caste system
Bringing Caste Discrimination to American College Campuses: A Ploy to Fan Hinduphobia
(Image courtesy: onmanorama.com) “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” – Rev. Martin Luther King Jr There are two kinds of controversies: one which ... Read More
Continuous Distortions in Discourses of Indian Social Systems – II
It is extremely important to gain an insight into the traditional Indian understanding of the concepts, varna and jati. Only then we can consider in ... Read More
Continuous Distortions in Discourses of Indian Social Systems – I
Two things remained clear throughout all caste related confusion: (a) the British were convinced that there must be distinct class of untouchable castes external to ... Read More
Limpieza de Sangre and the origins of the Caste system
The encounter between the Europeans and the pre-existing peoples and civilizations of the Americas was one of the bloodiest in human history and led to ... Read More
Book Summary: Western Foundations of the Caste System- V
Whereas the idea of a Hindu, Vedic or Brahminical people goes back at least to the early eighteenth century, the Dravidians and the AIT are ... Read More