Adivasi Displacement and the Crisis of Development in India
In postcolonial India, the narrative of development has often masked a violent undercurrent—one that systematically displaces and disenfranchises Adivasi communities. Despite constitutional protections under the Fifth and Sixth Schedules and the recognition of tribal rights through legislation like the Forest Rights Act (2006), Adivasis remain among the most marginalised populations in the country. Their lands, […]
Caste and the Persistence of Social Stratification in Contemporary India
Despite constitutional abolition and legal protections, caste continues to structure everyday social relations in India. The illusion of a post-caste society, often espoused by neoliberal and developmentalist narratives, fails to confront the deep-rooted material and symbolic violence perpetuated by caste hierarchies. This endurance is not accidental but systematically reproduced through socio-economic institutions, electoral politics, and […]