caste system
Anatomy of a Pastiche
Abhinav Prakash
What we see in the name of Dalit politics and Ambedkarite discourse is an echo of old-style leftist talk coupled with Naxal grandstanding of yore
BR Ambedkar: Slayer of All Gods
He challenges the illusions about power and democracy, wealth and violence, Hinduism and tradition, nationalism and justice, and about all that metaphysical cant. He is the mirror in which we dare not look at ourselves. His presence is a constant reminder of our bad conscience and bad faith
Arundhati Roy’s ahistorical fiction
How the novelist in her simplistic rhetoric on caste got Gandhi wrong
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