Origin and Evolution of Varna-Caste System and Its Articulation with Class Dynamics

Sun, Jun 7, 2020: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Origin and Evolution of Varna-Caste System
and Its Articulation with Class Dynamics

What is Caste? How did it originate? How it evolved over centuries? How do we understand the articulation between Caste and Class in Indian Society? These are some questions that do not merely have academic value, but essential for a revolutionary anti-caste movement in India. As Marx said, "to be a radical means, going to the root of things." It is imperative to approach this question historically in order to articulate a proletarian strategy and tactics on this question.
Speaker: Abhinav Sinha (Editor, 'Mazdoor Bigul', Writer 'Red Polemique' Blog and Political Activist, Delhi, India)
Moderator: Raj Sahai

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