weighed ...

Caste division is unique to India and differs from other forms of social inequality found in various societies. The caste system involves hereditary occupational divisions, where rituals ...

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.

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