Modi govt’s Hyderabad ‘Liberation’ Day reopens old wounds. KCR’s ‘Integration’ wiser approach

The critical difference between the ‘integration’ and ‘liberation approach’ is that the latter is designed to provoke the 15 per cent Muslim population of Telangana. KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD 12 September, 2022 08:41 am IST File photo of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao. | Photo: ANI Politics over the celebration of Hyderabad’s inclusion into the … Continue reading Modi govt’s Hyderabad ‘Liberation’ Day reopens old wounds. KCR’s ‘Integration’ wiser approach

Who are the True Founding Fathers and Mothers of Indian Democracy? | The India Forum

"The true founders of Indian democracy" FORUM Who are the True Founding Fathers and Mothers of Indian Democracy? India’s founding fathers and mothers contributed in multiple ways to the establishment of democracy in the country. Some of those mentioned by the prime minister on 15 August did not make such contributions. Here is a more … Continue reading Who are the True Founding Fathers and Mothers of Indian Democracy? | The India Forum

Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd And The Loneliness Of A Bahujan Academic

There are many moments in Ilaiah’s memoir, ‘From a Shepherd Boy to an Intellectual’, that speak to anyone looking to sustain a life of reading and writing. Vijeta Kumar Apr 19, 2019, 10:54 PM EDT A young Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd once came across a book on Isaiah Berlin in the Osmania University library and picked it up … Continue reading Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd And The Loneliness Of A Bahujan Academic

Why Amit Shah’s push for regional language-based higher education is a deceptive game

By asking the rural masses to educate their children in regional languages, Amit Shah wants to put them in their classic place of language disadvantage, writes Kancha Ilaiah. VOICES OPINION THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2022 - 10:54 Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Until not so long ago, Union Home Minister Amit Shah used to be an ardent proponent of the … Continue reading Why Amit Shah’s push for regional language-based higher education is a deceptive game