KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD Questions of caste and race In the run up to the American 2020 presidential elections a debate is on about White supremacism. The media there have been grilling President Donald Trump about his position on White supremacism.…
Caste In Heaven: Can Shudras And Dalits Find Moksha In Brahminism? | Countercurrents
Caste Kancha Ilaiah ShepherdI kept watching the funerals of people killed by the brutal coronavirus in the global pandemic of Covid-19 on TV channels and read about them in newspapers. Those dead bodies who are described as Hindu are being…
Bharat Ratna used to be for Congress’ secular Brahmins. Today it’s for BJP’s Hindutva Brahmins
While it’s debatable who deserves India’s highest civilian award, what seems to be working in favour of P.V. Narasimha Rao and S.P. Balasubrahmanyam is their caste. KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian award, was instituted to recognise contributions…
Why The Farmers Need English Education? Indian English Day Diary
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Every October 5 is being celebrated as Indian English day by several equal medium education lovers in India. This is 203rd year of the birth of English medium school education in India. The first English medium school…
The Caste Dimensions of Kangana Ranaut’s Onslaught on Bollywood
Kshatriyas, who never took to modernity, are now beginning to assert themselves politically and in the film industry. Sep 22, 2020 | Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide, Kangana Ranaut’s rebellion against the Shiva Sena government and also the so-called…
How anti-caste activist Kancha Ilaiah’s mother was an inspiration for his rebellion
In this extract from ‘Rebels with a cause: Famous dissenters and why they are not being heard,’ TT Ram Mohan explores anti-caste activist Kancha Ilaiah’s formative years. KANCHA ILAIAH/ FACEBOOKNEWS BOOK EXCERPT WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 – 10:52TT Ram Mohan Ilaiah is…