Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd The Government of Maharastra has made reading Preamble of the constitution compulsory in the school assembly meetings every morning. From primary school to high school, students must remind themselves that they live in a democracy under this…
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CAA-NRC debate: If religion is allowed to colour civil rights, India’s democracy will be imperiled
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
Nehru’s message is alive, thanks to the BJP, his most ardent critic
Before the election campaign of 2014, Jawaharlal Nehru was in danger of being forgotten by ordinary Indians. Even the Congress was not using his photo in the elections as often as they were using images of Mohandas Gandhi, Indira Gandhi…
Countering Hypocrisy of Ruling Class on English Medium Education in Government Schools
Countering Hypocrisy of Ruling Class on English Medium Education in Government Schools in India — by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd —November 12, 2019 The Y.S.Jaganmohan Reddy Government recently issued orders for implementation of English medium in Government schools from the academic…
Andhra Pradesh’s New Education Policy Could Create Lasting Structural Changes
In a two-pronged approach, the state is providing financial assistance to mothers of school-going children and changing the language of instruction in government schools to English.