The retrograde politics of using Hindi while naming schemes and Institutions, terms that need to be understood by people of all regions and states, does not help in keeping the nation integrated.  Union Home Minister Amit Shah Written by: Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Every year, October 5 is celebrated as the Indian English day to commemorate … Continue reading English is essential for economic mobility, Hindi can never replace it

Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd The Narendra Modi-Mohan Bhagwat team's 11-year control over Delhi spurred the Sangh Parivar to float its new Vishwaguru campaign, but Donald Trump put paid to such ambitions. As US snub stings and old foes China-Russia turn into uneasy partners, RSS struggles to reconcile its 100-year global Hindutva vision with harsh new realities … Continue reading How Trump thwarted RSS’s Vishwaguru dreams, leaving Hindutva project adrift

by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd An important two-day lawyers’ conference was held in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, on 30–31 August 2025, where a new discourse on legal practice was initiated. Shanta Kumar, president of the AP chapter, did an excellent job organizing the event, which was hosted by the Indian Lawyers Association (ILA). The AP chapter’s conference drew … Continue reading Repositioning Indian Lawyers in Defence of the Poor

Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Bharat Jodo Yatra and #VoterAdhikarYatra are showing new mobilisation in terms of social reform in the electoral process as well as society. File Image Recently one English television news channel conducted a typical 'state of the nation' survey and declared that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi got 25% preferential votes for the Prime … Continue reading Rahul’s Systemic Reform & Media Underplay