Book Summary: Western Foundations of the Caste System- V
The Aryans are the most ubiquitous beings existing in all studies related to India. They are widely responsible for many important things in our country; amongst them, driving away the original Dravidian inhabitants More...
Book Summary: Western Foundations of the Caste System- III
The academia, media, NGO activists, and society intellectuals popularize the conception of the Shramana and Bhakti movements, which includes Buddhism and Jainism, as revolting against the caste system in times More...
Book Summary: Western Foundations of the Caste System- I
One of the most important books in recent times is the book, ‘Western Foundations of the Caste System.’ The book consists of eight strong chapters on the ‘caste system’ of India based strongly on the More...
Caste 101 and the curious case of the Left-Liberal
Sample this: Suresh (SC) enters a work space where a number of women are working. The women are a mixture of Paraiyars (SCs), Gounders (BCs) and Mudaliars (FCs). Note also that all these women are sitting together More...
Understanding the concept of Varna as it appears in Hindu scriptures- II
[contextly_sidebar id=”USp69R6rru9JsWxzUoYiPKLKiQYxClTE”] Varna Vyavasta in practice Till now, the conceptual framework of Varna Vyavasta and its different elements as explained in the Hindu scriptures More...
Understanding the concept of Varna as it appears in Hindu scriptures- I
[contextly_sidebar id=”iOjaVwOmPYxuPyaWTXSjUMJSqP2ef8WU”]‘Varna’ is a much misunderstood concept. It is often equated with the ‘caste’ and the ‘caste system’ and is considered as the root More...
Book Review: Western Foundations of the Caste System
Western Foundations of the Caste System by Martin Fárek, Dunkin Jalki, Sufiya Pathan, and Prakash Shah has been published by Palgrave Macmillan and is available on Amazon. The Origins of Caste: An Overview of More...
Did the caste system save Hindus from being annihilated?
India is one of those rare civilisations where slavery was never an aspect of the society for thousands of years. Slavery was introduced only after the Islamic and European invasions, when millions of Indians were More...
Varṇa vyavastha as a conceptual social order that facilitates self-actualization
Introduction “Dharmo viśvasya jagataḥ pratiṣṭhā” declares one of the Śruti texts[1]. This declaration has served as a foundational principle for dharma traditions and generation after generation of More...
Deadly distortions of Colonial Rule- Notes from ‘A Ruler’s Gaze’ by Arvind Sharma- III
[contextly_sidebar id=”z383thK60HcOc6rIKlV83jJos2b1Ro4G”] We saw in the previous parts the application of Saidian lens to assess British rule over India. Knowledge produces power; later, power becomes More...