Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd The upper caste and the rich can continue to learn English in expensive private institutions, it is the Bahujans who will suffer. Representative image of BJP flags. Photo: Facebook/BJP4India The Rastriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have opened another front of attack on the future of the Dalit/Shudra/Adivasis. … Continue reading When RSS-Modi Attack Macaulay and English, They Attack Upward Mobility of Dalits, Shudras, Adivasis

Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Mohan Bhagwat, as a sort of Hindu head priest and Narendra Modi, as an elected 'modern Chandragupta', are de-secularising every institution. File photo Click the Play button to hear this message in audio format Religious ideology is being used to manipulate elections and weaken secularism; this raises concerns of a shift towards … Continue reading How de-secularisation may slowly steer India away from electoral democracy

Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd | 18 Nov 2025 It is one thing that players follow a faith in their personal life, but in a stadium or in public discourse, religion should not be made a source of controversy. Image Courtesy:  X/@BCCIWomen Cricket has become a most visible corporate and upper middle-class game in India. It is also the … Continue reading Women’s World Cup: Cricket and Religion in India

by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd There is a spiritual saying: “The Word was God.” But Rakesh Kishore, a 71-year-old senior advocate at the Supreme Court, redefined the Word to be killed—and did so in the Supreme Court of India itself. Kishore, a staunch believer in Sanatana Dharma, decided to use a shoe, a symbol traditionally associated with Dalits … Continue reading Rakesh Kishore defined Hindutva version of Sanatana Dharma in India’s highest court