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Varna and Birth
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It is one of the strangest ironies that, despite being an intricate part of our daily lives, we do not have any theory explaining...
Stop seeing ‘caste’ from a Western lens
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"Stop seeing caste from western lens. Move away from ‘Sanskritization’ to ‘Vaishyavization’", The Print, August 20, 2023:
"If there is one thing that defines our...
Secret No. 4: “Fallacies,” or The Emperor has no Clothes
The standard model of the caste system, as developed by Western “scholars” over the last two hundred years, seems to have been accepted as...
Secret No. 3: How Varna and Jati Morphed into Caste
Ethnocide of Hindu Society by the British Raj
The caste system we know today is a gift of the British Raj. How and why they...
Caste as an anchor point of Hindudvesha
The focus of this session was how caste is getting entrenched into the Hinduphobia narrative and what needs to be done to stop this....
How the West maligns Hindu Dharma
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The concept of caste is not Hindu, no matter what a well-funded and well-organized West Coast socialist activist, Kshama Sawant, tells you. I submit...
Caste symbol changed after protests against converted SC villain character shown as Hindu OBC in Jai Bhim
Jai Bhim movie has landed in another controversy after caste organisations opposed the movie for portraying their jati in negative light. The villain's character...
The Traditionalist vs Reformer battle in Hindu Dharma is continuation of an old tradition
Discussion and dialogue has been the hallmark of Hindu Dharma. There have always existed different perspectives regarding social, cultural and religious issues. Indeed, the...
Dialogue between Rajiv Malhotra and Prof. R Vaidyanathan- Part B; Benefits Of Jati System
(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...
Dialogue Between Rajiv Malhotra and Prof. R Vaidyanathan – Part A – Benefits Of Jati System
Rajiv : I wanted to start by asking you about the Jati system. A very controversial topic, the moment you say Jati, people immediately...