Open Mike 5: Racist India (links)

Many links. Many perspectives. Not endorsing one over the other. Read away. We can discuss one or the other or all.

[1] Discrimination by caste is outlawed in India, but it is a part of daily life
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1495052.stm

[2] Symonds racially abused by monkey chants in Vadodara?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/7039776.stm
[3] and in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai? (good picture, this one)
http://mksviews.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/wankers_wankhede_stadium.jpg
[4] apparently he just mistook antics for racism
http://cricket.expressindia.com/news/Symonds-mistook-antics-for-racism-Pawar/230126/
[5] India blast latest Harbhajan racism claims
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/03/03/ucharb103.xml

[6] and India does get offended by racism towards herself -- Shilpa Shetty in Big Brother
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/news/archives/2007/01/19/big_brother_racism_debate_rages_in_india.html

[7] Caste and Racial Discrimination in India - Can the UN Help?
http://india_resource.tripod.com/caste.html

[8] The Stain that just wont wash, an article by Shivam Vij
http://www.shivamvij.com/2007/02/the-stain-that-just-wont-wash.html

[9] Does bollywood prefer fair women?
http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/001945.html

[10] Fair=Lovely?
http://vsequeira.blogspot.com/2005/07/fair-lovely.html

[11] Remote Racism to counter Bangalore-d jobs?
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/987643.cms

[12] India does not believe caste discrimination is racism
http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/sep/02caste.htm

[13] An Untouchable subject -- NPR on caste systems
http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/racism/010828.caste.html

[14] Dalit Freedom Network -- many interesting posts here
http://www.dalitnetwork.org/

[15] Casteism as Raceism and Is Caste Racism or what?
http://ambedkar.org/WCAR/Casteismas.htm
http://ambedkar.org/WCAR/IsCaste.htm

[16] Racism in North India?
http://www.boloji.com/wfs5/wfs677.htm

[17] On Racism and Censorhip, an article by Shashi Tharoor in TOI
http://www.shashitharoor.com/articles/toi/racism.php

[18] Racism in India: The arrogance of Power
http://www.ndtv.com/debate/showdebate.asp?show=1&archive=yes&story_id=197&template=&category=Humanstory

[19] Post-Colonial Racism in India
http://baltimorechronicle.com/052404RacisminIndia.shtml

[20] UPA govt. no less racist -- providing the other perspective
http://www.ivarta.com/columns/OL_070210.htm

Phew! There is no shortage of links! But I did have a great time researching this set.