By Abhishek Tondon 1 ) In India, with 80% Hindu population, and the only homeland of Hindus in the world, the birthdays of great sons of the soil, Shri Ram and Shri Krishna, are not compulsory central government holidays, while the birthday of Saudi Arabia born prophet Mohammad and both the birth and crucification day […]
Why ‘Secularism’ is a Forced Ideal for India
(CHAKRA) The Western faiths have always catered to a difference in Science, Government and Religion; especially the latter two, wherein each tries to supercede the other. This struggle of power led to the rise of a concept called ‘Secularism’. Classically speaking, secularism, in plain words, was a separation of Church and State, where both entities aimed to […]
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 […]
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan on Hinduism and Caste
By OP Sudrania Caste or Class Systems versus India in Global Perspective – CHAPTER SEVEN Chapter Seven – Section A (CHAKRA) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan who does not need any introduction; late President of India and an unparalleled daunting philosopher, teacher and academician has suggested the value of religion in the society in his lectures compiled in the […]
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. […]
Constitution of India and Rights of Equality & Backward Classes
By OP Sudrania Caste or Class Systems versus India in Global Perspective – CHAPTER THREE Backward Classes The Central Government of India classifies some of its citizens based on their social and economic condition as Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Other Backward Class (OBC). The OBC list presented by the commission is dynamic […]
Kerala: God’s own Country. But which God ?
(CHAKRA) The enticing advertisements by the Department of Tourism by the administration of the Indian state of Kerala entice visitors with seductive images of natural beauty in the tropics, capping it all with the slogan “God’s Own Country”. However it is becoming increasingly apparent that this begs the question, exactly whose ‘god’ does this […]
Negationism in Indian History: Its Lessons for the Arab Spring Dystopia
Until his death in 2003, Bhishma Sahni was one of India’s most renowned Hindi language authors and playwrites. His 1974 controversial and popular novel ‘Tamas’ (Darkness) won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1975 and in 1987 was made into a television series for the national channel Doordarshan. Sahni wrote about the exodus of Hindus and […]
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