With the outbreak of protest demonstrations in telangana and andhra pradesh demanding a ban on the book, ilaiah said that his freedom of speech and expression is being eroded. A sudra critique of hindutva philosophy, culture and political economy. Kancha ilaiah teaches politics at the government womens college, koti, hyderabad. Six racist and reductionist ideas propagated by kancha ilaiah. Ilaiah cited his mother as one of the people who shaped his political ideas. Threats to kancha ilaiah show india has learnt nothing. The cid on tuesday registered a case against kancha ilaiah, who wrote a book against a community, under section 153a ipc promoting enmity between different groups. Anveshi needs to be congratulated for publishing this excellent work on. Kancha ilaiah, the author of the best selling book why i am not a hindu, pens a thoughtprovoking critique of brahmanism and the caste system in india, while anticipating the death of hinduism as a direct consequence of, what he says is, its antiscientific and antinationalistic stand. In his ideas yo, u sense the vulnerability of battling unpredictable waters bu. Kancha ilaiah shepherd speaks on current political unrest.
Read free pdf books online by kancha ilaiah shepherd on. Ilaiah, a political science professor, came into the limelight with his book why i am not a hindu and he has relentlessly been attacking anything and everything related to hindu ever since. The professor must be provided all the security that he needs and those threatening to kill him must be prosecuted. Sastry casteism is the major evil afflicting all religious communities in india. Although scholarly views on this issue have been disseminated, mr. Why are we silent on the grave threat to kancha ilaiah. Kancha ilaiah offers a description of the differences in life style between upper castes and shudras, with the declared intention of getting the reader indignated at the injustice and absurdity of the typically hindu castle system. Kancha ilaiahs most popular book is riddles in hinduism. The hyderabad police has registered a case against prominent dalit writer kancha ilaiah for allegedly hurting religious feelings through his book on the arya vysya community, an official said. Pdf of social smugglers, spiritual fascists, and intellectual.
Ilaiah cited his mother as one of the influential people who shaped his political ideas. Kancha ilaiah has the right to freedom of expression. He is paid very well by the missionary crowd and proselytizing ngos. Kancha ilaiah translates these words of the telugu poet, singer, activist gaddar to emphasize the productivity of the ordinary people, the dalitbahujans of india, who receive so little in return. Of social smugglers, spiritual fascists, and intellectual goondas kancha ilaiah. According to dr kancha ilaiah these posters which appeared on 4th november night is a warning to attack or kill him. Arya vysya outrage against writer and social scientist kancha ilaiah shepherd is taking extreme forms online and offline. Ever since the book was published, ilaiah has become a celebrity for various christian missionary, islamist, indian marxist and other hinduphobic groups. Active in the dalitbahujan scheduled and backward caste movement, he is a prolific writer in both telugu and english. Kancha ilaiahs book why i am not a hindu is a manifestation of this disturbing trend. A sudra critique of hindutva, philosophy, culture, and political economy.
Venkatesh, an extremist arya vysya leader, along with an extremist, conspiratorial arya vysya team, held a press conference on 18 september 2017 at a luxury hotel in hyderabad and declared a fatwa on me saying that he would kill or hang me in the streets as they do in the middle east. Dalit thinker kancha ilaiah on name, caste kancha ilaiah, one of indias most prominent dalit thinkers and author of why i am not a hindu, has come under attack for allegedly. Kancha ilaiah shepherd, a political theorist and dalit rights activist has been in the eye of the storm ever since the telugu translation of his book post hindu india came out. Further, truth is at a premium when you read about indian society, every writer has his own spin as to how much benefit he can get out of it. Kancha ilaiah is professor, department of political. Prominent dalit thinker professor kancha ilaiahs book samajika smugglurlu komatollu vysyas are social smugglers has landed him in a controversy. Kancha ilaiah shepherd writes with passionate anger, laced with sarcasm, on the. His books include why i am not a hindu, god as political philosopher. Dr ilaiah is professor in political science at osmania university in hyderabad, india, and the author of a number of books on caste oppression in india. Shepherd, a political scientist and dalitrights activist, is author, among other books, of why i am not.
Kancha ilaiah shepherd has emerged as the most prominent antagonist of the hindutva forces in the country. Kancha ilaiah was born in the village of papaiahpet, warangal district in erstwhile hyderabad state. Kancha ilaiahs incurable hatred of the bhagavad gita. The writer is director, centre for the study of social exclusion and inclusive policy, maulana azad national urdu university, hyderabad. Buffalo nationalism god as politcal philosopher post hindu india untouchable god why i am not a hindu. Kancha ilaiah was born in the village of papaiahpet,warangal districts then in hyderabad state his family belonged to the sheepgrazing kuruma caste. Yet, his testimony unwittingly shows just how similar hindu caste inequality is to the social inequality in other. In us congress, concern over gauri lankesh murder, threat. Prof kancha ilaiah controversial speech on bharat mata ki jai slogan ll lucknow ll duration. Get the latest news, reportage, analysis and commentary on all that matters in india and beyond. In one of the chapters of the book, he alleges that the aryavysya community are social smugglers and have usurped the wealth that should have actually belonged to lower caste people. His latest book, why i am not a hindu, a critique of hindutva from a dalitbahujan perspective, turned out to be a best. Kancha ilaiah, who now refers to himself symbolically as kancha ilaiah shepherd, born 5 october 1952 is an indian political theorist, writer and activist for dalit rights. Amidst alleged death threats to social activist and writer kancha ilaiah over his book, trs mla from nizamabad urban constituency, ganesh bigala has demanded ilaiah to withdraw his book.
