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Caste, Community and Affirmative Action in India
Caste, Community and Affirmative Action in India Talk By Prof. Kancha Ilaiah, Author of "Why I Am Not A Hindu" Dr. Kancha Ilaiah is a Professor and former Head of the Department of Political Science at Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. Active in the Dalit-Bahujan [Scheduled and Backward Caste] movement, he is a prolific writer in both Telugu and English. His book published in 1996, Why I Am NotA Hindu, a critique of Hindutva from a Dalit-Bahujan perspective, turned out to be a best seller. Kancha also has published God As Political Philosopher: Buddha's Challenge to Brahminism; Democracy In India: A Hollow Shell (co-authored); The State and Repressive Culture; Manatatwam (Our Philosophy); and Buffalo Nationalism: A Critique Of Spiritual Fascism. For the last 25 years, Dr. Ilaiah has been campaigning against the practice of untouchability and illiteracy in India. Dr. Ilaiah resides in Hyderabad.
Date: 07/08/2007
Location: MIT Tang Bulding, E52-175
Time: 3pm
Organized By: MIT South Asian Forum
Cost: Free Admission
Contact: Dr. Abha Sur - asur@mit.edu Dr. Omar Khalidi - okhalidi@mit.edu Dr. Venkat Maroju - vmaroju@mit.edu
Email: vmaroju@mit.edu