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ANNAPOORANI: What The Film & Right-Wing Got Wrong On Caste

January 13, 2024April 21, 2024

ANNAPOORANI promised a caste discourse but served up a Brahimin fantasy. Right-wing backlash to the film only furthers saffron politics via Brahmin propaganda.

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Don’t Call Me TamBram

June 6, 2019September 16, 2023

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I am not a Tamilian. I am not a Brahmin. You erase my identity and you insult my legacy when you call me a TamBram.

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