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Among Ilaiah's official appointments have been:<ref>{{cite web |
Among Ilaiah's official appointments have been:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osmania.ac.in/Naac%20Dept%20Evoluation/Social%20Sciences.pdf|title=3rd Cycle of Accreditation – NAAC, Self – Study Report, 2013|page=48|date=2013|publisher=Osmania University|accessdate=7 August 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314190854/http://www.osmania.ac.in/Naac%20Dept%20Evoluation/Social%20Sciences.pdf|archivedate=14 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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*Director, Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy (CSSEIP) at Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad |
*Director, Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy (CSSEIP) at Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad |
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*Member of National Research Committee constituted by the Ministry of Social Justice, New Delhi |
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*[http://www.proxsa.org/resources/ghadar/v1n2/ilaiah.html ''Ghadar'' interview] "The State of Dalit Mobilization: An Interview with Kancha Ilaiah" |
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*[http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1023204 DNA India Interview with Ilaiah] "Institutes like [[Indian Institutes of Technology|IITs]] and [[Indian Institutes of Management|IIMs]] should be closed down" |
*[http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1023204 DNA India Interview with Ilaiah] "Institutes like [[Indian Institutes of Technology|IITs]] and [[Indian Institutes of Management|IIMs]] should be closed down" |
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*[http://www.epw.org.in/showArticles.php?root=2006&leaf=06&filename=10213&filetype=pdf Article by Ilaiah] "Merit of Reservations" |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060708072143/http://www.epw.org.in/showArticles.php?root=2006&leaf=06&filename=10213&filetype=pdf Article by Ilaiah] "Merit of Reservations" |
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*[http://naradanews.com/2016/05/intellectuals-express-solidarity-with-kancha-ilaiah-hindutva-hurting-dignity-and-sentiments/ Intellectuals Express Solidarity With Kancha Ilaiah] |
*[http://naradanews.com/2016/05/intellectuals-express-solidarity-with-kancha-ilaiah-hindutva-hurting-dignity-and-sentiments/ Intellectuals Express Solidarity With Kancha Ilaiah] |
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Kancha Ilaiah | |
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Education |
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Occupation(s) | Director, Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive
Policy (CSSEIP) at Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad |
Known for | Writer and speaker on Indian political thought Theorist and activist for the Dalit-Bahujan movement |
Honours | Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Award
Nehru Fellow 1994-97 Manyawar Kanshiram Smriti Mahanayak Puraskar |
Kancha Ilaiah (born 5 October 1952) is an Indian
Early life
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Criticism of religion |
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Kancha Ilaiah was born in the village of Papaiahpet, Warangal district in erstwhile Hyderabad State.[1] His family belonged to the sheep-grazing Kuruma Golla caste, a community designated by the Government of India as an Other Backward Class group.[2] Ilaiah credited his mother, Kancha Kattamma, as pivotal in shaping his political thought.[3] According to Ilaiah, she was at the forefront of the Kurumas' struggle against the forest guards' discriminatory behaviour. Kancha Kattamma was killed during a violent confrontation while protesting against police brutality.[4]
Kancha Ilaiah is often identified as a Dalit in the news reports,[5][6] although he is not a Dalit but rather a member of an Other Backward Class.
Professional life
Kancha Ilaiah received an M.A. degree in
Ilaiah earned a
Illaiah has encouraged proficiency in the English language for Dalits, arguing that it would allow Dalits in India to intellectually engage the world outside India without non-Dalits speaking "for them".[8][9][10] In May 2016, in protest against "Brahmanic hegemony" he claims continues to persist in India, Ilaiah appended "Shepherd" to his name. Ilaiah d identified in this choice recognition and reaffirmation of his family origins. As an English-language proper noun rather than its equivalent in an Indian language, "Shepherd" is meant to demonstrate a symbolic break with the cultural norms Ilaiah believed "Brahmins" sought to "impose" on Indian society. Ilaiah characterizes his name change as a tool for the upliftment of Dalits.[11]
Currently, Kancha Ilaiah is serving as director of the Centre for Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy at Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) in Hyderabad.
