There is an abundance of inscriptional and literary evidence pointing towards the high status of Shudra communities in pre-colonial India. Yet, academicians have never acknowledged, much less revised their erroneous theories to accommodate for the same.
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Caste in Medieval India: The Beginnings of a Reexamination
Caste in Hindus as a social stratification method has long been criticised without understanding how it operates within other religions.
Future of India: How much have we delivered?
Swami Vivekananda's speech on the future of India more than a hundred years ago has lessons which we have failed to learn.
Buddha, Caste and Environment
The Buddha realised that the future of any civilisation depended on its relationship with Nature.
In spite of Hinduism
Maligning Hinduism is a standard practice that shows no signs of slowing down as inherent biases still remain.
Philosophy of Hindu Marriage
The concept of marriage has been elaborately laid-out in Hinduism but does it still have its place in modern society?
How Buddha was turned Anti-Hindu
Despite being every inch a Hindu himself, the Buddha has been falsely portrayed as a rebel going against conventional Hindu beliefs and practices.
Logic behind the perversion of caste
Caste in old India was a cooperative and cultural principle, but it is now being turned into a principle of social conflict.
Standing up for the Purusha Sukta
Hindus have long been made to feel ashamed of the Purusha Sukta's casteist elements even though they have no reason to in reality.
Caste — According to Ananda Coomaraswamy
Deriving spiritual contentment out of work that suited one's disposition was considered more worthy than being disillusioned by a job which was contrary to one's nature.