Month: May 2016

Interview of Kancha Ilaiah on Change of His Name

Good Shepherd: Dalit thinker Kancha Ilaiah on name, caste Sudipto Mondal, Hindustan Times, Hyderabad Updated: May 27, 2016 13:55 IST   Appeared on Hindustan Times Kancha Ilaiah, one of India’s most prominent Dalit thinkers and author of Why I am not a Hindu, has come under attack for allegedly calling Brahmins “lazy” and “gluttons”. Ilaiah, … Continue reading Interview of Kancha Ilaiah on Change of His Name

Why I have changed my name to Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd

I thought this is the best way to tell the Brahmin: I am now no longer interested in working to reform your spiritual culture.' May 27, 2016 · 03:15 pm http://scroll.in/article/808890/kancha-ilaiah-explains-why-he-decided-to-add-shepherd-to-his-name On May 15 and 16, the Brahmin Associations in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana burnt my effigies, gave condemnation statements and came to my office … Continue reading Why I have changed my name to Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd

From Isaiah to Ilaiah What is Common between Israel and India

 My personal name is Ilaiah and my family name is Kancha. My newly added name after the Brahmin organisations of two Telugu states Andhra Pradesh and Telangana threatened to attack me in the month of May 2016 is Shepherd. Thus, my full name now is Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd. So We in South India - particularly … Continue reading From Isaiah to Ilaiah What is Common between Israel and India