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The Podcaste with Aditya Sondhi features conversations around caste seeking to unravel the visible and invisible presence of caste in urban settings, academia and practise. These podcasts endeavour to throw light upon the various dimensions of societal discrimination that are hidden in plain sight, based on the lived experiences of the guests. Aditya Sondhi, PhD is a Senior Advocate who has argued, as also lectured on, matters involving constitutional law, reservation and affirmative action.

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    • Apr 27, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 34m AVG DURATION
    • 10 EPISODES


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    The Podcaste E10 - Ziya us Salam

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2023 38:35


    Ziya expounds the notions of caste in Islam, its nuances in comparison with Hinduism and the interplay of scripture with practice

    The Podcaste E9 - Tabitha Percy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 35:44


    Tabitha reveals the "beauty of margins", dealing with the remnants of the Tsundur Massacre and how her art is both, personal catharsis and political posture

    The Podcaste E8 - Prof Y S Alone

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2023 38:10


    Prof Alone talks about caste politics in JNU, the universality of Ambedkarite thought and the deeper meaning of Buddhist art

    The Podcaste E7 - Somnath Waghmare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 26:21


    Somnath sheds light on caste in Marathi cinema, the uphill climb for Dalit documentary film-makers and how deeper study makes for better creativity

    The Podcaste E6 - Clifton D'Rozario

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 29:24


    Clifton talks to me about his crusade for the rights of sanitation workers and pourakarmikas, the role of the courts and the 'caste of politics'

    The Podcaste E5 - Vijeta Kumar

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 38:23


    Vijeta dissects caste in the classroom, Dalit students and mental health, lacunae in the NEP and the travails of Dalit parenting

    The Podcaste E4 - Isaac Arul Selva

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 29:03


    Selva tears into the hypocrisy of 'slum development', while highlighting the marginalisation of inhabitants of urban slums based on caste.

    The Podcaste E3 - Disha Wadekar

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2022 38:00


    Disha speaks of the inherent and inherited disadvantages of belonging to the archaic 'Criminalized Tribes', and how the Law becomes both, an instrument of oppression, and of hope.

    The Podcaste E2 - Siddhesh Gautam a.k.a. Bakery Prasad

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 35:39


    Siddhesh bares his soul on the aesthetic of Dalit art, hiding one's caste, analogies with race and what the Constitution means to him.

    The Podcaste E1 - Ashwini Obulesh

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2022 32:16


    Ashwini speaks to me about caste at law school, the Bar and society at large. She shares her thoughts on the intersection with gender and class, in an urban space.

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