KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD | 11 JANUARY, 2021 On January 6, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of India sent an email to, perhaps, all Indians who have email accounts with a statement released by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I…
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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,…
Is spiritual citizenship possible for Dalits and Adivasis within Hinduism?
When a group of people is repeatedly told they were born unequal, they forget how to frame demands for rights. This is in contrast to Christianity, which prompted the genesis of equal societies. By Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd On December 26,…
Why Pinarayi Vijayan must take the RSS-BJP head-on in the Sabarimala fight
The fight is now for more than the one temple The Sangh Parivar has started the movement to overthrow the communist government in Kerala. Vijayan must protect his turf, and all that liberal India stands for. KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD In…
Two Patriarchies
India’s right wing is quick to condemn Talibani patriarchy. But they outrage over the calling out of Brahminical patriarchy Written by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd |Updated: November 22, 2018 12:16:01 am The poster must be seen against the backdrop of what is happening…
RSS/BJP And The Shudra Neo-Slaves
RSS/BJP And The Shudra Neo-Slaves in Annihilate Caste — by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd —November 17, 2018 What is the status of Shudras who constitute the largest social bloc in India? In the North India, the Yadavs, Kurmis of Bihar, Yadavs and Jats of Uttar Pradesh,…
Why there is no scope for the liberation of Shudras in RSS’ Hindu Rashtra
The outcome of 2019 Lok Sabha elections depends on the Shudra realisation of their spiritual and socio-political status in the ‘RSS Hindutva realm’. KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD Dev Raj Chanana in his book, Slavery in Ancient India, proves that the Shudra varna was…
The Shudras Want Empowerment, Not a Giant Statue of Their Iron Man
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…