The Supreme Court order allowing SC sub-classification could alter India’s reservation system to suit the Hindutva ideology and obfuscate caste injustice, Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd writes. Supreme Court of IndiaFile Photo/PTI Written by: Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd On February 4, the Telangana government announced the criteria for sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes (SCs) in the state, as recommended by … Continue reading Opinion: SC sub-classification verdict and the dangers of conflating class and caste

Revanth Reddy-led government would have to implement the Congress promise of 42 per cent reservation for OBCs in the upcoming local body elections. Telangana Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy receives the report of the Judicial Commission headed by Retd HC Justice Shameem Akhtar, with recommendations on SC categorisation after completion of the comprehensive caste survey. … Continue reading Telangana caste survey data: Some surprises, many challenges

The debate on the Constitution in the parliament has brought the clash of cultures out into the open.  Opposition MPs hold portraits of BR Ambedkar during a protest in Parliament House Complex.File Photo | PTI Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd 21 Dec 2024 Amit Shah's statement in the parliament on Dr BR Ambedkar, God and Heaven on December 18, … Continue reading Behind the attempt to de-spiritualise Ambedkar now 

The author explains how Kancha Ilaiah, in his latest book 'The Shudra Rebellion', posits the link with labour of different caste communities as a more credible way of reading caste both in the present and historically.  Written by: Karthik Raja Karuppusamy Edited by: Maria Teresa Raju 15 Dec 2024 Going against the obvious but misinformed … Continue reading Kancha Ilaiah brings focus on Shudra castes in his latest The Shudra Rebellion