Over the decades, Indian economists and politicians have completely ignored the agrarian classes but things are changing.  Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd 15 hours ago  Representative image of farmers in Goa. Credit: Public Doman After I wrote a piece titled ‘Rahul Gandhi is Reshaping Congress Welfare Agenda: I Call it the Shudra Development Model’, there has been quite … Continue reading The RSS-BJP Economic Development Model: Support the Upper Castes and Ignore Bahujans

An excerpt from ‘The Clash of Cultures: Productive Masses Vs Hindutva–Mullah Conflicting Ethics,’ by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd. Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd A mass wedding in Surat. | Reuters Before the BJP came to power the discussion on the campus used to be around Muslim communities’ educational development, employment and the kind of poverty the people suffer … Continue reading Why the BJP should ensure gender and caste justice among all faiths before a Uniform Civil Code

Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd | 15 Nov 2023 No political party, not even the BJP led by the RSS, can ignore the socio-economic findings of Bihar’s caste census.  Enumerators receive information from a Patna resident during a caste-based survey in Bihar. Image Courtesy: PTI After the Bihar government released a broad composition of the caste-wise population of the … Continue reading Bihar Economic Data a Turning Point in Democracy