Discussion and dialogue has been the hallmark of Hindu Dharma. There have always existed different perspectives regarding social, cultural and religious issues. Indeed, the word ‘religion’ does not have the…
Both points in the question are right: Hindu Dharma is the most reasonable system of living and it is being denigrated. In case some people, who don’t know much about…
Common people in the west know hardly anything about Bharat. But one thing they all know: Bharat has an ‘inhuman’ caste system, which is an important feature of their religion, Hinduism…
The process of demonizing Hindu Dharma began in the colonial times. British colonialists ridiculed Hindu “natives” for ritualism, idol worship, and superstition, and casteism. Caste was the most frequently used…
The British General Election of June 2017 has once again focused minds on the caste discrimination law. The British public must ensure that their elected representatives make a commitment that…
(To read the first part of this dialogue, visit here) Rajiv: Okay, so you mentioned the benefits of caste system are credit, market access and risk mitigation. Are there other aspects…
The UK government announced its long-awaited consultation on the caste law in March 2017. It may be time therefore to reflect upon three and more years of concerted campaign against the law.
Rajiv : I wanted to start by asking you about the Jati system. A very controversial topic, the moment you say Jati, people immediately jump on you and say oppression,…
The general trend followed by the educated elite class which controls the narrative of history writing in Bharat has been to give class conflicts and the resulting economic compulsions, a central…
We see divisions all around us – in nature, in society, within government, within our own body. Even an ant or honeybee colony seems to have division of labor. Interestingly…