Why is India So Obsessed With Fair Skin?

Welcome to my YouTube channel! On this channel, I produce video essays analyzing film, television, and new media. I primarily focus on Bollywood and the Indian diaspora, but anything is fair game! This is my first video in my new setup and new microphone! We’re going to dive deeply into the roots of colorism in India and the contemporary ramifications it has. Let’s talk about the caste system, colonization, religion, the patriarchy, and more! I know…light little video, right? TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 2:52 Overview & Terminology 5:24 It wasn’t always like this 6:43 The Caste System & Colorism 15:02 Colonization & Colorism 23:25 Religion & Colorism 27:40 Colorism in the Modern Era 34:08 Patriarchy & Colorism 41:00 Final Thoughts SOURCES Colorism in Indian Society: A Complex History by Dustin Jung - https://www.stearthinktank.com/post/c... India and Colorism: The Finer Nuances by Neha Mishra - https://journals.library.wustl.edu/gl... Colorism, Castism, and Gentrification in Bollywood by Rebecca Peters - https://www.thejugaadproject.pub/home... The Story of India from PBS - https://www.pbs.org/thestoryofindia/g... Dark Goddesses and me: Religious Colorism in Hindu India by Vaishnavi Siripurapu - https://browngirlmagazine.com/dark-go... Why is Krishna Blue in Color? By Sadhguru - https://isha.sadhguru.org/en/wisdom/a... Inclusive Hindi Instructional Materials - Colorism from University of Texas at Austin - https://inclusivehindi.la.utexas.edu/... I did a ton of research on this so thank you so much for watching!! Part 2 coming…relatively soon 😅