KANCHA ILLAIAH SHEPHERD  Good that the farmers are fighting for their right to dignified living by facing the Delhi powers. The ruling establishment is trying to ensure that monopoly capitalists become global rich capitalists by robbing the farmers across the country.The farm laws of the government can be justifiably characterised ‘ Farm Rob Laws’. The … Continue reading Why the Farmers Were Left With No Choice But to Protest

Why I am Not a Hindu Woman’ review: The ‘othering’ of women, Dalits and savarna trauma G. SampathNOVEMBER 28, 2020 16:54 ISTUPDATED: NOVEMBER 29, 2020 08:00 IST Drawing on lived experience, Wandana Sonalkar explains the concerns about Hinduism as it is practised today, including misogyny, caste and violence Repudiation of a religion by a person born … Continue reading G. Sampath reviews Why I am Not a Hindu Woman, by Wandana Sonalkar – The Hindu

By: SAIKAT MAJUMDAR NOVEMBER 25, 2020 In this column, Saikat Majumdar discusses books from India that haven’t received due attention. Over the last few decades in India, a denuded secular public sphere has been besieged by a sharply militarized Hinduism. Books were among the first things to get caught in the battle. Wendy Doniger’s The Hindus: An … Continue reading Another Look at India’s Books: Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd’s “Why I Am Not a Hindu” – Los Angeles Review of Books

kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Prime Minister Narendra Modi is known for his sartorial adventures, but on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 145th birth anniversary on 31 October, he gave his outfit an unusual touch. He wore a panama hat over his standard kurta-churidar while attending events of the day, from addressing IAS probationers and inaugurating a seaplane at the … Continue reading Does Politics Lurk Behind the Hats PM Modi Wears? | NewsClick