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 ...

Amit Shah's statement in the parliament on Dr BR Ambedkar, God and Heaven on December 18, 2024 is neither spontaneous nor a slip of tongue. It is, in fact, part ...

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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Dr Chalamalla Venkateshwarlu, director of the OUBC Cell and Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Research Centre, stated that Phule not only fought for the oppressed caste people in the Shudra Varna but also ...

Dr. Chalamalla Venkateshwarlu, director of the OUBC Cell and Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Research Centre, mentioned that Phule fought for oppressed caste people in the Shudra Varna and supported the ...