By Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd, FIRSTPOST Hinduism is being defined as a religion like Buddhism, Christianity and Islam. Till the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Hindu Mahasabha came into being, it wasn’t seen as a religion like the other three.…
Book Launch – From a Shepherd to an Intellectual
ILAIAH LIVED HIS PHILOSOPHY
REVIEW of “From a Shepherd Boy to an Intellectuals–Mmy Memoirs by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Sage/Samya/Select. PP 360 by Aappu Back in the early 2000s when I was a university student in Delhi, Kancha Ilaiah was all the rage. His book,…
Why Narendra Modi kept Mohan Bhagwat in the dark over 10 per cent EWS reservation
Not only the RSS chief, but several Congress anti-reservationists too have been dealt a huge blow. Modi’s proposed quota could also change how we see caste itself. By KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD The Constitution (124 Amendment) Bill, 2019, which seeks to provide 10…
Harappa To Ayyappa
Harappa to Ayyappa By Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd – Countercurrent Harappa! We are all your descendants You shepherded the first civilization You built the first city in the East You domesticated the early animals Goat, sheep, buffalo, dog and donkey. …
Sabarimala row: While he defends ‘tradition’, will PM Modi also guarantee protection to Bindu and Kanakadurga?
By saying that resistance to women’s entry into Sabarimala temple is a matter of custom and sentiment, the Prime Minister has let down all marginalised groups, including women. By Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd – https://www.dailyo.in/politics/dalits-entry-into-temples-adivasis-shudras-hinduism-untouchability-bible/story/1/28592.html The entry of two women devotees,…