The RSS/BJP intellectuals tell us today that texts like Ramcharitmanas are mirrors of our civilisation. Then where do the Shudras, Dalits, Adivasis and women exist, except for occasional humiliation? Kancha Ilaiah ShepherdFeb 09, 2023 Mohan Bhagwat speaking on the RSS's foundation day. Photo: PTI/File The mainstream media has been trying to avoid entering the debate triggered by the … Continue reading Bhagwat’s New Spin on Caste Will Not Stem the Rebellion Against Texts That Insult the Shudras

For the first time, north Indian Shudra/Dalit politicians are fighting an intellectual battle against casteist (so-called Hindu) texts, written by Brahmins in ancient and mediaeval times. PTI VOICES OPINION MONDAY, FEBRUARY 06, 2023 - 14:39 Written by  Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Ramcharitamanas, written by 16th-century poet Goswami Tulasidas has now created a caste war in north India – particularly … Continue reading Opinion: Why Shudra leaders in north India are against Ramcharitamanas | The News Minute

Kancha Ilaiah ShepherdThe anti-Shudra, Dalit and women language of Tulsidas in his Ramcharitamanas engendered a major controversy in North India. Its impact could also be seen in the South, which already had a strong Shudra mobilization history. He equated them with animals and drums and wanted to keep punishing them forever. The new consciousness of … Continue reading Why Did Tulsidas Ask His God Rama To Punish Shudras And Women Not Mughal Rulers?

How does the cow politics of the RSS/BJP or relevant theories by scholars justify the complete marginalization of the buffalo in our history, memory, consciousness and culture, asks Kancha Ilaiah Too Little Too Late? Getty Images Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd  Updated: 27 Jan 2023 12:54 Pm Imagine, in an undertaking like the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra,’ a school … Continue reading The Dichotomy Of Discourse On Cow Between The Demonic And The Divine