2019 Lok Sabha Polls: Why Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi must promise English-medium school education in the Congress manifesto

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailyo.in/lite/voices/2019-general-elections-rahul-gandhi-priyanka-gandhi-congress-bjp-saffronisation-of-education-hindutva-educational-reforms-election-manifesto/story/1/29957.html 2019 Lok Sabha Polls: Why Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi must promise English-medium school education in the Congress manifesto By Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Both the BJP and Congress differ very little on the kind of education they envision for India's young. Here's where the two Gandhis could make a real difference. In less than a … Continue reading 2019 Lok Sabha Polls: Why Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi must promise English-medium school education in the Congress manifesto

With global forces watching India-Pakistan ties, BJP-RSS can’t solve Kashmir problem unless they shed anti-Muslim image

By Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd An oped published in The New York Times warned about possible nuclear war between India and Pakistan had a picture of India and Pakistan warheads clashing. The Indian bomb has a three-colour flag with an Ashok Chakra. The Pakistan flag has a green flag with crescent moon and a star. While … Continue reading With global forces watching India-Pakistan ties, BJP-RSS can’t solve Kashmir problem unless they shed anti-Muslim image

RSS’ vegetarian army, in times of conflict with Pakistan and China

Which army is currently protecting India’s borders — the vegetarian RSS army or the multi-cuisine, multicultural Indian army? And who can do a better job? KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD India has two armies, as I see it. One, the regular force which protects the country’s borders and pitches in when there is a natural disaster or … Continue reading RSS’ vegetarian army, in times of conflict with Pakistan and China

First Dalit Collector Who Changed A Feudal District In The 1970s

by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd— March 5, 2019 The young man standing in bush shirt Next to Hyderabad, Warangal is the second biggest city of the Telangana state. Most of the present Telangana state’s heritage symbols, Kakatiya Gate, and its tank based irrigation system go back to the history of Warangal, which, in the medieval and … Continue reading First Dalit Collector Who Changed A Feudal District In The 1970s