A Rajya Sabha MP from Tamil Nadu, Raja now becomes the first Dalit leader to be the general Secretary of a mainstream party in India. (File) The elevation of D Raja to General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI) is a historic step. Raja is not only a well-known national communist leader but … Continue reading A New Cast | The Indian Express

Why Congress needs to reach out to Shudra leaders to wrest power from the BJP The BJP managed to win over the support of the marginalised communities by projecting Modi as an OBC leader. Here's what the grand old party can do to reverse it. POLITICS | 6-minute read | 19-07-2019 KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD During … Continue reading Why Congress needs to reach out to Shudra leaders to wrest power from the BJP

Why Kamala Harris for US President: The world must root for this candidate in the US presidential battle Kamala Harris has made her racial identity central to her campaign. Like Barack Obama, she shows both audacity and hope. The world has never needed both more. POLITICS | 5-minute read | 07-07-2019 KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD Kamala … Continue reading Why Kamala Harris for US President: The world must root for this candidate in the US presidential battle

Gandhi was not a caste abolitionist: Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Dalit-bahujan youth see Gandhi as a figure of past; Ambedkar as figure of the future By Kancha Ilaiah ShepherdJune 22, 2019 15:05 IST Broken idol: Gandhi collecting donations for harijan fund at a train station in1945 | Dinodia When I was in school final in 1969, … Continue reading Gandhi was not a caste abolitionist: Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd – The Week