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Whose Festivals are these, in fact?
This month of October, the Hindus shall be celebrating two of their most popular festivals. They name them Dashaharā and Diwali. Most of the Indians, whatsoever their faith may be, like Diwali the …
Strategies That We Can Draw From Periyar’s Life and Mission to Counter Hindutva
After his death, Periyar invokes fear in the minds of Brahmins/Hindutva forces and mixed response among the Dalits in Tamil Nadu. Any person and his actions can be understood only with the understa…
What Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Said about Nietzsche
So much of Nietzsche love on the Facebook. Here’s what Babasaheb Ambedkar had to says –
Is there any parallel to this philosophy? I hate to suggest it. But it is so obvious. The parallel to this…
A Tale of a Monkey, Tiger and a Holy Cow in Brahminical India
In Jharkhand, a monkey killed a cow. In Una, where the four young Dalits were whipped and flogged in the public, a tiger killed the cow, which the Dalits were skinning. The cow vigilante (Gau-Raksh…
Ram Rajya: Cows Get Aadhar Card, What is Next? Passports, Visa and Bank Accounts?
Cows in India are given so much importance from police protecting cows to Gau Rakshak groups. We wonder who is working for the welfare of humans and sometimes, we have started feeling jealous of th…
What do India’s Youths want? Marry Within Their Own Caste
In the recent sample survey of youth released in the Economic Times, it was found that the Indian youths (between the age group of 18-35) are both conservatives and liberals. The line between conse…
Why All is Not Fair in Love and War, Mr. Madhav!
Ram Madhav, the BJP leader, in the context of Kashmir, said that “all is fair in love and war”. Born and bred in the RSS culture, Ram Madhav is simply reflecting the ethics of RSS/BJP.
The much …
Somebody Please Save Hindu Women
In the last few months, we have heard a lot about Triple Talaq, Muslim women and how to save them and mainstream media has ignored Hindu women. Is it another political stunt by BJP and Modi govern…
Depiction of Cultural Politics of Caste
This Paper is an attempt to look closely at the prose work of V.T. Rajshekar, Aggression on Indian Culture, to see how the writer mobilizes his languages and social analysis to locate the instances…
Priesthood Should Be Based On Qualification, Not Heredity – Dr Ambedkar
While I condemn a Religion of Rules, I must not be understood to hold the opinion that there is no necessity for a religion. On the contrary, I agree with Burke when he says that “True religion is …
Top 10 Privileges Brahmin Men Enjoy
Brahmins, especially Brahmin men, are rarely questioned by so-called feminists and feminists groups led by so-called upper castes. They take up every space and people sometimes even protect their m…
Ram Rajya is Anti-Women, Racist and Castiest Kingdom
Hindu nationalists in the USA are losing no words to praise Trump and his divisive policies. Shalabh Kumar, a Hindu nationalist, close to Trump and was an integral part of Trump’s campaign iterated…
Caste Prevents Hindus from Forming a Real Society or Nation – Dr Ambedkar
Caste does not result in economic efficiency. Caste cannot improve and has not improved, the race. Caste has however done one thing. It has completely disorganized and demoralized the Hindus.
The …
10 Things That BJP/RSS Government Should Do To Regulate Hindu Religion
The BJP/RSS Government is keen on regulating the religious practices which are anachronous with the present and this is the justification that they are putting forward to “liberate Muslim women” fr…
Raksha Bandhan: Another Form Of Slavery
I just came back from the market after having a cup of coffee and while coming back couldn’…