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  1. 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

    thewire.in/rights/mahesh-raut-

  2. '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

    thewire.in/law/linguistic-impe

  3. 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

    frontline.thehindu.com/politic

  4. 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

    telegraphindia.com/india/banar

  5. 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

    thenewsminute.com/telangana/af

  6. ‘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

    livelaw.in/high-court/gujarat-

  7. 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

    thewire.in/caste/california-st