Dear Indian intellectuals, we are not fools: Faux regional language lovers closed the poor's access to English for years But politicians like Jagan Reddy have sensed the yearning among the masses for English medium instruction and will provide this, despite the intellectuals hissing this is a 'World Bank agenda'. POLITICS | 5-minute read | 23-06-2019 … Continue reading Dear Indian intellectuals, we are not fools: Faux regional language lovers closed the poor’s access to English for years

India and the Indian: My nationalism competes with China, not Pakistan, writes Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd By Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd, Jun 17, 2019 11:09:07 IST Nationalism survives in an environment of livability. It survives around a common national education and the good life in a language that all citizens could speak to each other. The Brahminic … Continue reading India and the Indian: My nationalism competes with China, not Pakistan, writes Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd – Firstpost

Skipping The Biggest Lesson: BJP’s draft National Education Policy tries to compete with madrasas, misses crucial learning The policy pays no attention to teaching children the dignity of labour. This lesson is a must though for any society which wants to grow and be developed. VOICES | 5-minute read | 14-06-2019 KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD 31 … Continue reading Skipping The Biggest Lesson: BJP’s draft National Education Policy tries to compete with madrasas, misses crucial learning

KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a powerful statement just before the election — that the ‘Khan Market gang’ did not build his image. He said the days of 'the gang' were over. In my view, he is right. He was knowingly or unknowingly referring to typically St. Stephen’s-educated, upper-caste Brahminical Hindu and … Continue reading PM Modi, what about this dynasty? Yes, Modi hit out at the privileged ‘Khan Market gang’