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April 01, 2007

AGAINST THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT'S DEFENSE OF CASTE BEFORE THE UN

Misrepresenting caste and race (Seminar [New Dehli])
by Balmurli Natrajan

Before issuing its report (see March 2, 2007 below) on caste oppression in India, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racism met with a delegation from the Indian government that included the anthropologist Dipankar Gupta, who defended the government's position that since caste is not race, the committee had no jurisdiction. In this commentary, Balmurli Natrajan takes on Gupta's arguments, which are reprinted below his remarks in summary form.

Posted at 11:58 PM in caste, reports |

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