Why it’s Stalin and Pinarayi’s ideology and not Mamata’s that India needs

For the BJP/RSS, Tamil Nadu and Kerala were more ideological battlegrounds than West Bengal, as Bengal politics was operating very much within the Dwija control. VOICES OPINION FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2021 - 15:03Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Stalin was a Russian ruler who did not believe in god. He shaped the post World War II world. He died on … Continue reading Why it’s Stalin and Pinarayi’s ideology and not Mamata’s that India needs

The Hindutva Cow Urine Cultural Nationalism And The Corona Crisis

in COVID19 India — by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Ever Since the Rastriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine came to power in 2014 the deepest crisis it is facing is the Covid-19 dance of death. As of the end of April 2021 India has become the most Covid infected nation in the world and the … Continue reading The Hindutva Cow Urine Cultural Nationalism And The Corona Crisis

Supreme Court’s flawed verdict on Maratha quota shows why factoring caste history is crucial

Caste and varna abolition is now in the hands of RSS/BJP, which claims to represent all Indian Hindus, not just Dwijas, the upper castes. KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD8 May, 2021 12:44 pm ISThttps://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=https://theprint.in/opinion/marathas-lack-the-power-of-written-word-supreme-court-cant-ignore-it-like-communists-did/654482/&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=105&action=like&colorscheme=light&height=21 Illustration by Soham Sen | ThePrint TeamText Size: A- A+ Marathas are a large agrarian Shudra community in Maharashtra, constituting nearly 30 per cent of the … Continue reading Supreme Court’s flawed verdict on Maratha quota shows why factoring caste history is crucial

What YS Sharmila’s leadership could mean for Telangana: Kancha Ilaiah writes | The News Minute

What YS Sharmila's leadership could mean for Telangana: Kancha Ilaiah writes In some respects, YS Sharmila’s upcoming political party is the first of its kind in south India. IMAGE: YS SHARMILA REDDY Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd In south India so far, a woman leader has not started a major party on her own and influenced the … Continue reading What YS Sharmila’s leadership could mean for Telangana: Kancha Ilaiah writes | The News Minute