The Caste Pod

The Caste Pod

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The Caste Pod is a podcast hosted by Ajantha Subramanian, historical anthropologist whose work addresses the historicity and political economy of caste. Ajantha is Professor of Anthropology at the CUNY Graduate Center.

Upper Caste Liberalism with Ravikant Kisana

March 16, 2026

Upper Caste Liberalism

Ravikant Kisana

This episode features a conversation with Ravikant Kisana, Dean of the School of Liberal Education and Languages at Galgotias University in India, abo…

Coming Out as Dalit with Yashica Dutt

March 2, 2026

Coming Out as Dalit

Yashica Dutt

This episode features Yashica Dutt, journalist and author of Coming Out as Dalit. We began with a discussion of her choice to write a memoir, the sign…

Feminism and Critical Hindu Studies with Shreena Gandhi, Harshita Kamath, Sailaja Krishnamurt, and Shana Sippy

February 16, 2026

Feminism and Critical Hindu Studies

Shreena Gandhi, Harshita Kamath, Sailaja Krishnamurt, and Shana Sippy

This episode features a conversation with the founding members of the Feminist Critical Hindu Studies Collective, also known as the Auntylectuals. We …

The Caste Question with Suraj Yengde and Anupama Rao

February 1, 2026

The Caste Question

Suraj Yengde and Anupama Rao

TCP’s inaugural episode features Suraj Yengde and Anupama Rao, two scholars whose academic work and activism have helped to set the parameters of the …