• The Federal
    Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd
    About the AuthorKancha Ilaiah Shepherd
    Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd is a political theorist, social activist and author. His latest book is The Clash of Cultures — Hindutva — Mullah Conflicting Ethics.
      caste census
      Opinion

      Caste census a huge step against RSS tradition; will Sangh agree to it?

      10 May 2025 2:21 PM IST
      What made BJP decide to give Bharat Ratna to Jyotirao, Savitribhai Phule?
      Opinion

      What made BJP consider giving Bharat Ratna to Jyotirao, Savitribai Phule?

      11 April 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Revanth Reddy
      Opinion

      Muslims under OBC: Ideological fight around Telangana caste survey

      9 March 2025 9:10 AM IST
      Narendra Modi, Revanth Reddy, OBC
      Opinion

      Will PM Modi come clean on his OBC status?

      17 Feb 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Ambedkar and Ram Temple
      Opinion

      Bhagwat's speech signals RSS doesn't accept the present Constitution

      25 Jan 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Rahul is right; caste reform is only viable path for Congress future
      Opinion

      Rahul is right; caste reform is only viable path for Congress' future

      22 Dec 2024 9:11 AM IST
      Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly polls, in Pune.
      Opinion

      BJP's unity-safety call is linked to its aversion to caste census

      17 Nov 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Tirupati laddus
      Opinion

      With Tirupati ghee, Naidu is playing with fire

      29 Sept 2024 6:20 AM IST
      quota
      Opinion

      Why caste census is critical to implement SC's quota-within-quota ruling

      29 Aug 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Kamala Harris
      Opinion

      Kamala Harris's political ascent is a sociological miracle

      31 July 2024 6:20 AM IST
      Modi
      Opinion

      BJP-RSS unlikely to drop agenda to rewrite Constitution, end reservations

      13 July 2024 6:30 AM IST
      PM Narendra Modi
      Opinion

      How the Shudra-OBC issue became Modi-led government's Achilles heel

      5 Jun 2024 8:54 PM IST
      Priest-PM Modi is Hinduising the state and stateising the religion
      Opinion

      Priest-PM Modi is 'Hinduising' the state and 'stateising' the religion

      6 March 2024 6:20 AM IST
      Ram Temple and Ambedkar statue
      Opinion

      Ram Mandir and Bhim statue: A tale of two temples with visions apart

      27 Jan 2024 8:40 AM IST
      welfare schemes, Andhra Pradesh, YS Rajasekhar Reddy, Jagan Mohan Reddy, Gross State Domestic Product, GST, Fiscal Deficit, 14th Finance Commission
      Opinion

      What rest of India can learn from Jagan’s Andhra Pradesh model

      7 Jan 2024 6:30 AM IST
      North-South: It’s southern welfare economy versus RSS highway economy
      Opinion

      North-South: It’s southern welfare economy versus RSS highway economy

      12 Dec 2023 6:30 AM IST
      RSS wants caste gone? Let it take a stand on inter-caste marriages and inter-dining
      Opinion

      RSS wants caste gone? Let it take a stand on inter-caste marriages and inter-dining

      28 Oct 2023 6:30 AM IST
      modi nitish
      Opinion

      Nitish’s caste census: Major game-changer in Indian politics

      4 Oct 2023 11:31 PM IST
      Sanatana necessitates the caste order; where does OBC PM Modi stand?
      Opinion

      Sanatana necessitates the caste order; where does OBC PM Modi stand?

      24 Sept 2023 6:30 AM IST
      American universities
      Opinion

      With affirmative action gone, American universities could turn into White Gurukulas

      20 July 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Ancient Sanskrit texts are flawed; let’s not burden our children with them
      Opinion

      Ancient Sanskrit texts are flawed; let’s not burden our children with them

      22 Jun 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Why South Indian states are more developed, ahead in per capita income, fiscal health
      Opinion

      Why South Indian states are more developed, ahead in per capita income, fiscal health

      15 May 2023 12:00 PM IST
      What it took for the West to wake up and notice casteism
      Opinion

      What it took for the West to wake up and notice casteism

      10 April 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Nationalism should be built by accepting truth, not by telling falsehoods
      Opinion

      Nationalism should be built by accepting truth, not by telling falsehoods

      11 March 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Rahul Gandhi bharat jodo yatra
      Opinion

      Rahul can be ‘tapasvi’; what Congress needs is labourers on its side

      22 Feb 2023 2:37 PM IST
      Sharad Yadav obit
      Opinion

      Sharad Yadav: A Mandal hero with a firm ideological spine

      16 Jan 2023 6:30 AM IST
      English medium education
      Opinion

      Not just BJP, Left has also kept masses away from English education

      27 Dec 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Why Bharat Jodo Yatra shouldnt be seen in terms of immediate votes
      Opinion

      Why Bharat Jodo Yatra shouldn't be seen in terms of immediate votes

      6 Nov 2022 6:30 AM IST
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