Kancha Ilaiah is an activist, writer and also the Chairman of the Political Science department at Osmania University. Recently the Deccan Chronicle published an article written by Kancha Ilaiah titled “Islam and the Concept of Equality in India”. In this article the author makes several claims about the “social role of Islam in the subcontinent” [...]
I live in the United States which is a country that has a long history of racial discrimination. Slavery was abolished in 1865 but legalized segregation lasted for more than a hundred years and ended only in 1968. During segregation minorities (mostly African-American) lived in their own separate communities, went to segregated schools and had [...]
Politics is a dirty business. Although I observe Indian politics from afar I try my best to not get involved emotionally with any particular party or politician. I learnt this lesson the hard way after watching Rajiv Gandhi and VP Singh in the 80’s. Rajiv Gandhi was
