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MP: Upper Castes face genocidal calls over viral video of a pregnant woman cleaning blood from a hospital bed; action taken against doctor, two...

OpIndia Staff - 5 November, 2024

The incident happened in the Gadasarai Health Centre in Lalpur village in the tribal-dominated Dindori district. As per the reports, the husband of the woman identified as Shivraj had died after being shot over a land dispute.

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NCP supremo Sharad Pawar accuses PM Modi of playing “Shudra-level politics” for ousting Priyanka Gandhi from her govt bungalow

OpIndia Staff - 13 July, 2020

In an interview with Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana, Sharad Pawar said that evicting Priyanka Gandhi from her government bungalow was "Shudrapanache Rajkaran" meaning "low-caste politics"

Culture and History

Reclaiming Varnasrama: Can a King be a Shudra? Can a pauper be a Brahmin?

Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar - 23 January, 2020

One of the key concepts therein has been that of Varna. There are said to be four Varna: Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaisya and Shudra, in society.

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Comrade Yechury inaugurates ‘EMS Smrithi’ as a tribute to caste system proponent EMS Namboodiripad

OpIndia Staff - 13 June, 2019

EMS Namboodiripad was a staunch proponent of caste system

Politics

PM Modi belongs to a ‘fake’ backward caste, Mulayam’s caste is genuinely backward: Mayawati

OpIndia Staff - 19 April, 2019

While hailing SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for bringing people of all classes under his party, Mayawati asserted that Mulayam Singh, by birth, truly belongs to the backward community, unlike PM Modi who belongs to a "fake" backward community.

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