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Caste on the Menu Card

Caste on the Menu Card poster
Genre
documentary film
Country
India

How it feels

This documentary by students examines how caste influences what people eat in Mumbai, especially regarding beef. It shows how food choices can exclude people and affect their livelihoods and rights.

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What happens

Caste on the Menu Card is a 21-minute documentary film made by students of the School of Media and Cultural Studies at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), focusing on beef-eating practices in Mumbai, India. It portrays the prevalence of caste differentiation in food choices of people in Mumbai, how it causes exclusion, and touches upon concerns related to livelihood, social inclusion and human rights. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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