Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Priti Gulati Cox An imaginative, beautifully illustrated, and ethically motivated fiction about what life in ancient times may have been like. Written by a leading social justice activist and intellectual tied to Dalit-Bahujan politics, the story frames the Indus civilization as the work of pastoralists and producing groups. Its descriptions of how … Continue reading HARAPPA God’s City of Civilisation

Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd’s latest book, which can also be read as an intellectual biography of his Kuruma community, demands an overhaul of how we see and measure knowledge, language, gender, and human dignity. NIKHIL SANJAY-REKHA ADSULE Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd at his residence in Hyderabad on October 1, 2017. | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna Today, public … Continue reading Many hands make history