![]() But should a fight against casteism become casteist? That is what some of these poster writers are reducing the epochal struggle against inequity to - empty sloganeering. So, every occasion to talk about casteism, to rip apart casteism and to dismantle the caste structure needs to be grabbed and cherished. The arrival of modernism in India, if at all, will be first announced in the classified columns of newspapers or (if it happens after the demise of the print) dating websites when women seek men (or women) for what they are and not for the accident of their birth. The louder the liberals are, greater the chances of a gotra-dowry balancing act. ![]() Wedding, interestingly, is one happy occasion when modern, progressive, liberal or radical lies get exposed. On Sundays, the biggest newspaper of every Indian city announces the caste order of the region in its matrimonial columns, and it is a must-read for all students of politics and sociology. THE Brahminical caste pyramid and its oppressive social hierarchy are hard facts of Indian life. ![]()
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