Somnath Pati

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Rape, Reckoning, and Resistance: Confronting Caste Power and Silence in India

by rti_adminon August 18, 2024August 18, 2024Leave a Comment19

Somnath Pati The horrific incident of rape and murder of a resident doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital has sent shockwaves across the nation, intensifying public discourse around the topic of ‘rape.’ As commentators and observers—ranging from public intellectuals to common citizens—engage more deeply with this issue, some have even gone so far …

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Contextualising Manu as a ‘hireling’: A Critical Analysis of Chapter VII in the Manusmriti

by rti_adminon August 29, 2022March 20, 202311

Somnath Pati “It has an affirmation of life, a triumphing, agreeable sensation in life, and that to draw up a lawbook such as Manu means to permit oneself to get the upper hand, to become perfect, to be ambitious of the highest art of living.” – Friedrich Nietzsche (attributed) Finding Manu’s verses “inspiring” and acting …