Caste – Pragati

ಓರಿಯೆಂಟಲಿಸಂ ಮತ್ತು ಸಮಾಜ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳು. Orientalism and the Social Sciences.

by Pragati StaffPodcast, Thalé-Haraté Kannada Podcast 25 Jul, 202026 Jul, 2020Comments are Disabled

Dr. Vivek Dhareshwar talks to hosts Surya Prakash and Pavan Srinath about how social science research in India needs to transcend orientalism. [iframe src=’https://webplayer.adorilabs.com/e/Iekv6KWyVU2Yx0NB’ width=’100%’ height=’304′ frameborder=’0′ scrolling=’no’ allow=’autoplay’] ಇತಿಹಾಸ ಮತ್ತು ಭೌತಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ ಗಳನ್ನು ನಮಗೆ ಶಾಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾಗಲೇ ಕಲಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು. ಆದರೆ ಸಮಾಜ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳೆಂದರೆ ಏನು? ಭಾರತಕ್ಕೆ ಸೂಕ್ತವಾದ ಸಮಾಜ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಕಟ್ಟಬಹುದು? ಭಾರತ ಸಮಾಜದ ಅಧ್ಯಯನಗಳು ಓರಿಯೆಂಟಲಿಸಂ-ನ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಕೋಣವನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಮೀರಿ ಮುನ್ನಡೆಯಬೇಕು? ಡಾ. …

Land and Reforms in 2020

by Pragati StaffPodcast, The Pragati Podcast 24 Jun, 202030 Jun, 2020Comments are Disabled

What land reforms are necessary in 2020 in India? How can we think about property rights, and a complicated legislative history and ground reality in India? Shekhar Shah and Pranab Ranjan Choudhury give host Pavan Srinath a masterclass on land and reform on Episode 142 of The Pragati Podcast. [iframe src=’https://webplayer.adorilabs.com/e/Iq6FuIU1PEZV3pov’ width=’100%’ height=’304′ frameborder=’0′ scrolling=’no’ …

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Caste, Gender, Karnatik Music

by Pragati StaffPodcast, The Seen and the Unseen 1 Mar, 2020Comments are Disabled

So much of our culture is shaped by our social fault lines. TM Krishna joins Amit Varma in episode 162 of The Seen and the Unseen to peel the layers off the development of Karnatik music — and Indian society itself.

ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳು ಪ್ರಜಾಪ್ರಭುತ್ವದ ಯಶಸ್ಸು. Gram Sabhas & Democracy.

by Pragati StaffPodcast, Thalé-Haraté Kannada Podcast 29 May, 201930 May, 2019Comments are Disabled

This is episode 23 of Thalé-Haraté, a weekly Kannada podcast hosted by Pavan Srinath, Surya Prakash BS and Ganesh Chakravarthi. [iframe src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/9955211/height/90/width/640/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/FF8200/” height=”90″ width=”640] ನಗರ, ರಾಜ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ದೇಶದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಚರ್ಚೆಗಳು ಕೇಳಸಿಗುತ್ತವೆ. ಆದರೆ ಹಳ್ಳಿಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಬರಗಾಲ ಬಂದಾಗ ಮಾತ್ರ ನಮ್ಮ ಗಮನ ಹರಿಯುತ್ತದೆ. ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿನ ಹಳ್ಳಿಗಳ ಆಡಳಿತ ಹೇಗೆ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿವೆ? ಪ್ರಜಾಪ್ರಭುತ್ವ ನಮ್ಮ ಹಳ್ಳಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಎಷ್ಟರಮಟ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಆಚರಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿದೆ? ನಮ್ಮ ತಲೆಹರಟೆ ಪೋಡ್ಕಾಸ್ಟಿನ 23ನೆ …

Caste Still Burns in Pakistan

by Chintan Girish ModiBookshelf 16 Oct, 2018Comments are Disabled

As a recent book on a Balochistan temple illustrates, caste politics still divides the Hindus of Pakistan.

A Childhood Journey Becomes a Nightmare

by BR AmbedkarHistoria 22 Jan, 201824 Jan, 2018Comments are Disabled

This classic piece by BR Ambedkar was written in the mid-1930s, and relates a childhood experience that made him acutely aware of his caste.

How We Messed Up Our Caste Problem

by Pragati StaffPodcast, The Seen and the Unseen 22 Jan, 201824 Jan, 2018Comments are Disabled

Modern India’s greatest shame is that even after 70 years of Independence, we still haven’t solved the problem of caste. Shruti Rajagopalan joins Amit Varma in episode 52 of the Seen and the Unseen to shed light on some of the ways in which we have messed up at an institutional level.