Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd | 16 May 2026 TVK’s Ambedkar, Periyar, Kamaraj social justice combination, along with two women icons, constructs a new nationalist vision that is totally opposite to RSS-BJP’s nationalist vision sans women. In the thick of the RSS-BJP (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Bharatiya Janata Party) North Indian normalisation of Hindu Rashtra from Gujarat to West Bengal, … Continue reading Joseph Vijay and His New Tamil Nationalism
Does English-Medium Education Hold Key to Power & Wealth?
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd | 06 May 2026 The Telangana Socio, Economic Education, Employment, Political and Caste survey shows the role of English-medium education in upper caste power and wealth control. Representational image. Image Courtesy: PICRYL The Telangana Socio, Economic Education, Employment, Political and Caste (SEEEPC) survey report has shown the real picture of the role of English-medium education … Continue reading Does English-Medium Education Hold Key to Power & Wealth?
Telangana’s ‘No Caste’ surge signals privilege hiding in plain sight
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd 27 Apr 2026 Read in Hindi 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 … Continue reading Telangana’s ‘No Caste’ surge signals privilege hiding in plain sight
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