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A celebration of 75 years of Brahmin rule?

If the Varna system starts coming apart, the life of the Brahmin class comes under threat. This is the reason the Brahmin governing class also upholds the Varna system, calling it eternal. If the Dalit-Backward castes remain uneducated, ignorant, miserable, jobless and poor, the Varna system is strengthened, says Kanwal Bharti

The Left and the Right camps have different takes on independence. While the right-wingers exude joy, the left-wingers argue that this independence is a sham. The right-wingers are honest in expressing this opinion while the left-wing are speaking with a forked tongue. Both the camps are led by Brahmins – the most independent section of independent India and members of the governing class, for whom everything is accessible.

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About The Author

Kanwal bharti

Kanwal Bharti (born February 1953) is a progressive Ambedkarite thinker and one of the most talked-about and active contemporary writers. Dalit Sahitya Kee Avdharna and Swami Achootanand Harihar Sanchayita are his key books. He was conferred with Dr Ambedkar Rashtriya Award in 1996 and Bhimratna Puraskar in 2001

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