by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd The canonization of the first ever layman of India,  Devasahayam, or  Lazarus (1712–1752) as saint, on the lines of Mother Theresa or on the lines of St.Peter, by the Vatican on 15 May, 2022 is historic in many strange ways. The human history of religions does not find a man of his … Continue reading St. Devasahayam’s Caste, Crucifixion And His Resurrection As A Global Shudra Saint

If the OBCs, Dalits and Adivasis were to follow Santishree Dhuilipudi Pandit, they would have to give up the agenda of social justice and forget about the rights recognised in the constitution. Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Shantishree Dhulipudi Pandit. Photo: Facebook The vice chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University has attempted to construct a strange theory of … Continue reading JNU’s VC is Celebrating ‘Herstory’ With Men, a ‘Civilisation State’ With No Rights

Many wanted Congress to focus on secularism, diversity and pluralism. But party has realised that the Shudra/OBC/Dalit/Adivasi aren't interested in these abstract ideas. KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD https://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=https://theprint.in/opinion/for-long-congress-wavered-on-social-justice-now-its-waking-up-to-bjps-obc-politics/960447/&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=105&action=like&colorscheme=light&height=21 Congress leaders including Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi at the Nav Sankalp Chintan Shivir at Udaipur, Rajasthan. (Photo Credit: Twitter/Salman Khurshid) The Congress’ revival strategy has gained a … Continue reading For long, Congress wavered on social justice. Now it’s waking up to BJP’s OBC politics

In a closed-door meeting with public intellectuals, Rahul Gandhi told me he’s not opposed to English medium education in government schools. But surprisingly, a Left intellectual disagreed. COURTESY: PTI. IMAGE FOR REPRESENTATION. Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Public intellectuals play a very important role in a democratic system. A public intellectual challenges the policies they think will … Continue reading Public intellectuals must end their hypocrisy on English education for the masses