Why I am Not a Hindu Woman’ review: The ‘othering’ of women, Dalits and savarna trauma G. SampathNOVEMBER 28, 2020 16:54 ISTUPDATED: NOVEMBER 29, 2020 08:00 IST Drawing on lived experience, Wandana Sonalkar explains the concerns about Hinduism as it is practised today, including misogyny, caste and violence Repudiation of a religion by a person born … Continue reading G. Sampath reviews Why I am Not a Hindu Woman, by Wandana Sonalkar – The Hindu

By: SAIKAT MAJUMDAR NOVEMBER 25, 2020 In this column, Saikat Majumdar discusses books from India that haven’t received due attention. Over the last few decades in India, a denuded secular public sphere has been besieged by a sharply militarized Hinduism. Books were among the first things to get caught in the battle. Wendy Doniger’s The Hindus: An … Continue reading Another Look at India’s Books: Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd’s “Why I Am Not a Hindu” – Los Angeles Review of Books

kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Prime Minister Narendra Modi is known for his sartorial adventures, but on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 145th birth anniversary on 31 October, he gave his outfit an unusual touch. He wore a panama hat over his standard kurta-churidar while attending events of the day, from addressing IAS probationers and inaugurating a seaplane at the … Continue reading Does Politics Lurk Behind the Hats PM Modi Wears? | NewsClick

Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd America is a global power. Even though China is trying to challenge the US, it may not succeed in the near future. The world will be governed by American democratic moralism, highly-advanced capitalist wealth and technology for years to come. As the US continues its global dominance, a person of Indian origin … Continue reading Kamala Harris’ journey from ‘Brahmin’ to Blackhood is rarest of the rare