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May the Myth of Castelessness Die

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An interview with anti-caste scholar Murali Shanmugavelan.

May the Myth of Castelessness Die Tamil translation available now . Translation by Jayachandran Masilamani. Contrary to popular belief, the caste system is not exclusive to India nor Hinduism. It is a violently oppressive social classification system that operates across religion, throughout South Asia and its diaspora. Caste deeply structures local and global access to kinship, safety, and capital, yet is often treated as an afterthought (if addressed at all) in Western conversations about racial justice and critical tech. The myth of castelessness conceals how diasporic dominant caste South

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