Aligned with its ethos of sikhne & sikhaune (learning & teaching), JFP will experiment with and curate learning spaces and frameworks for designing and adapting curriculum and pedagogies for critical caste studies, as well as research and policy on caste questions.
To achieve this, JFP has formed several working groups on critical caste studies, caste-class-gender, and caste-gender-sexuality. These working groups will comprise members from JFP's diverse Faculty, Research, and Policy Team, along with strategic engagements with members of the Global Advisory and Resource Team.
In the spirit of collaboration and inclusivity, this initiative values every participant – teacher, instructor, student, or community member – as a colleague and co-teacher. In this process, no one is viewed as fully knowledgeable, skilled, or capable while others are seen as ignorant, uneducated, or illiterate. Becoming a conscious human being through the dual process of learning-teaching and being friends and companions is JFP's core value.
Every participant is valued as a colleague and co-teacher. We believe in learning from each other and growing together in the journey of understanding caste, class, gender, and sexuality.
Exploring intersections and connections across critical areas of study
Working group dedicated to advancing critical understanding and scholarship on caste systems, their historical contexts, and contemporary manifestations.
Exploring the intricate relationships between caste, class, and gender systems, and how they intersect to shape social structures and individual experiences.
Examining the connections between caste, gender, and sexuality, and their impact on knowledge production, research, and policy discussions.
Engaging with caste questions through lectures by reputed scholars and experts globally
Just Futures Pahal (JFP) is launching a new lecture series to engage with caste questions with reputed scholars and experts globally. Under this lecture series, the inaugural lecture will be delivered by Associate Professor Lucinda Ramberg, Anthropologist, Cornell University.
