American SC judgment quashing affirmative action in universities may inspire anti-reservationists in India, too Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd In America, white racism got countered by producing black intellectuals from universities, who could construct a counter narrative to racism and influenced policies. Along with America, the whole world benefitted. Image: iStock The American Supreme Court judgment quashing affirmative action … Continue reading US SC ruling on affirmative action is universities is a setback

The Enemies of Social Change and Unethical Scholarship by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd On May 17  suddenly I got a video on my watsapp. When I opened it I saw  the title “Kancha Ilaiah shepherd:  Bharat Vikhander”. Two supposedly experts on my work, Sharada Narayanan and Shubhodeep Mukhopadhyay, wrote an essay on me and my work in a … Continue reading The Enemies Of Social Change And Unethical Scholarship| Countercurrents

June 25 is the 92nd birth anniversary of the almost forgotten Mandal Messiah By KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD| 22 June 2023 9:57 AM On June 25, a celebration meeting of V. P. Singh’s 92 birth anniversary meeting has been planned by several pro-social justice organisations at the Constitution Club, New Delhi. This will be the first … Continue reading V. P. Singh: Kshatriya Turned Social Justice Agent

Indian Americans who have written 'Ten Heads of Ravana' aim to decolonise the Indian mindset. Why do they not send their children to Sanskrit schools in India but to prestigious universities in US? KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD 10 June, 2023 Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha at Central Sanskrit University in Agartala | Image source: @DrManikSaha2 | … Continue reading Doniger, Truschke, Pollock didn’t ‘kill’ Sanskrit. Brahmins did