Several US universities now recognize caste as part of nondiscrimination policies. Two scholars of South Asian studies explain how caste-based violence isn’t limited to Hinduism, or to India.
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A recent report has recommended ‘blind’ recruitment for India’s civil service to prevent caste discrimination. But this is unlikely to solve the problem of entrenched privilege.
Vigilante Hindu groups in India have lynched several people for eating beef. A scholar traces the history of beef-eating in ancient India.
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Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions, University of Chicago
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Lecturer in Indian and Global Affairs, King's College London
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PhD researcher in the India Institute, King's College London
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, California State University, Fresno
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Assistant Professor of Economics, California State University, Fresno
