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KSHATRIYA FEUDALISM
Lok Sabha election: A bipolar contest with multilayered manifestations in Gujarat's BanaskanthaTraditionally a Congress bastion, Banaskantha was engulfed by the Modi wave in the 2013 Lok Sabha by-election and continues to remain with ...- Balancing the ledger: Exploring the dynamics of Hindu mysticism and economic realitiesBrahmins and Kayasthas, with different origins, competed for court access. Kayasthas adapted to Persian and English, while Hinduism valued ...
- View: Understanding economies and their role in rendering old models of caste irrelevantWhere do we locate contemporary service providers? By traditional classifications they are the shudras? Does the old varna system still hol...
- Will the Real OBCs please stand up: Undeserving castes crowding out genuine backwardsIn modern India, many enjoy the privileges of being the upper castes in the social sphere and partake with the benefits of reservation in t...
- How India lost its rich maritime tradition to EuropeansThere were many reasons attributed to why India’s maritime trade declined. One reason was the tension between the Brahmins and the Buddhist...
- How India favoured the kshatriya feudalism to market-based economies of vaishyasFeudal land-based economies of kshatriyas value Lakshmi as Bhu-devi (tangible land) while market-based economies of vaishyas value Lakshmi ...
- Does Nepal's new Constitution really call for India's intervention?As much as India denies having anything to do with the border blockade, it is widely believed by Nepalis that big brother is again trying t...
- Riding piggy-back on local allies: Is there a pattern to BJP's growth across the country?However long it lasts in Maharashtra, the BJP brand of climber-politics is only expanding its footprint. The next fertile stops for the par...
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