by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd The victory of the Indian Cockroaches on 25 July is the first achievement in the process of awakening Indian youth, irrespective of caste, class, religion, and ideology. We all know that the Indian education system has been in danger since Independence. The Cockroach Janata Party re-ignited the discourse on the Indian education … Continue reading How the Cockroach Janata Party Changed India’s Student Politics in India

आरएसएस का गठन हुए 100 साल से ज्यादा बीत चुके हैं। लेकिन क्या कारण हैं कि न तो केंद्र और न ही किसी भी राज्य सरकार ने कभी उसकी कानूनी और वित्तीय जवाबदेही पर प्रश्न नहीं उठाए और न ही कभी आरएसएस से कहा कि वह अपने वित्तीय लेखें प्रस्तुत करे। पढ़ें, प्रो. कांचा आइलैय्या … Continue reading आखिर भारत के राजनीतिक दलों ने आरएसएस को इतनी छूट क्यों दी?

Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd In no other democracy would a shadowy organisation that has remained unregistered be in a position to run a country through its political wing. Illustration: Pariplab Chakraborty. The world must be wondering what kind of political system India has. The country has been ruled by members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) … Continue reading Why Did India’s Political Parties Give the RSS a Free Pass All These Years?

February 21, 2026 When it comes to challenging the deepest foundations of Indian social order, few contemporary thinkers have been as direct, as consequential, or as controversial as Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd. A political theorist, writer, and anti-caste activist, Ilaiah has spent decades arguing that India cannot achieve genuine equality without a wholesale cultural and ideological transformation … Continue reading Kancha Ilaiah’s Advocacy for Dalitization of Indian Society