PoliticsThe US president is pointing to the danger to democracy in India from Hindutva, just as the white supremacism of the Trump era was a threat to the US. Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Prime Minister Narendra Modi with President Joe Biden…
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What English Has Done To India And The World?
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd By October 5, 2021 English language life in India is 204 years. For the last few years the celebration of Indian English Day on that day is catching up. Ever since the first English medium school started…
Caste Census And Secular Intellectuals
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd The debate on caste, not just OBC, census is becoming a serious political issue in the country. But the secular, liberal and left intellectuals–economists, sociologists, political scientists– are behaving as if they are a neutral force on this issue.…
Upper caste networks of political parties are resisting the caste census. But not for long
Telangana’s project shows that caste census can benefit Dalits and OBCs. But parties like BJP and Congress are too busy with their Dwija networks. KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD File photo | Officials collect Census data | Photo: censusindia.gov.in The demand for…
The Dalit with white, American skin – Times of India
The Dalit with White, American Skin Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Aug 25, 2021 As a Marxist academic-activist, I was surprised how a white woman could be so knowledgeable, so concerned about every aspect of caste and women’s liberation Gail Omvedt, 81, one …
The Shudra Kings And Brahmins: A Mirror Image Of History
in Annihilate Caste — by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Shahu Maharaj But for the accidental reading of Shahu Maharaj’s letter to the retired Governor of Bombay presidency, Lord Sydenham, written in 1918, I would not have thought of writing this essay. In my life time…
India Will Remember Gail Omvedt Forever
Scholars study her books to understand the question of caste and untouchability, and also to change the caste system. Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Gail Omvedt. Photo: Shramik Mukti Dal Dr Gail Omvedt (81), one of the greatest scholars on caste studies,…
Why Andhra Pradesh’s education policy deserves to be scaled up nationally | The Indian Express
CM Jagan Mohan Reddy has made sure that students are taught in the English medium at all levels, from anganwadi to university. That is a quantum jump in India’s educational language policy. Written by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd |August 17, 2021 5:02:46 pmThe…
BJP’s OBC line has silenced RSS Brahmins. But Shudras key to anti-Muslim battles
The RSS knows that Shudra agrarian communities across India are re-assessing their status in all spheres of life — spiritual, social, educational and economic. KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD17 August, 2021 11:25 am IST Illustration by Ramandeep Kaur | ThePrint Just a…
Is low job creation the reason for quota fixation? | IndiaToday
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