Ideas of India

Rukmini Shrinivasan on What Data Can and Cannot Tell Us

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Feb 17, 2022
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ANECDOTE

The Foreigner Next Door

  • Rukmini Shrinivasan is often mistaken for a foreigner in India due to her lack of Tamil fluency.
  • During her reporting, she has been asked about other Indian regions and cities as if they were foreign countries.
INSIGHT

The rarity of Intercaste Marriage

  • Intercaste marriage is rare in India, and there's little support for it.
  • This reveals deep segregation and challenges assumptions about coexistence.
INSIGHT

Indian Secularism

  • Indians' idea of secularism involves tolerance but discourages interfaith relationships.
  • Crossing this boundary reveals discomfort among most Indians.
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