Rachelle Bharathi Chandran I wrote a story last month about the way we as a society have relegated an entire group of people to do cleaning work and argued for the need for systemic change, not merely ‘fair pay’ as per savarna women’s imagination. What I didn’t discuss in it was the most important factor …
The Strange Meaning of Teachers’ Day in India
Ratnesh Katulkar Varnanam brahmano guru! Meaning: among all the varnas only the Brahmin can be appointed as a teacher. This dictum is followed in Indian society from time immemorial. But in contrast to this principle there has been frequent mention of a non-brahmin teacher called Shukracharya, the guru of the Rakshasas, in the Vedas and …