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An Open Letter To Muslims And Christians Of India

by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd  As some of you are aware, I am a Shudra intellectual and activist, working and writing to change the unequal conditions of the Dalits, Adivasis and Shudras (including the Other Backward Classes) in the Indian Brahminic Hindutva rule. My books Why I am Not a Hindu, Post-Hindu India and Buffalo Nationalism have been attacked by … Continue reading An Open Letter To Muslims And Christians Of India

Social Reform in India and the Intellectual Rebellion of Women

Social Reform in India and the Intellectual Rebellion of WomenTwo recent books by Brahmin women intellectuals strike at the root of the caste-based order by exposing how it operates within their families, from where it spreads to the rest of society.kancha Ilaiah Shepherd 07 May 2022 April 2022 was a historic month for India, and not … Continue reading Social Reform in India and the Intellectual Rebellion of Women

How Arun Shourie was wrong about VP Singh, Narendra Modi – and BR Ambedkar

The BJP leader stridently opposed reservations, only for the Mandal Commission report to be implemented. He pinned his hopes on 2014, only to be sidelined again Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd VP Singh, Arun Shourie and Narendra Modi. | Reuters and Wikimedia Commons In recent weeks, with the release of his new book, former Union Minister and … Continue reading How Arun Shourie was wrong about VP Singh, Narendra Modi – and BR Ambedkar