After the Citizenship Amendment Act became a reality in the middle of December, protests broke out across India. By now, about 25 people have been killed around the country, most of them falling to police bullets. Even in the Jayaprakash…
In Mohan Bhagwat’s India, Everyone Is a Hindu
The RSS head’s recent speech is testament to a vision where the lines between being Indian and being Hindu are blurred haphazardly. Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd 31/DEC/2019 The Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Mohan Bhagwat, gave a speech in Hyderabad…
RSS/BJP Ideology Is No Spiritual Citizenship To Shudras And No National Citizenship To Muslims
RSS/BJP Ideology Is No Spiritual Citizenship To Shudras And No National Citizenship To Muslims in India — by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd —December 23, 2019 The Hindutva, a political child of the Brahminic Hindu religion, denied spiritual citizenship to Shudras historically.…
The Question That Won A Big Battle
The Question That Won A Big Battle in India — by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd —December 19, 2019 In Andhra Pradesh Assembly the anti-English medium, opposition leader, Nara Chandrababu Naidu, surrendered in a debate on 12 December, 2019. He said “we…
Do English Educated Become Christians?
Do English Educated Become Christians? in India — by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd —December 5, 2019 The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S.Jaganmohan Reddy remained firm on the question of introducing English medium in Government schools and issued the orders to start…
Why It’s Necessary to Remember George Reddy
Why It’s Necessary to Remember George Reddy George Reddy, murdered by right wing forces in the 1970s when he was only 25, remains an inspiration for thinking youth even today