Cast(e) in India

This project uncovers the hidden intersections of caste, labor, and urban infrastructure—viewed through something as overlooked as a manhole cover in New York City. Many of these covers are manufactured in India by Dalit laborers working under exploitative conditions, their contributions erased beneath our feet.

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By relocating these industrial objects from functional obscurity to artistic reflection, Cast(e) in India challenges viewers to confront how caste-based oppression transcends borders, embedding itself in the very structures of modern life. This work turns public space into a site of inquiry—where invisible labor becomes visible, and systems of inequality are laid bare.

Source: The New York Times
The National Geographical