Shudra’ has been used as a slur in Manusmriti, Ramcharitmanas and other Hindu texts. And in common parlance, it is used to insult or belittle
Year: 2023
Buzahom – prehistoric site can change story of evolution
The close relationship between dogs and the people of Burzahom is depicted in the engraving on a stone slab at the site. There is an
Centre Against SC Status for Muslim & Christian Dalits: Here’s Why Govt Is Wrong
Govt opposed inclusion of Muslim and Christian Dalits in the SC category in a recent affidavit filed in the Court. The Indian government has opposed
Ground Reality Long Ignored: Dalit Muslims, Dalit Christians Must Get SC Status
The Scheduled Castes list is the only one that links reservation benefits with one’s religious identity. Former Rajya Sabha MP and Pasmanda activist Ali Anwar
The OBC caste-based census – Pros & Cons
The demand for counting castes has increased in the recent times. Here’s why supporters say it’s necessary, and what the Centre says FP Explainers June 01,
The Broken Stones of Monkeys Look Uncannily Like Something We Used to Make
A crab-eating macaque using a stone hammer to crack open a nut. (Lydia V. Luncz) We humans may no longer have tails, but perhaps we have more
Healthy Mice Created From 2 Fathers in Radical Gene-Editing Breakthrough
Scientists claim they have created mice with two fathers in a breakthrough that could someday be replicated in humans. Katsuhiko Hayashi from Osaka University told the
Europe’s First Hunter-Gatherer People May Not Have Vanished Like We Thought
Reconstruction of a hunter-gatherer associated with the Gravettian culture (32,000-24,000 years ago). (Tom Bjoerklund) Hunter-gatherers took shelter from the ice age in Southwestern Europe, but were
Scientists Identify Chemical Reaction That May Have Triggered Life on Earth
There was a critical point early in Earth’s history when chemical reactions among the mix of organic molecules began to be powered from within, forming
Surprising similarities in stone tools of early humans and monkeys
Accidentally produced stone fragments made by macaques resemble some of the earliest hominin stone artifacts. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have