Lessons from California SB-403 Fiasco
Build-Up to SB-403 The article was subsequently published by India ...
Caste System
The Caste Narrative: Construction & Propagation
California Caste Bill SB-403: Suppression of Hindu Voice by the Media
Much has already been written about California's SB-403, a bill ...
California Bill SB-403: Is Caste a Dog-whistle Term?
(Also published in India West,May 15, 2023) Section 703 of the 1964 Civ ...
California Caste Bill SB-403: A Tool to Legalize Discrimination Against Hindu Americans
Today the laws in the United States of America apply to everyone equal ...
Seattle Caste Ordinance: Divisive, Discriminatory, and Violation of First Amendment Rights
The recent ordinance on Caste discrimination proposed by Ms. Kshama Sawant in Se ...
America’s Caste Wars: Part 1 – Myth vs Reality
Recent claims of caste discrimination in America find a sympathetic ear because they echo the long-established myths about Hindu society. This webinar discusses the truth from Hindu society’s vantage point and how/why it was twisted by the West.
Secret No. 4: “Fallacies,” or The Emperor has no Clothes
The Emperor Has no Clothes!
The fallacies of the “caste system” as understood in the West, are protected by the Western propaganda machinery
Secret No. 3: How Varna and Jati Morphed into Caste
The caste system we know today is a gift of the British Raj. How and why they contrived to metamorphize the traditional Hindu Varna-Jati based social order is the topic explored in this article.
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