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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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Topic: Brahmin

‘Paying price for being upper castes’ — Thakurs & Brahmins claim Hathras accused innocent

Upper castes in the Hathras village even say the Dalit woman was killed by her own family, and that the accused Thakur men are being framed under SC/ST Act for money.

Mamata Banerjee’s special grant to Brahmin priests isn’t really about poverty

West Bengal CM’s Rs 1,000 monthly allowance and free housing scheme for Brahmin priests follows the age-old tradition of appeasing Brahmins.

Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav must read Jyotiba Phule before erecting Parashuram statues

The SP and BSP can balance both Phule and Parashuram— just like the Hindutva groups today are able to garland Gandhi, Ambedkar and Godse at the same time.

The Brahmin-Thakur ‘war’ in UP can end well for Mayawati. BSP’s 2007 playbook can be handy

The dominance of Thakurs in Uttar Pradesh’s power corridors was already absolute. Yogi’s silence on ‘Brahmin oppression’ has added insult to injury.

Indian voters are ready to go beyond caste, some politicians are not

The era of overt caste politics is over, but Congress leader Jitin Prasada still thinks it’s 1989.

Congress’ Jitin Prasada launches Brahmin body, blames Yogi govt for ‘step-motherly treatment’

Former Union MoS Jitin Prasada says Brahmin community has been ‘systematically targeted’ under Yogi’s rule, in terms of political appointments or killings.

Casteist judges? Justice V. Chitambaresh wasn’t the first, he won’t be the last

CJI Gogoi must condemn Justice Chitambaresh for upholding Brahmins, not Constitution. His comments don’t suit his constitutional post.

6 things an anti-caste woke must be mindful of in Ayushmann Khurrana’s new film Article 15

The movie ignores the fact that caste has changed its location and now resides in top universities and power corridors of the country.

None of the intellectuals on ThePrint’s list work in Indian languages

ThePrint’s intellectual list presents a homogeneous group of English-speaking people who look similar to each other.

Decoding Rahul Gandhi’s eagerness to be accepted as a Brahmin

Brahmin means entitlement, and Rahul Gandhi wants to embrace it.

On Camera

Caged parrot or fearless eagle? India should give the Shastri formula a try

While the CBI has built its reputation as a premier crime investigation agency by cracking high profile cases, many other cases have remained unresolved or resulted in acquittals.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.