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Why India doesn’t want its students talking about caste

School textbooks largely steer clear of exploring casteism. Political compulsions, a misplaced pride in our traditions and the inability to atone for historical wrongs are to blame.

18 Sept 2021

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The cruel politics of textbooks

Our textbooks have mirrored successive governments’ visions and hopes—with teachers and students too often mere bystanders

17 Dec 2019