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Two Deaf Lovers & a Caste System: A Story from Haryana

Sushil Mahla and Neelam Rani are hearing- and speech-impaired, but are grateful for their disabilities. In Haryana, their relationship wouldn’t have transcended the fiercely defended boundaries of caste had they been “normal”.

Sat Singh July 7, 2016

Pop Culture

PewDiePie vs T-Series: No Matter Who Wins This Scrappy Internet Brawl, We Lose

When did YouTube become a battleground between PewDiePie, a Swedish man-child who makes memes for a living, and T-Series, an implacable corporation that relentlessly polices social media?

#VALUE! June 13, 2016

Bollywood

Serious Men Review: A Biting Take on Ambition in the Maximum City, With a Side of Caste Critique

Based on Manu Joseph’s 2010 novel of the same name, Serious Men follows a Dalit man’s “great plan” to overcome his lack of generational privilege. Nawazuddin Siddique is effortless – his entire filmography is strewn with companion pieces to the Sudhir Mishra movie.

Tatsam Mukherjee April 15, 2016