Caste biases are hardwired into Indian society as a religious construct. Communalism is a British-created paradigm that morphed into a majoritarian political movement in modern India. Entrenched racism across the social spectrum, however, remains a puzzle.
Indians suffered nearly two centuries of racism in their own land at the hands of a colonial power. Yet, as cricketer Darren Sammy belatedly discovered, racism is an endemic feature of Indian society. Mr Sammy realised he was the unwitting victim of racism when he played for SunRisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League, ironically a ...
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First Published: Sat, June 13 2020. 21:12 IST
