Shobha Warrier / Rediff.com  'This is the first time a majority ruling government is nominating a Dalit for President.' 'So, the moral credibility definitely will go with the BJP, particularly Narendra Modi.' IMAGE: Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd believes that the Modi-Shah decision to nominate Ram Nath Kovind as the BJP's presidential candidate is a shrewd political … Continue reading ‘Modi and Shah are more chatur than Gandhi’

In 1999 Romila Thapar wrote disagreeing with the Aryan migration Theory used by Mahtma Phule and Prof. Kancha Ilaiah. This is what she said then. Now Tony Joseph has proved that even she was wrong with systematic genetic DNA study.  "Apart from this, this was one theory that had a very widespread popular appeal. All … Continue reading Response to How genetics is settling the Aryan migration debate

By Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd, Source: The Hindu Ever since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) presented Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate, the discourse on nationalism has changed. It has become hyper. The party began by telling people through various modes of information dissemination — including social media — that the Congress has served the … Continue reading Hyper-nationalism does not allow critical engagement; it shows anything critical of ruling party as anti-national