When two distinct races are crossed, it is notorious that the tendency in the offspring to revert to one or both parent forms is strong, and endures for many generations. The Earl of Powis formerly imported some thoroughly domesticated humped cattle from India, and crossed them with English breeds, which belong to a distinct species; […] via Charles R. Darwin on Race-Mixing — PHOSPHORUS Continuer de lire Charles R. Darwin on Race-Mixing — PHOSPHORUS

Colorism is present in cultures in all over the world. It’s a form of bias that is based on a skin tone. Colorism is highly present in the black and Hispanic communities. Since one of the definitions of a beautiful & gorgeous girl in India is having a fair skin, colorism highly presented in the beauty […] via Colorism in India — Jemal March Continuer de lire Colorism in India — Jemal March

Being dark-haired and olive-skinned has always made it difficult for people to place where I come from. Often, I have been mistaken for a Romani, a Latina, a Syrian, and more recently, a Sephardic Jew. To be completely honest, it makes me happy that so many people look at me and think I’m one of […] via Brown and Invisible — Delta Vie Continuer de lire Brown and Invisible — Delta Vie

She always had questions. In hindsight, she can’t remember what they were. But they were always there. “At the time, the questions were things that I could not articulate,” says Sujatha Gidla, a New York City subway conductor and author of the memoir Ants Among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India. […] via How Does Someone Become Untouchable? — Literary Hub Continuer de lire How Does Someone Become Untouchable? — Literary Hub

This is in continuation to the Part 1 published here. Whenever someone tells me that there’s no caste in Kashmir (and I’m told that a lot), I can’t help but think of terms that are part of our daily language, for example: Kaaluh Waatul (literal translation: black chamaar). It’s a term commonly used in Kashmir […] via Casteism in Kashmir: My observations and experiences (Part 2) … Continuer de lire Casteism in Kashmir: My observations and experiences (Part 2) — Mudasir Ali Lone

“The following article is a rant on a country’s cultural obsession with fair complexion and the forever propelling fairness creams. An instilled commonwealth mind-set ide sync with the concept of beauty. Readers discretion advised.” In between a television advertisement and entertainment- a fair skin model with blond hair walks into an office for an interview. […] via A country obsessed with fairness — The boring bug Continuer de lire A country obsessed with fairness — The boring bug

The untouchables Synopsis : This blog is about the plight of the untouchables in India and elsewhere who are slowly gaining their rights that have been denied them for centuries by the upper caste Brahmins and what the future holds for them. Source: Google photo of untouchable woman cleaning toilets There was a time when […] via The untouchables — Continuer de lire The untouchables —

For the last several years, India has been undergoing a revival of nationalism lead by what can only be described as a hardcore group of Hindu theocratic racists. These people, which belong to a number of groups but are in particular influenced by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its predecessor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh […] via Hindu Racists Want To Force All Indians To Learn … Continuer de lire Hindu Racists Want To Force All Indians To Learn Sanskrit, Refuse To Speak To Indians In A Language Other Than Hindi Even If They Don’t Understand It — Walid Shoebat

In the dictionary used by Google Assistant, caste (pronouced kast), is a system “distinguished by relative degrees of ritual purity or pollution and of social status.” During British reign over the Indian subcontinent from 1876 to 1947, the practice was outlawed. The caste system, though against the law, still holds many people down in poorer parts […] via The Hindu Caste System — Rational Thinking 101 Continuer de lire The Hindu Caste System — Rational Thinking 101-What the Fuck?