#brahminism — Public Fediverse posts
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Tejasvi vs Sowmya: Class, caste and counterculture in Bengaluru South
Bengaluru South is not just about IT parks, malls, and ‘pure veg’ food joints. Swanky glass-fronted buildings hide decades of social dominance and it has expanded to economic clout. Still, there’s a counterculture in the making.
#karnataka #bengaluru #BengaluruSouth #TejaswiSurya #SowmyaReddy #LokSabhaElection2024 #ElectionCampaign2024 #brahminism #vegetarianism #BJP #caste #hindutva #congress #elections2024 india
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Caste Hierarchies Are Not Just About Purity or Dominance, They Are Also About the State
'We propose a polythetic definition of caste, that is, a definition that invokes a number of different criteria, not all of which will necessarily be present in every case and no one of which is all-determining or ever-present.'
#BookExcerpt #SurinderSJodhka #JulesNaudet #caste #CasteHierarchies #brahminism #books #bookstodon #india
https://thewire.in/books/book-excerpt-caste-purity-state-brahminical-hinduism
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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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‘Devoted teacher, ISKCON disciple’ — IIT Mandi head in news for linking meat-eating to landslides
Colleagues of Laxmidhar Behera, in news for controversial remarks, admit he was always orthodox in beliefs. He relates every scientific conversation to spirituality, allege students.
#HimachalPradesh #mandi #LaxmidharBehera #IITMandi #IITs #IITKanpur #pseudoscience #vegetarianism #brahminism #ISKCON #hindutva #BJPStates #india
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The BJP May End up Tying Itself in Knots By Attacking Udhayanidhi Stalin
The concept of sanatana dharma was given shape by the Hindu orthodoxy in the 19th century as a movement against reformist organisations like the Arya Samaj and Brahmo Samaj, which questioned regressive practices such as sati and child marriage.
https://thewire.in/politics/bjp-attacking-udhayanidhi-stalin-over-sanatana-dharma-remarks
#UdayanidhiStalin #hinduism #inequality #casteism #CasteDiscrimination #DMK #TamilNadu #hindutva #AmitMalviya #AmitShah #KAnnamalai #RSS #FreedomStruggle #BJP #brahminism #caste #india
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‘Hindi Imposition’: Modi Govt’s Nomenclature for New Criminal Law Bills Stirs Row
Tamil Nadu CM Stalin said the naming of the Bills is an 'audacious attempt' by the BJP government to 'tamper with the essence of India's diversity through a sweeping overhaul' which 'reeks of linguistic imperialism'.
#HindiImposition #hindi #sanskrit #sanskritisation #brahminism #IPC #CrPC #IndianEvidenceAct #BJP #TamilNadu #MKStalin #india
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Row over ‘separate place’ for vegetarian students at IIT Bombay hostel mess
It also added that stringent action will be taken in case such an instance is repeated.
#maharashtra #mumbai #IITBombay #IITs #vegetarianism #brahminism #education #students #india
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How Majoritarian Policies in UP & Maharashtra Sent Meat Industries Into Decline, Ended Thousands Of Jobs
Curbs on the meat trade—from infrastructure requirements to a flood of paperwork—tightened cow-slaughter laws, vigilante attacks and arrests, including under the draconian National Security Act, have hit livelihoods of thousands, including butchers, meat-sellers, workers and traders, the majority Muslim, according to the findings of a six-month study conducted in five cities in UP and Maharashtra, India’s two largest meat-exporting states, during 2021 and 2022. The first of a two-part series based on that study.
#UttarPadesh #maharashtra #MeatIndustries #CowSlaughter #NationalSecurityAct #muslims #NGT #UPPCB #AjayBisht #YogiAdityanath #unemployment #hindutva #brahminism #islamophobia #india
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Overwhelming evidence of Darshan Solanki facing caste discrimination at IIT-Bombay, claims family
The family expressed anguish and concern about the continuous sidelining of the incidences of caste discrimination during the investigations.
#maharashtra #IITBombay #DarshanSolanki #CasteViolence #CasteDiscrimination #suicide #dalits #brahminism #education #caste #india
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IIT Bombay Suicide: Did Authorities Fail to Act Even After Surveys Pointed to Rampant Casteism?
Although an internal probe panel linked the recent suicide of a Dalit student on the campus to academic performance, at least three surveys by SC-ST Student Cell pointed to a highly discriminative atmosphere on campus towards students from the Dalit and Adivasi communities.
#maharashtra #mumbai #DarshanSolanki #IITBombay #casteism #dalits #suicide #education #caste #discrimination #dalit #adivasi #SCST #IITB #brahminism #MentalHealth #india
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ABVP Attacks Tamil Students at JNU, Defaces Portraits of Periyar, Marx; CM Stalin Demands Action
The attack took place when Tamil students tried to hold a meeting in memory of a Dalit student who died by suicide at IIT Bombay recently.
#JNU #ABVP #CasteViolence #brahminism #tamil #education #studentd #TamilNadu #dalits #dalit #caste #periyar #marx #SocialJustice #activism #CommunalViolence #IITBombay #DarshanSolanki #RSS #reservations #EWS #MKStalin #india
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Clash breaks out over Dalits offering prayers at Madhya Pradesh Shiva temple
The brawl was allegedly triggered by upper castes using casteist slurs and chasing away a group of Dalit women offering prayers in the temple where they had been denied entry a few days ago.
#MadhyaPradesh #khargone #dalits #balai #TempleEntry #untouchability #shivratri #casteism #brahminism #caste #dalit #gurjars #marathas #HumanRights #ReligiousFreedom #hinduism #CasteViolence #india