Pritam Singh(@BabasahebsSikh):While it is often suggested that caste largely diluted with the migrations of Indian indentured labourers, this article tells the story of how caste became entangled on ships and in colonies through the dirty work of sanitation.

Pritam Singh

@BabasahebsSikh

Commonwealth Scholar, University of Cambridge (2019-2020)/PhD at the London School of Economics (2022-2026). Historian of caste in India and abroad.

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Pritam Singh@BabasahebsSikh

2026.05.08 06:52

While it is often suggested that caste largely diluted with the migrations of Indian indentured labourers, this article tells the story of how caste became entangled on ships and in colonies through the dirty work of sanitation.

Pritam Singh@BabasahebsSikh

2026.05.08 06:23

My article on caste and indentured Indian sanitary workers on ships and in colonial South Africa has been recently published with the Past and Present. Please do give it a read and share it widely. I will love to know what you all think of it!