Dr kancha ilaiah, a leading campaigner for dalit rights in india, has been on a visit to the uk this week. I know that many brahmin men, and also some women, have been very angry with me ever since i wrote why i am not a. Even as protests continue across the telugu states over kanchas book. Kancha ilaiah why i am not a hindu brahmins exposed. Kancha ilaiah latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times.
Cops register case against dalit writer kancha ilaiah over. Kancha ilaiah receives death threats for writing book. Book on arya vysyas lands professor kancha ilaiah in trouble. This is the most highly scholarly book on religion. This evil must be fought continuously till it disappears from the indian society. Kancha ilaiah has helped set up 107 englishmedium schools, mostly for obc, dalit and adivasi students, across a. Kancha ilaiah why i am not a hindu dalit nation the. Interview with dr kancha ilaiah leading dalit rights.
According to ilaiah, she was at the forefront of the kurumas struggle against the forest guards discriminatory behavior, and she was killed during. Voltaire on islam and christianity does kancha ilaiah. Kancha ilaiah profile the writer is director, centre for the study of social exclusion and inclusive policy, maulana azad national urdu university, hyderabad, and author of god as political philosopher. Kancha ilaiah 5 october 1952 is an indian activist and writer.
Kancha ilaiah has 21 books on goodreads with 4642 ratings. The murder of journalist gauri lankesh and the threats to dalit author kancha ilaiah, including one by a parliamentarian of indias ruling coalition, have. The very interesting kancha ilaiah wrote an oped in the 20 december edition of deccan chronicle displaying his good judgment regarding the debate centred on making bhagavad gita the national scripture. Why i am not a hindu by shepherd, kancha ilaiah ebook. A discourse on dalitbahujan, sociospiritual and scientific revolution. Threats to kancha ilaiah show india has learnt nothing from gauri lankeshs death the dalit intellectual is a prominent public thinker and ensuring his security is governments responsibility. After youve bought this ebook, you can choose to download either the pdf. Prominent writer and intellectual kancha ilaiah is allegedly facing threats to his life from aryavysya community organisations for writing the book samajika smugglurlu komatollu. Professor kancha ilaiah while it is nobodys suggestion that india was a tolerant land some three years back and suddenly has developed intolerance, none can deny the fact that the goons threatening intellectuals and activists have certainly become more arrogant and encouraged. In conclusion kancha ilaiah can hold onto any belief he wishes but one must wonder the damage that can be caused by supplanting such racist ideas. Aaka patelr editor, mid, day in kancha ilaiah conceptuas l universe, you feel th e pain of life. Caste system, dalitization and its implications in contemporary india. Pdf why i am a hindu download full pdf book download. Kancha ilaiah was born in the village of papaiahpet, warangal district, then in hyderabad state.
Explore kancha ilaiah profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of. Books by kancha ilaiah author of why i am not a hindu. If youre using a pc or mac you can read this ebook online in a web browser. Kancha ilaiah in this manifesto for the downtrodden, the author examines the socioeconomic and cultural differences between the dalitbahujans the majority, the socalled low castes and other hindus in the contexts of childhood, family life, market relations, power relations, gods and goddesses, death and, not least, hindutva ideology of the. We prepared this quick tour to help you get familiar with the new design so you find your way around the new site much quicker. Kancha ilaiahs book why i am not a hindu, should be made a textbook in all the colleges and universities all over the world. Kancha ilaiah is an indian political theorist, writer, communist activist and fight for oppressed classes, weaker sections in. The concept social smuggling i coined in my book posthindu india sage 2009 has generated a law and order issue, created by the arya vysya organizations of the two telugu states. Kaalikataksham by kirankumari free download as pdf file. Posthindu india is an attempt to dissect indian culture from the point of view of. Budhas challenge to brahminism, a hollow shell, the state and repressive culture, manatatwam in telugu, and buffalo nationalism. The danger has however not stopped prof ilaiah shepherd from speaking out. Kancha ilaiah why i am not a hindu notable brahmins.
He has filed a complaint to the station house officer, osmania university. His family belonged to the sheepgrazing kuruma golla caste. By invoking voltaire, pervert kancha ilaiah is trying to immune his filthy thoughts from public scrutiny and criticism and ward off from personal consequences. Shepherd contextualised the current political unrest among dalits, prompted by scattered incidents of violence against scsts as well as the recent supreme court judgment on. He effectively separated state and religion while allowing them to function in read more. Srivatsan and others published kancha ilaiah, posthindu india.