caste
Caste Aside
Caste, usually absent from U.S. local politics, has emerged as an issue in New York’s mayoral race, as Hindu temples become key campaigning sites. The contest has highlighted tensions between marginalized Dalit advocates and the influential Hindu right, revealing how South Asian caste hierarchies are influencing candidates’ strategies.
Narratives of Caste
While caste has recently infiltrated American discourse and become more mainstream in Indian media, Dalit writers and activists have been flooding the Indian literary markets with memoirs, short fiction and poetry since the late 1960s.