BJP's Linguistic Agenda Is Antithetical to Progress and Education Whom exactly does Amit Shah want to impose the learning of Hindi on in south India and the northeast? Clearly, this proposal is only applicable to poor children in villages who study at government schools. By Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd A few days ago, I was giving … Continue reading BJP’s Linguistic Agenda Is Antithetical to Progress and Education
Month: October 2019
OPINION: Food-related lynchings have roots in Gandhi’s vegetarian nationalism – The Week
OPINION: Food-related lynchings have roots in Gandhi's vegetarian nationalism 'Gandhi defined Hinduism as a vegetarian religion and India a vegetarian nation' By Kancha Ilaiah ShepherdOctober 01, 2019 14:31 IST Kancha Ilaiah, Mahatma Gandhi How do we assess Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his 150th birth anniversary? The BJP, which never had very high opinion … Continue reading OPINION: Food-related lynchings have roots in Gandhi’s vegetarian nationalism – The Week
Christian Women better educated
By Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd It was a pleasant surprise last week to come across a news report about the findings of a survey done by what was described as a ‘RSS think tank’ on the status of women in India. Besides claiming that married women and women who seek spiritual help are happier than others, … Continue reading Christian Women better educated
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