Strongly Condemn the Delay of Phule Film
I saw this news on 10th April morning that this great film Phule, which was meant to be released on 11 April (today), has been stopped by the CBFC. The…
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Assessment of Manmohan Singh – Sonia Gandhi Ten Year Rule
Dr. Manmohan Singh passed away on 26 December, 2024, at a time when Narendra Modi, an aggressive political leader, in the sense of Aristotle’s phrase ‘man is a political animal’ is…
How Caste And Same-Occupation Marriages Locked Indian Brain Chip?
Abstract This article deals with generational marriages within the same caste and occupation skills of men and women over many generations. It examines how this practice has affected the brain…
‘The Shudra Rebellion’ by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd highlights pivotal role of Shudras as builders of Indian civilisation and productive communities
'The Shudra Rebellion', authored by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd, presents a revolutionary perspective on Indian civilisation, shedding light on the overlooked contributions of Shudra nationalism. This work redefines the historical narrative…
Philosophy of Agriculturalism in Ancient India
When I was researching for my latest book The Shudra Rebellion I went back into ancient Indian literature to find out whether there was a philosophical school called Agriculturism around…
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd alleges that “left liberals joining hands with fundamentalist Muslim youth” to curtail his freedom of expression
The author and thinker Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd alleged that "left liberals joining hands with fundamentalist Muslim youth" are curtailing his freedom of expression. He further alleged that "leftists think that…
From the River to the Sea- Freedom for Palestine: Response to Prof Kancha Ilaiah’s article
Co-written by Praveen Kolluguri & Raj Kumar Paseddula A few days ago, Professor Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd wrote an article in the Telugu newspaper Sakshi titled “The Only Way Forward is to Live…
Kancha Ilaiah alleges ‘Hamasism’ and ‘terrorising network’ behind the cancellation of his talk in Kerala
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd was disinvited from 'Hortus' Arts and Literary Festival hosted by Malayala Manorama in Kozhikode Kerala from November 1-3. Kancha Ilaiah alleges that this was due to an…
What Should the Shudras Do?
This is the final chapter of Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd's, groundbreaking work 'The Shudra Rebellion' that promises to reshape our understanding of Indian civilization and culture. In this compelling book, Ilaiah…
How Labour Produced Philosophy, Not Books
Historically there were two streams of philosophical discourses in the world, more particularly in India: The first one was the philosophy of people, who involved in production---agrarian, artisanal, animal economy…
Third Edition and Sixteenth Reprint of ‘Why I am not a Hindu’
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd's Why I am Not a Hindu is a classic that re-shaped the discourse on Indian socio-spiritual systems. Ever since it was published in 1996, it has remained…
Why I Participated In Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra From Mani Bhavan, Mumbai
I started my sociopolitical activism as a Marxist in the 1970s and later turned to Ambedkarism in the 1980s. In both these schools of thought we critiqued Mahatma Gandhi as…
Public Vs Private Education – A New Experiment By Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy
There is a lot of curiosity about forthcoming elections in Andhra Pradesh. It goes for both Assembly and Parliament elections simultaneously with a serious contestation between the ruling regional YSRCP…
Andhra Pradesh’s “Transformation Of School Education” Tableau Is A Challenge To Other States
In Andhra Pradesh the Government on 30 January, 2024 entered into an agreement with an international organization to start the school education with IB (Baccalaureate Syllabus) syllabus from class one onwards.…
Kanaka Guru Pitta Must Start English Medium Schools And Connect Shepherds To Global Knowledge
On 13 January, 2024 the Kanaka Guru Pitta headed by Sri. Niranajananda Swami in a massive public meeting attended by the Karnataka Chief Minister Mr. Siddaramaiah, central minister Mr. Bhagwanth…
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Wins ‘Ma Jati Suryudu’ Award
Renowned intellectual Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd has won the 'Ma Jati Suryudu' Award. The award will be presented on 13 January 2024 by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The award is presented…
Preface of New Edition of Post-Hindu India by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd
This excerpt is being published from the Preface of the book "Post-Hindu India" written for the new edition by the author published here with permission from publishers. The launch of the…
The Enemies of Social Change and Unethical Scholarship
On May 17 suddenly I got a video on my watsapp. When I opened it I saw the title "Kancha Ilaiah shepherd: Bharat Vikhander". Two supposedly experts on my work, Sharada…
Now I Am Ravana’s Head
My first reaction to the book that Rajiv Malhotra, from America, published on Romila Thapar, Irfan Habib, Shashi Tharoor, Ramachandra Guha, Sheldon Pollock, Wendy Doniger, Devdutt Pattanaik, Kancha Ilaiah, Audrey…
The Shudra Civilization
India is a nation of second largest population in the world. China is the first largest populated nation with a land size bigger than India. India’s population according to 2011…
English medium at school level: Rote Methods and Unscientific And Undemocratic Views
(This is concluding and Part-3 of an article. ) English medium at primary school level is certainly harmful, more so to the rural and poorer masses. That is a…
English medium at school level is harmful, more so to the rural and poorer students: Misleading theories of Kancha Ilaiah as seen by a Dalit-born Teacher
English medium at primary school level is certainly harmful, more so to the rural and poorer masses. That is a key lesson in my life’s experiences, both as a…
Who Wrote Kulanirmulana: Voka Marxist Dhukpadham (Annihilation of Caste: A Marxist Approach)
From Devulapally Venkateswara Rao group one Suryaprakash and Krishna have been writing very unreadable document type of writeups against me. They have been trying to spread lies as information, rubbish…
Why I’m Denied My Right Of Speech? – Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd
In spite of the fact that the Supreme Court of India in its three judge bench judgment on October 12, 2017 said that my book ‘Smajika Smugglerlu-Komatollu’ cannot be banned,…
Posters Appear Threatening To Kill Dr Kancha Ilaiah
Dr Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd whose book “Smajika Smugglerlu: Komatollu’’ angered the Hindutva forces posted threatening posters in front of his house. According to Dr Kancha Ilaiah these posters which appeared…
BJP’s Two Dramas And Nationalism
The Sangh Parivar elements that worked hand in glove with Arya Vysyas, who wanted to lynch me at Parkal on 23 September, after the TDP Parliament member T.G Venkatesh…
Clarification About My Association With Christians: Kancha Ilaiah
One of the recurring accusations of the recent Arya Vysya agitators and their associate Paripurnanada Swamy, a hater of St. Mother Theresa and Christian human service, against me is that…
Dear Banias My Pen Will Write From My Grave Also: Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd
A collection of quotes From Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd’s Speeches SC/ST/OBCs are nationalists, What About Narendra Modi’s Big Brothers’ Capital. How many jobs they get in that capital?----Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Minorities are…
Why Are We Silent On The Grave Threat To Prof Kancha Illaiah
While it is nobody’s suggestion that India was a tolerant land some three years back and suddenly has developed the intolerance but none can deny the facts that the…
I Am Losing Faith: Kancha Ilaiah
As I and Dr. Bheenaveni Ramaiah (Assistant Professor of Sociology, Osmania University), one of my relatives, my Driver narrowly missed a major murderous attack at Parakal, Bhupalpally district on 23/9/2017…
Threat To Kill Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd By TDP M.P T.G Venkatesh
T.G. Venaktesh, an extremist Arya Vysya leader held a press conference on 18/9/2017 in a luxury hotel in Hyderabad with an extremist, conspitorial Arya Vysya team and issued a threat…
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