Telangana’s ‘No Caste’ surge signals privilege hiding in plain sight

Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd 27 Apr 2026 END THE CASTE RULE, SHRINATHE It is socially and spiritually immoral to practise caste in everyday life in one form or another and deny it in the state enumeration. Image: iStock State's caste survey had 12 lakh people identifying as 'no caste', mostly upper-caste professionals in elite jobs, thus … Continue reading Telangana’s ‘No Caste’ surge signals privilege hiding in plain sight

Savarkar Against US: RSS/BJP’s Removal of Gandhi is only to Bring in Savarkar as Father of the Nation

by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd This essay, “Savarkar Against US,” is written in the context of the RSS/BJP Government of India starting to take several steps to change the basic structure of the present political system in the light of the Hindutva thesis proposed by their father of the modern nation, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The idea “US” … Continue reading Savarkar Against US: RSS/BJP’s Removal of Gandhi is only to Bring in Savarkar as Father of the Nation