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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.
    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 1:00 AM GMT
    Tirupati laddus
    Opinion

    With Tirupati ghee, Naidu is playing with fire

    29 Sep 2024 12:50 AM GMT
    quota
    Opinion

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

    29 Aug 2024 1:00 AM GMT
    Kamala Harris
    Opinion

    Kamala Harris's political ascent is a sociological miracle

    31 July 2024 12:50 AM GMT
    Modi
    Opinion

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

    13 July 2024 1:00 AM GMT
    PM Narendra Modi
    Opinion

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

    5 Jun 2024 3:24 PM GMT
    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 12:50 AM GMT
    Ram Temple and Ambedkar statue
    Opinion

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

    27 Jan 2024 3:10 AM GMT
    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 1:00 AM GMT
    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 1:00 AM GMT
    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 1:00 AM GMT
    modi nitish
    Opinion

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

    4 Oct 2023 6:01 PM GMT
    Sanatana necessitates the caste order; where does OBC PM Modi stand?
    Opinion

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

    24 Sep 2023 1:00 AM GMT
    American universities
    Opinion

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

    20 July 2023 6:30 AM GMT
    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 6:30 AM GMT
    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 6:30 AM GMT
    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 1:00 AM GMT
    Caste discrimination, social boycott, Karnataka social activists,
    Opinion

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

    11 March 2023 1:00 AM GMT
    Rahul Gandhi bharat jodo yatra
    Opinion

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

    22 Feb 2023 9:07 AM GMT
    Sharad Yadav obit
    Opinion

    Sharad Yadav: A Mandal hero with a firm ideological spine

    16 Jan 2023 1:00 AM GMT
    English medium education
    Opinion

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

    27 Dec 2022 1:00 AM GMT
    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 1:00 AM GMT
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