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

I thought this is the best way to tell the Brahmin: I am now no longer interested in working to reform your spiritual culture.' May 27, 2016 · 03:15 pm http://scroll.in/article/808890/kancha-ilaiah-explains-why-he-decided-to-add-shepherd-to-his-name On May 15 and 16, the Brahmin Associations in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana burnt my effigies, gave condemnation statements and came to my office … Continue reading Why I have changed my name to Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd