Periyar Lalai Baudh: The Unsung Hero of the Anti-Caste Movement in North India thewire.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thewire.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
While the Ramcharitmanas has been at the centre of a complex contest of ideas, can a 16th-century text be seen exclusively through the lens of modern politics?
Politicians who are trying to use critiques of Ramayana and Ramcharitmanas for public mobilisation miss an important point: “Ramayanic” memories are also popular among SCs, tribal populations, OBCs
Despite the fact that the 16th century text by Tulasidas is denigrating to women and people of 'lower castes', Yogi Adityanath has been trying to portray the criticism against the text as anti-Hindu.
If Bihar can move towards holding a caste census, why can t Maharashtra? forwardpress.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from forwardpress.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.