The eldest wants to be a Kshatriya and hold power ... The fourth group, too poor to patronise a Brahmin yagna ceremony, was deemed Shudra, unworthy of the second birth that allows a member ...

This included substituting terms in adapted quotes from Adolf Hitler, replacing “Jew” with “Brahmin,” to measure responses. The Equality Labs-trained participants were significantly more ...

The conception of the Maratha caste became integral to the social and caste dynamics with the addition of Kshatriya ... to Shudra varna. The Vedokta controversy propelled Shahu to break Brahmin ...

He accuses Shudra kings of “surrender[ing] the written word to the Brahmin”. Educated Shudra rulers such as Shahu Maharaj are seen complaining to the then Governor of Bombay about how deep and ...

One Nation, One Election Bills: Modi govt may find it tough to gain numbers in Parliament; what does the math say? 'I am not a toy in your hands': OBC leader Chhagan Bhujbal slams Ajit Pawar 'Won ...

According to Dilip Patil, founding president of Trivector, an infertility solutions firm, there is a sure preference for Brahmin donors in Mumbai. He says, ‘’Even among Muslims, couples want to know ...

In this age of frenzy, Kancha Ilaiah theorises about the category of Shudra and talks about their view of history. In fact, it is like a neo-renaissance for readers. Enumerating several varieties ...

Hanuman, conceived of by Valmiki as a forest dwelling, Sanskrit-speaking, shape-shifting brahmachari, challenges our notions of Hindu identity.