The stories of Patel, Gandhi and Nehru are parables of the status of Shudras, Banias and Brahmins in India. File picture of Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar vallbhbhai Patel. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Prime Minister Naredra Modi…
Nudge to drop Kancha Ilaiah’s books splits DU
https://m.telegraphindia.com/india/nudge-to-drop-books-splits-du/cid/1672621 ‘The books are about experiences of Dalits and the backward classes and their knowledge system. Those opposing the books want continuation of the cultural hegemony of the Brahminical social order’ ByBasant Kumar Mohantyin New Delhi Published 26.10.18, 1:54 AM Updated 26.10.18,…
ON THE DELHI UNIVERSIT PROPOSAL TO REMOVE MY BOOKS FROM THE SYLLABUS
Press Release The meeting of the Delhi University Standing Committee for Academic Affairs, according to media reports, in its meeting on 24 October, 2018 has recommended to drop teaching of my three books for M.A. Political Science course. The three…
From a Shepherd Boy to an Intellectual
Share From a Shepherd Boy to an Intellectual My Memoirs Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd – Retired, Director, Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad Other Titles in: Cultural Studies | History | Sociology November 2018 | 372 pages…
Sabarimala: Why BJP wants to ’empower’ Muslim women but is against equal rights for its Hindu daughters
By Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd @DailyO_ | 2018-10-18 14:31:52 Right-wing forces are mobilising women against women’s right to spiritual equality in Hinduism. Despite their sharp differences, one thing that unites radical Hindu men and Muslim male fundamentalists is their opposition to gender equality…
Why Modi government is for sansyasis, not farmers
There is no talk of pro-agrarian development agenda because the RSS-BJP rules the nation only for the well-being of sadhus and sanyasis. POLITICS | 6-minute read | 05-10-2018 KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD 367 Total Shares The Indian farmers, who produce food for…