Rediff messed up my name and took out something I said about women politicians throwing tantrums (eg. Jayalalitha and Mamta Banerjee), but here it is: UP Elections: The persistence of caste Rajeev Srinivasan Mayawati’s landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh will no doubt encourage the chatterati to pontificate sagely about caste. They will nod their heads ruefully suggesting that, if only, if only, jati were to disappear, the Millennium would surely be upon us! They will also trot out, on TV, canned videos of alleged harassment of low-castes, and suggest that the BSP will forthwith put those uppity upper-caste people in their place.
UP Elections: The persistence of caste
UP Elections: The persistence of caste
UP Elections: The persistence of caste
Rediff messed up my name and took out something I said about women politicians throwing tantrums (eg. Jayalalitha and Mamta Banerjee), but here it is: UP Elections: The persistence of caste Rajeev Srinivasan Mayawati’s landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh will no doubt encourage the chatterati to pontificate sagely about caste. They will nod their heads ruefully suggesting that, if only, if only, jati were to disappear, the Millennium would surely be upon us! They will also trot out, on TV, canned videos of alleged harassment of low-castes, and suggest that the BSP will forthwith put those uppity upper-caste people in their place.