Ep 287: The Life and Times of Urvashi Butalia
The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma
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The Seeds of Discrimination and Violence Have Always Been There in Our Society
I think that there is a way in which in our society, the seeds of both discrimination and violence have always been there. Even if you put gender aside, even if you put religion aside, something like cast how could it have the resilience that it does if it hadn't been for the deep hatred and internalized castism that we all have inside us. I don't yor mean, i don't think the image of india as a non violent nation is actually true. And yet, i would say that she look back at, let's say, history and as we know it, you look back maybe 200 years, maybe more. Who knows, if these things were so deep
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