There is a saying in English: “Those who have a ‘why’ to live, can bear almost any ‘how’.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to occupy the highest position without answering any why and how. But the citizens have a right…
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By Karma and God’s Grace: Why Hindutva economics never discusses poverty or the poor
WHY HINDUTVA PHILOSOPHY NEVER DISCUSSES POVERTY Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Does Hindutva’s ideology allow any anti-poverty agenda in any mode of its functioning? Do any of its core ideological texts, written by any of its ideologues, at any phase of their…
Finally, dignity of trade: Why Akhilesh Yadav’s ‘doodhwala’ vs Modi’s ‘chaiwala’ rhetoric offers hope in a post-Hindu caste world
Tejaswi Yadav calling Modi ‘nakli OBC’ and Akhilesh calling himself a real ‘doodhwala’ shows India is finally shaking off the shame associated with caste and talking about the nobility of labour. The 2019 Lok Sabha elections have opened up many…
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd And The Loneliness Of A Bahujan Academic | HuffPost India
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd And The Loneliness Of A Bahujan Academic There are many moments in Ilaiah’s memoir, ‘From a Shepherd Boy to an Intellectual’, that speak to anyone looking to sustain a life of reading and writing. By Vijeta Kumar…
English Medium in Andhra: How Jagan Mohan Reddy’s promise can catapult him to the CM’s chair
English Medium in Andhra: How Jagan Mohan Reddy’s promise can catapult him to the CM’s chair The elite have long denied rural children the right to quality education, which will make them eligible for jobs not just in India but…
Finally, NYAY for Indians: Rahul Gandhi’s scheme will help remove caste and class differences in our society
Finally, NYAY for Indians: Rahul Gandhi’s scheme will help remove caste and class differences in our society The RSS and BJP have never cared about the poor because the poor do not speak the language of Hindutva. POLITICS | 5-minute…
Chowkidars are those who protect the rich – The Hindu
Chowkidars are those who protect the rich? Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Why the BJP campaign is on the mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls himself a chowkidar. What he has done is tell the nation and the world the truth. Chowkidars…
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd on his new memoir, the importance of Dalits sharing their own stories, and ‘productive castes’
By Yogesh Maitreya, Mar 29, 2019 10:51:41 IST His autobiography, From a Shepherd Boy to an Intellectual: My Memoirs, provides the reader with a blueprint of his arguments and how they came into being. ‘The autobiography of a person from…
2019 Lok Sabha Polls: Why Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi must promise English-medium school education in the Congress manifesto
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailyo.in/lite/voices/2019-general-elections-rahul-gandhi-priyanka-gandhi-congress-bjp-saffronisation-of-education-hindutva-educational-reforms-election-manifesto/story/1/29957.html 2019 Lok Sabha Polls: Why Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi must promise English-medium school education in the Congress manifesto By Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Both the BJP and Congress differ very little on the kind of education they envision for India’s…
With global forces watching India-Pakistan ties, BJP-RSS can’t solve Kashmir problem unless they shed anti-Muslim image
By Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd An oped published in The New York Times warned about possible nuclear war between India and Pakistan had a picture of India and Pakistan warheads clashing. The Indian bomb has a three-colour flag with an Ashok…