50 Days: Is PM Modi A Messiah Or a God?

50 Days: Is PM Modi A Messiah Or a God? KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD Friday, December 30,2016 Source After the demonetization surgical strike of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the nation is reeling under starvation, job loss, labour loss and more than anything loss of confidence in the institutions of the nation itself. The banking system, the … Continue reading 50 Days: Is PM Modi A Messiah Or a God?

Caste in Demonetization: Economic Power Shifts

Caste in Demonetization: Economic Power Shifts By Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Souce The Demonitarization process set in motion by the first ever strong Hindutva Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, has a different economic dimension, which he and his government would never state in public. But they would pursue it to the logical end. The real … Continue reading Caste in Demonetization: Economic Power Shifts

Cow democracy: How protection of cow has come to mean oppression of Dalits

How protection of cow has come to mean oppression of Dalits In the present mood, one can go to the TV debate, even critique Narendra Modi but not gau mata. If one does that, he/she may come out with his/her skin peeled. Written by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd | Updated: August 1, 2016 9:23 am Appeared in … Continue reading Cow democracy: How protection of cow has come to mean oppression of Dalits

Interview of Kancha Ilaiah on Change of His Name

Good Shepherd: Dalit thinker Kancha Ilaiah on name, caste Sudipto Mondal, Hindustan Times, Hyderabad Updated: May 27, 2016 13:55 IST   Appeared on Hindustan Times Kancha Ilaiah, one of India’s most prominent Dalit thinkers and author of Why I am not a Hindu, has come under attack for allegedly calling Brahmins “lazy” and “gluttons”. Ilaiah, … Continue reading Interview of Kancha Ilaiah on Change of His Name