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Janhvi Kapoor surprises internet with her views on Gandhi, Ambedkar, casteism: ‘Very impressed’. Watch | Bollywood

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Janhvi Kapoor, like many of her contemporary Gen-Z mainstream Bollywood actors, isn’t exactly known for her political awareness. However, in a new interview with The Lallantop, when asked about her interest in history, Janhvi opened up on casteism and the ideological debate between Mahatma Gandhi and BR Ambedkar. (Also Read – Janhvi Kapoor had panic attack after watching Sridevi’s tribute video on a reality show: ‘They didn’t tell us…’) Janhvi Kapoor recently surprised the internet with her views on Gandhi, Ambedkar, and casteism(PTI) What Janhvi said When Janhvi said in the interview that she has a keen interest in history, the interviewer asked him which period of history she’d like to time-travel back to. Janhvi said she’d answer the question honestly, but requested him to not probe her on the same since her views may not sit well with the audience. Janhvi then said she’d like to see Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the nation, and BR Ambedkar, the Founding Father of the Indian Constitution, debate over their views on casteism. The interviewer was pleasantly …

Chinmayi Sripada defends TM Krishna amid criticism: ‘He wants to dismantle casteism in Carnatic music’

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Thodur Madabusi Krishna, also popularly known as T M Krishna has had many achievements in the art and music industry. He dons many hats including being a vocalist, writer, activist and author. An announcement by Madras Music Academy to honour the artist with Sangita Kalanidhi award invited backlash from many singers. However, Indian playback singer Chinmayi Sripada came in support of the vocalist and called out Carnatic musicians ganging up against him in a social media post. (Also read: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin backs TM Krishna on award: Don’t mix politics and music) Chinmayi Sripada supported TM Krishna over backlash from the Carnatic music industry. Chinmay Sripada says TM Krishna is against casteism in Carnatic music Chinmayi, when asked about the same in an interview with The Wire said, “They (Carnatic musicians) are just mixing up their personal problems and their personal dislike for the gentleman because he is asking them to dismantle the general casteism that is associated with Carnatic music.” Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. “They …

Zomato’s ‘pure veg food’ scheme is pure casteism. Here’s why many people don’t get that

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On March 20, 1927, B R Ambedkar led the Mahad Satyagraha, to ensure “untouchables” could use water from a public tank in Maharashtra’s Mahad. Ninety-seven years later, a popular app has announced a special scheme to ensure “pure veg” food is not mixed up with impure pollutants before delivery. The Zomato episode once again highlights a very specific brand of Indian blindness — the obdurate refusal to see how caste continues to shape the most banal choices we make. Zomato’s original idea of a new ‘Pure Veg’ mode came with colour-coded segregation. Founder-CEO Deepinder Goyal posted on X on March 19, “Pure Veg Mode will consist of a curation of restaurants that serve only pure vegetarian food… Our dedicated Pure Veg Fleet [in distinct green uniforms] will only serve orders from these pure veg restaurants. This means that a non-veg meal, or even a veg meal served by a non-veg restaurant will never go inside the green delivery box meant for our Pure Veg Fleet.” A day later Goyal went back one step. He posted: …