caste
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A reply to a stupid, ignorant, or malicious commenter
Replying to a commenter, the author defends his earlier focus on marrying within subcaste rather than religion, says he did not tie jati to Hindu-Muslim violence, and notes that this…
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My prospective Hindu father-in-law quoting Baha'u'llah
Noting that only about 5% of Indian marriages are inter-caste, the author says he is grateful that his prospective Hindu father-in-law freely quotes Bahá’u’lláh.
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The father of Hamid (Dabholkar)
Starting from the name Hamid Dabholkar, the poster explores how Maharashtrian surnames with a -kar suffix point to ancestral villages, with examples from Ambedkar to Narlikar, and describes the Dabholkar…
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Dravida asmita (pride), Brahman pita (father)
Using Surya Narayana Sastri’s change to the Tamil name Parithimar Kalaignar, the poster argues that revolutionary movements, Dravidian, Maoist or jihadi, are often led by sons of privilege, as with…
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The Indo-Europeans (Jats, Ezhavas)
Reporting a study that Ezhavas and Jat Sikhs are close genetically, the poster notes both are dominant lower-caste groups, and congratulates General Dalbir Singh Suhag, a Jat, on becoming Chief…
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“The whole world should become ahimsak”
On Palitana’s Jain-led demand for a town free of meat and vice, the author argues Jains now behave as neo-Brahmins, and reflects on how Brahmins have been teachers and lawyers…