Criticism
While working as an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Osmania University, several of Ilaiah's colleagues as well as academics affiliated with the university expressed, in an open-letter, their concern with respect to certain articles and opinions Ilaiah had contributed to a local newspaper and advised him against writing material that could inflame sectarian discontent or prejudice.[1]
In February 2013, at the
Ilaiah has also been criticised for believing in the
Call for hanging
On 18 September 2017,
Appointments
Among Ilaiah's official appointments have been:[16]
- Director, Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy (CSSEIP) at Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad
- Member of National Research Committee constituted by the Ministry of Social Justice, New Delhi
- Member – Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi
- Former Member of the National Book Trust, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India, New Delhi for three years
- Member of the XI Five Year Plan
- Member of the State universitiesin India
- Former member of the Executive Council of Periyar Maniammai University(Tamil Nadu)
Selected publications
English language publications:
- Ilaiah, K. Why I Am Not a Hindu: A Sudra critique of Hindutva philosophy, culture and political economy] (Calcutta: Samya, 1996) ISBN 8185604185
- Ilaiah, K. God as Political Philosopher: Buddha's Challenge to Brahminism (Calcutta: Samya, 2001) ISBN 8185604444
- Ilaiah, K. Buffalo Nationalism: A Critique of Spiritual Fascism (Calcutta: Samya, 2004) ISBN 818560469X
- Ilaiah, K., & Vyam, D. (2007). Turning the Pot, Tilling the Land: Dignity of Labour in Our Times. Pondicherry: Navayana Pub. OCLC 184927533
- Ilaiah, K. Post-Hindu India: A Discourse in Dalit-Bahujan Socio-Spiritual and Scientific Revolution (SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd, 2009) ISBN 9788132104339
- Ilaiah, K. Untouchable God: A Novel on Caste and Race (Kolkata: Samya, 2011) OCLC 828612357
- Ilaiah, K (1989-01-01). The State and Repressive Culture: The Andhra Experience. Hyderabad: Swecha Prachuranalu. OCLC 21518320
- Bonner, A., Ilaiah, K., Saha, S. K., Engineer, A. A., & Heuze, G. (1994). Democracy in India: A Hollow Shell. Washington D.C: The American University Press. OCLC 470188534
- Ilaiah, K; OCLC 436463940
- Ilaiah, K., & Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. (1996). In Search of the Roots of Anti-Caste Struggle: A Dalitist Reading of the Buddhist Discourse. New Delhi: Centre for Contemporary Studies, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. OCLC 863611670
- Ilaiah, K., & Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. (1997). Productive Labour, Consciousness and History: The Dalitabahujan Alternative. New Delhi: Centre for Contemporary Studies, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. OCLC 793342817
- Ilaiah, K (1999-01-01). Reservations: Experience as Framework of Debate OCLC 606215716
- D'Souza, J., Ilaiah, K., Raj, U., & Dalit Freedom Network. (2004). Dalit Freedom: Now and Forever; The Epic Struggle for Dalit Forever. OCLC 930036331
- Nisar, OCLC 437026595
- Ilaiah, K (2010-01-01). The Weapon of the Other: Dalitbahujan Writings and the Remaking of Indian Nationalist Thought. Delhi: Longman. OCLC 502268560
Telugu language publications:
- ఐలయ్య, క. మన తత్వం: దళిత బహుజన తాత్వికత. హైదరాబాద్: హైదరాబాద్ బుక్ ట్రస్ట్
References
- ^ a b c d "The attempt to censor my writings is part of a larger game plan". Rediff. 24 May 2000. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ "How a caste reference in his 2009 book has come back to haunt Kancha Ilaiah".
- ^ "How cow protection laws brutalise our culture".
- ^ "Kancha Ilaiah". Ambedkar.org. 16 November 2000. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ India's President Ram Nath Kovind takes oath, Aljazeera
- ^ Good Shepherd: Dalit thinker Kancha Ilaiah on name, caste, May 27, 2016, Sudipto Mondal , Hindustan Times
- ^ "Modi should ask sadhus to clean the streets".
- ^ "Introduce English in all schools, says Dalit scholar Kancha Ilaiah".
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/interviews/Kancha-Ilaiah-Even-if-10-dalit-children-got-English-education-India-would-change/articleshow/18503625.cms
- ^ "In defence of English: Blame the Indian education system, not the language".
- ^ a b "Good Shepherd: Dalit thinker Kancha Ilaiah on name, caste". Hindustan Times. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jaipur-literature-festival-ends-but-controversy-lingers/article4354622.ece
- ^ "Who are real Dalits of India".
- ^ "If Sardar Patel was PM, India would've become Pakistan: Kancha Ilaiah". Hindustan Times. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "TD MP TG Venkatesh says 'Hang ilaiah' for his book". The Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "3rd Cycle of Accreditation – NAAC, Self – Study Report, 2013" (PDF). Osmania University. 2013. p. 48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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External links
- Christianity Today interview with Ilaiah "Leading Dalit Rights Campaigner in India"
- [1] Washington Post feature on Ilaiah's children's book.
- Ghadar interview "The State of Dalit Mobilization: An Interview with Kancha Ilaiah"
- DNA India Interview with Ilaiah "Institutes like IITs and IIMs should be closed down"
- Article by Ilaiah "Merit of Reservations"
- Intellectuals Express Solidarity With Kancha Ilaiah