There’s a new Shudra-Dalit unity in north Indian villages thanks to the farm protests

The unity programme initiated by farm leaders can take the shape of a cultural revolution in rural north India. KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD A supporter waves the tricolour at farmers' gathering in Jind district in Haryana | Suraj Singh Bisht One of the most significant developments in the ongoing protests against the Narendra Modi government’s three … Continue reading There’s a new Shudra-Dalit unity in north Indian villages thanks to the farm protests

The Supreme Court’s Question About Reservations Is the Wrong One to Ask

"If bhadralok judges do not feel for the chotolok as much as the white judges in America feel for the blacks, India will crack" Bengal is an example of how the bhadralok treated the chotolok, but Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu show that reservations work very well. Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Representative image of agricultural labourers. Photo: … Continue reading The Supreme Court’s Question About Reservations Is the Wrong One to Ask

Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd: ‘Abolish reservations and private education!’

'Where should shudra-OBCs go because of whom the nation is surviving?'More like this'Reservation will outlive 2019, 2024 polls...' Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters On March 15, 2021, the Supreme Court commenced hearing into whether the landmark 1992 verdict in the Indira Sawhney case, which caps reservations at 50 per cent, requires a re-look by a larger bench.nullADVERTISINGnull … Continue reading Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd: ‘Abolish reservations and private education!’