Indian Americans who have written 'Ten Heads of Ravana' aim to decolonise the Indian mindset. Why do they not send their children to Sanskrit schools in India but to prestigious universities in US? KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD 10 June, 2023 Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha at Central Sanskrit University in Agartala | Image source: @DrManikSaha2 | … Continue reading Doniger, Truschke, Pollock didn’t ‘kill’ Sanskrit. Brahmins did

in India — by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd — 26/05/2023 “An investigation of police records by The Indian Express reveals that since March 2017, when Yogi Adityanath took charge, and till date, the state has witnessed 186 encounters. This works out to more than one alleged criminal being killed by the police every 15 days”. 25 May, 2023 Indian Express But Brijbhushan Sharan … Continue reading Shudra Wrestlers Vs Ksatriya Controllers: The Battle For Women’s Rights

in Arts/Literature — by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd — 28/05/2023 My first reaction to the book that Rajiv Malhotra, from America, published on Romila Thapar, Irfan Habib, Shashi Tharoor, Ramachandra Guha, Sheldon Pollock, Wendy Doniger, Devdutt Pattanaik, Kancha Ilaiah, Audrey Truschke and Michael Witzel,with a title “Ten Heads of Ravana”’. The chapter on me is entitled as Kancha Ilaiah—Bharat Vikhander There is … Continue reading Now I Am Ravana’s Head