Podcast: Breaking the silence on caste in academia

28th August 2025

Caste isn’t just a South Asian issue. It shapes who speaks, who listens, and who is heard in academic and development spaces worldwide. In this episode of Between the Lines, we explore how caste hierarchies continue to influence the production of knowledge, access to opportunities, and the experience of being in higher education.

Listen to this episode of the Between the Lines podcast by the Institute of Development Studies. This episode features anti-caste scholars and activists Aarti Rajput, Ritu Kochar, and Priyanka Samy. They speak about the silences, exclusions, and resistances that define their journeys in the UK and global academic setting. The episode was hosted by DSN UK Programme Officer Chandni Sai Ganesh.