By Dr. OP Sudrania Read Is Caste Only a Hindu Problem? Part 1 Read Is Caste only a Hindu Problem? Part 2 Read Is Caste only a Hindu Problem? Part 3 Read Is Caste only a Hindu Problem? Part 4 Read Is Caste only a Hindu Problem? Part 5 Read Is Caste only a Hindu Problem? Part 6 Belua multorum capitum – […]
Castes in a Global Perspective – Is Caste Only a Hindu Problem? (Part 6)
By Dr. OP Sudrania Read Is Caste Only a Hindu Problem? Part 1 Read Is Caste only a Hindu Problem? Part 2 Read Is Caste only a Hindu Problem? Part 3 Read Is Caste only a Hindu Problem? Part 4 Read Is Caste only a Hindu Problem? Part 5 “Success always hugs you in private, but failure always slaps you in […]
Is Caste Only a Hindu Problem? Potpourri of Castes in India (Part 5)
By Dr. OP Sudrania Read Is Caste Only a Hindu Problem? Part 1 Read Is Caste only a Hindu Problem? Part 2 Read Is Caste only a Hindu Problem? Part 3 Read Is Caste only a Hindu Problem? Part 4 In this part I shall try to deal with some residual aspects of prevailing castes in other communities. I shall […]
Castes in Buddhism – Is Caste Only a Hindu Problem (Part 4)
By OP Sudrania “Hans Wolfgang Schumann has statistically proven that almost all of Buddha’s disciples were high caste people and that the brahmanas comprised the majority of the sangha.” Edmund Weber I have split this monogram in three sections for ease of readers mostly to avoid monotony of a long continuous read in one stretch. […]
Is Caste Only a Hindu Problem? (Part 2)
Read Is Caste Only a Hindu Problem? PART 1 Caste in the Dynasty of Isaac Prophet Abraham some few millennia ago, had a son with Sarah viz Isaac who later gave rise to two religions – Judaism and Christianity. First the Judaism took its roots via Hebrewism and the well known Prophet Moses among the […]
Continued Western Influence on Indian Social Engineering
By O.P. Sudrania Caste or Class Systems versus India in Global Perspective – CHAPTER ELEVEN All these are open facts of the British society till the end of the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). It is praiseworthy to quote from a BBC British History Overview: Victorian Britain, 1837 – 1901. By Professor Eric Evans. Last updated 2011-03-29; […]
Western Obsession on Caste in Indian Society
By O.P. Sudrania Caste or Class Systems versus India in Global Perspective – CHAPTER NINE & TEN After the brutal partition of India under British supervision in 1947, Indian society has been erroneously recognised as Hindu society, based on the ill conceived belief of Pakistan having been carved out due to insistence by Jinnah, “Muslims cannot live […]
Impact of British Colonialism on Indian Society
By O.P. Sudrania Caste or Class Systems versus India in Global Perspective – CHAPTER EIGHT The Western invaders arrived with an express desire to colonise and exploit the indigenous people wherever they went, materially as well as spiritually. India was no exception. They had to find a way out to create further chasm in the local people […]
Indian Scriptures and Its Impact on Castes
By OP Sudrania Caste or Class Systems versus India in Global Perspective – CHAPTER SIX (CHAKRA) All the Vedic literature is studded with references on the divisions of various classes according to the merit and aptitude of the individual concerned. From time to time, various scholars and elites in Hindu society has attempted to enlighten on this point. […]
First Backward Classes Commission, Census & Separation
By OP Sudrania Caste or Class Systems versus India in Global Perspective – CHAPTER FOUR & FIVE Chapter 4 – Demographics: First Backward Classes commission: (CHAKRA) Main article: Kalelkar Commission – The First Backward Classes Commission was set up by a presidential order on 29 January 1953 under the chairmanship of Kaka Kalelkar. The commission submitted its report […]