A scholar of India explores how two 19th-century memoirs portray a land where different religious identities coexist.
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Many in Nepal are protesting to bring back the Hindu monarchy, which was dissolved in 2008. A scholar of South Asian religions explains what’s behind these protests.
Several US universities now recognize caste as part of nondiscrimination policies. Two scholars of South Asian studies explain how caste-based violence isn’t limited to Hinduism, or to India.
A recent report has recommended ‘blind’ recruitment for India’s civil service to prevent caste discrimination. But this is unlikely to solve the problem of entrenched privilege.
Vigilante Hindu groups in India have lynched several people for eating beef. A scholar traces the history of beef-eating in ancient India.
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Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions, University of Chicago
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, California State University, Fresno
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PhD researcher in the India Institute, King's College London
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Lecturer in Indian and Global Affairs, King's College London
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Associate Professor of Asian Religions, Concordia College
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Assistant Professor of Economics, California State University, Fresno
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Executive Director, Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Rice University