#brahminism — Public Fediverse posts
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Intellectual Insurgency and Mahesh Raut
We are witnessing a pretend politics which lives on the time borrowed from a deferred revolution, write Divya Dwivedi and Shaj Mohan (excerpted from the authors' book Indian Philosophy, Indian Revolution: On Caste and Politics)
#BookExcerpt #BK16 #MaheshRaut #BhimaKoregaonCase #BhimaKoregaon #history #RSS #brahminism #BrahminHegemony #dalits #caste #SocialJustice #rights #UAPA #DraconianLaws #hindutva #books #bookstodon #history #histodon #india
https://thewire.in/rights/mahesh-raut-elgar-parishad-book-excerpt
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'Linguistic Imperialism': PIL in Kerala HC Over Hindi, Sanskrit Titles to Central Legislation
The petitioner, a lawyer, urged the court to issue directions to the Union government to provide English titles to Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023.
#kerala #KeralaHC #hindi #sanskrit #HindiImposition #hindutva #UnionGovt #brahminism #india
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Did Periyar call for a genocide of Brahmins?
In hierarchical societies, reformers challenge the status quo with provocative and uncivil speech. Accusing them of hate speech is ill-intentioned. Karthick Ram Manoharan writes.
#periyar #brahmins #PeriyarEVR #brahminism #casteism #SocialJustice #TMKrishna #MalcolmX #india
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Banaras Hindu University researches Manusmriti ‘applicability’
Banaras Hindu University is researching the continuing “applicability” of the Manusmriti, which codified what became the caste system and gave women the status of family property, with government funds earmarked for worldclass academic projects.
#UttarPradesh #BHU #manusmiriti #education #brahminism #casteism #CasteSystem #sexism #misogyny #untouchability #CasteDiscrimination #hindutva #BJPStates #india
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After Bombay, ‘Pure Veg’ section and mess in IIT-Hyderabad
A survey, prompted by the Director and some students of IIT Hyderabad, was sent to students in July this year to see if there were enough takers for a vegetarian-only space. Soon after, a section was set up in the new mess of the institute.
#telangana #hyderabad #IITHyderabad #vegetarianism #caste #casteism #brahminism #CastePride #IITBombay #IITs #india
https://www.thenewsminute.com/telangana/after-bombay-pure-veg-section-and-mess-in-iit-hyderabad
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‘This is Sanatana’: VCK slams TN Guv RN Ravi for presiding over Dalit poonul ceremony
RN Ravi gave a speech at the event in which he said that there were no inequalities in the Vedas, and that “we are equal”.
#TamilNadu #RNRavi #TNGovernor #janeu #brahminism #CastePride #SanatanaDharma #SanatanDharma #HinduScriptures #VCK #TholThirumavalavan #governors #BJP #RSS #india
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Vishwakarma Yojana is Varnashrama Dharma in New Bottle
The Prime Minister of India recently announced the PM Vishwakarma Yojana, a scheme purported to benefit traditional artisans and craftspeople.
https://www.newsclick.in/vishwakarma-yojana-varnashrama-dharma-new-bottle
#CasteSystem #casteism #PMVishwakarmaYojana #CasteDiscrimination #labour #labor #jobs #employment #HereditaryEducationPolicy #hindutva #brahminism #BJP #WelfareSchemes #india
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‘14-15 Year-Old Girls Used To Get Married & Deliver Child Before 17 In Past, Read Manusmriti’: Gujarat HC In Plea For Termination Of Minor’s 7-Month Fetus
While dealing with a plea seeking termination of over 7-month-old fetus of a minor rape survivor (aged 16 years 11 months old), the Gujarat High Court orally observed as to how it was normal in the past for 14-15-year-old girls to get married and deliver a child before they turn 17.
#gujarat #GujaratHC #rape #pregnancy #abortion #ManuSmriti #justice #brahminism #hindutva #india
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California State Judiciary Committee Unanimously Backs Bill to End Caste Discrimination
The Bill will be now introduced in the California State Senate for discussion and passage. If enacted as legislation, California will become the first US state to have anti-caste legislation in place.
#california #CasteDiscrimination #caste #law #SenateBill #EqualityLabs #CCCE #AishaWahab #casteism #diaspora #brahminism #CivilRights #HumanRights #UnitedStates #india