What it took for the West to wake up and notice casteism

It’s Dalit-Buddhist organisations, not centres of South Asian studies, that raised awareness Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd 6:30 AM, 10 April, 2023 Immigrant dwijas (Brahmins, Banias, Kshatriyas, Kayasthas, and Khatris) reportedly treat migrant Dalits/Shudras and Adivasis as lesser beings within the Indian diaspora. Representational image: iStock Brahminism is possibly the worst philosophical school that took birth and … Continue reading What it took for the West to wake up and notice casteism

Why Are Vishwagurus Opposing Vishwa Equality Laws in America and Canada?

By invoking the spectre of Hinduphobia, are the Hindutva organisations and leaders trying to say Hinduism does not stand for human equality? Kancha Ilaiah ShepherdMar 29, 2023 The Seattle City Council during the vote on caste discrimination. Photo: Twitter/Kshama Sawant California, the wealthiest state in the US and the destination for many immigrant Indians, introduced … Continue reading Why Are Vishwagurus Opposing Vishwa Equality Laws in America and Canada?

Agriculturalism And Hindutva

July 24, 2020 in Life/Philosophy — by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd — July 24, 2020FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmailShare0 In China there was a philosophical school called Agriculturism between 770 BCE and 221 BCE. The main philosopher, who represented this school with a sophisticated exposition of that philosophy, was Xu Xing (372-289 BCE). His main philosophy was that people’s propensity is based on farming than to … Continue reading Agriculturalism And Hindutva