Category Archives: Dalits

When I looked at the 1000 Genomes data five samples collected in Dhaka, did not align with the others. Most Bengalis are shifted away from other South Asians because of East Asian ancestry. These five individuals, in contrast, clustered with Tamil and Telegu Dalits. Importantly, their identification numbers indicate they were sampled at the same … Continue reading “Dalits in Bangladesh”

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When it comes to caste and capitalism in India, The New York Times reads rather like Reason or a house publication of the Cato Institute. Last fall there was Business Class Rises in Ashes of Caste System. Now, Scaling Caste Walls With Capitalism’s Ladders in India: As the founder of a successful offshore oil-rig engineering […]

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Razib Khan