Class

In Outcaste Bombay, historian Juned Shaikh interrogates assumptions about city's cosmopolitanism in 20th century

Using historical and literary sources, Shaikh throws light on the nexus between caste and class identities in Mumbai.

Muscular India: In a new book, Michiel Baas examines masculinity, mobility and the new middle class

Michiel Baas’ book explores how fitness trainers in the gyms of urban India use their ‘bodily capital’ for ‘upward mobility’

Caste, class and certificates

Politicians embellishing their qualifications reflects the changing nature of caste and its relationship with class. Historically, a graduate was simply assumed to be an upper caste.

MeToo movement, Sabarimala controversy: Tenets of feminism need a rethink as debate over gender equality deepens

The MeToo movement, although far from perfect, has provided a tool, whereby women can bring the focus to the differences and their vulnerabilities without being dis-empowered by them.

UP Election 2017: All is not well for BJP in Varanasi as locals notice credibility gap between promise and delivery

Discussions with a variety of people in Varanasi, some of them close to the BJP were dominated by self-goals committed by the party leadership ahead of the election.

Oscars 2017: Sisterhood is important, but Hidden Figures also shows necessity of #HeForShe

They are symbols of female strength and resilience, but Hidden Figures is also a fantastic statement on finding true male feminists to champion the cause for equality.

Politics bends even the best, but new UPSC recruits should sustain the optimism

UPSC recruits must reach deep into their inner resources and sustain their optimism

Parents outraged over sexual assault on minor

Bangalore, July 17 (IANS) Hundreds of outraged parents Thursday stormed into a private school here, protesting against the alleged sexual assault on a six-year-old student by two teachers during school hours. "We have detained the accused for interrogation after a complaint was filed against them Wednesday on the incident, which is reported to have occurred July 2," deputy commissioner of police (east) Satish Kumar told IANS here. Though the victim told her parents and teachers July 9 that she was physically abused by the sports teacher and physical instructor in the school premises, the Vibgyor High School authorities failed to act against the accused and tried to hush up the incident.

Math teacher uses Game Of Thrones spoilers to silence class

A Belgian math teacher threatened his pupils that if they didn't pay attention to his class and continued making noise, he will give away all the spoilers of Game Of Thrones' next season.

Ambitious Indian curriculum fosters illiteracy: UNESCO

Unesco has criticised Indian school curriculum, saying that it is unrealistic and much too ambitious.