Most children in India are taught about the four-fold caste system that emerges in the Vedas. However, in real life, these four categories are not distributed equally across India. In North, South, ...

New Delhi: Varna is not birth-based and Shudra is not a derogatory term, according to a book authored by Swami Vigyananand, and launched by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat last ...

There was a time when Aryan society recognised only three Varnas: Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas. The Shudras were not a separate Varna but part of the Kshatriya Varna. There was a continuous feud ...

In The Shudra Rebellion, he posits the link with labour of different caste communities as a more credible way of reading caste both in the present and historically.

We cannot talk about Hinduism without caste. When we say caste, we are using a European word. The local words are jati and varna. Jati refers to a community, and varna refers to a classification ...

Kancha Ilaiah presents numerous questions that merit several rounds of reading. The Shudra Rebellion, Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd, South Side Books/Hyderabad Book Trust.

Like Shivaji, in Shahu’s case too, Brahmin priests denied performing certain rites, claiming that they belonged to Shudra varna.

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Understanding Varna The term ‘Varna’ refers to the caste or social status of an individual. In the terms of astrology, Varna signifies the nature and behaviour of an individual.

Mallikarjun Kharge made a reference to a December 28 social media post by Sarma on the Varna system. | Latest News India ...