27 min

Why the Hathras Case Is Very Much About Caste Hey, We Need To Talk

    • Politics

Angshuman Choudhury speaks to anti-caste activist and hip-hop artist, Sumeet Samos, about the alleged gangrape and murder of a 20-year old Dalit woman by four Upper Caste Thakur men in Hathras (Uttar Pradesh) and how it is a distinct caste-based crime, different from general instances of sexual violence against women.

Angshuman Choudhury speaks to anti-caste activist and hip-hop artist, Sumeet Samos, about the alleged gangrape and murder of a 20-year old Dalit woman by four Upper Caste Thakur men in Hathras (Uttar Pradesh) and how it is a distinct caste-based crime, different from general instances of sexual violence against women.

27 min