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‘Why I am not a Hindu Woman’ – Writer Dr. Wandana Sonalkar on her Book


About the Writer Dr. Wandana Sonalkar is an Mumbai based Economist , and an author and translator. She retired as … More

Book on Hinduism, Brahminism, Caste, Casteism, Feminism, Hindu Women, Hinduism, Patriarchy, Wandana Sonalkar

What’s in a Surname? A Lot!?


by D. Samarender Reddy Shakespeare wrote in Romeo and Juliet, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, … More

Caste, Caste in India, Caste System, genealogy, history, Last name, lifestyle, Meritocracy, names, Surname, Surnames

John Rawls and Liberalism as a Way of Life


by Alexandre Lefebvre in Aeon People who tick the ‘no religion’ box on the census are the fastest-growing population of … More

Liberalism, Liberalism as a way of Life, Liberalism as an alternative to religion, Rawls, Rawlsian Liberalism, Values

Casteism In Modern India


00:00:00 – Intro 00:03:06 – Prerna’s ground work 00:16:04 – Why certain castes convert ? 00:22:26 – Caste Construct 00:29:20 … More

Caste, Caste in India, Casteism, Jati, Varna

Moderate Muslims are Now Speaking Up


Lubna Zaidi, a British Muslim, speaking with Arif Hussain Theruvath, an Indian Ex-Muslim

Islam, Islamic Extremism, Muslims, Quran, Religious Extremism

Caste System and Caste Reservations in India – 5 Short Videos


Reality of Caste Reservation | Dhruv Rathee ft. ‪@mohak_mangal – Did Caste Reservations destroy India? | Dhruv Rathee ft. ‪@mohak_mangal … More

Caste, Caste in Idnia, Caste Reservations, Caste System, Casteism, Cste System in India, Reservations

Liberalism As a Way of Life


“Instead of distancing ourselves from mainstream liberal culture, I suggest that fulfillment and purpose can be found by delving deeper … More

Liberalism

Is Hindutva a Form of Islamophobia?


Hindutva Hindutva, a political ideology first enunciated by Veer Savarkar in 1923 in a book by that very name, is … More

BJP, Hindu, Hindutva, Ijtihad, Islam, Islamophobia, Muslims, Political ideology, Quran, RSS, Veer Savarkar

The Question of the ‘Brahmin’ and the ‘Dalit’


“As Fanon put it half a century ago: ‘I am not a potentiality of something; I am fully what I … More

Anshul Kumar, Brahmins, Caste System in India, Casteism, Dalits, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, JNU, Love, Poem, Poetry, Quotations, Quotes, WEB Dubois

Problems of Identity


“If you could understand the difficulty of being a Hindu in Pakistan and a Muslim in India, and the causes … More

Identity, Quotations, Quotes

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