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Indians: A Brief History of a Civilization
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The Lottery of Birth: On Inherited Social Inequalities
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A California Story: A Novel
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“Authoritarianism appeals, simply, to people who cannot tolerate complexity: there is nothing intrinsically “left-wing” or “right-wing” about this instinct at all. It is anti-pluralist. It is suspicious of people with different ideas. It is allergic to fierce debates. Whether those who have it ultimately derive their politics from Marxism or nationalism is irrelevant. It is a frame of mind, not a set of ideas.”
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"I am glad I read this book. Hopefully, it has started me on a path to further educating myself on merit, caste, privilege, gender, religion and more. I might very well have to revisit ideas from this book and read other referenced sources to even beg"
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"I was intrigued by the fluid narrative in the video series based on this book. That led me to the print version, which turned out to be a refreshing change from the certitudes employed by most books on History that brook no questions. Namit Arora is "
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“Throughout history, he adds, the dominant castes that were ‘most successful in their attempt at conquering power managed to be recognized as Kshatriyas by Brahmins who invented genealogies for them.’ For recent examples, he points to Marathas (Maharashtra), Lingayats and Vokkaligas (Karnataka), and Kammas and Reddys (Andhra Pradesh). Citing Srinivas, he writes that ‘the Kshatriya category was the most open of the caste system.’ To”
― The Lottery of Birth: On Inherited Social Inequalities
― The Lottery of Birth: On Inherited Social Inequalities
“Finally, it is also worth noting that nearly every institution of post-independence India has been spearheaded by Brahminical elites. Their dismal performance in delivering even basic social services to the majority of Indians—of education, health, water, sanitation, and electricity—says volumes about their ‘merit’ and argues against leaving them in control of these institutions.”
― The Lottery of Birth: On Inherited Social Inequalities
― The Lottery of Birth: On Inherited Social Inequalities
“Lower caste males whose sexuality is a threat to upper-caste purity of blood has to be institutionally prevented from having sexual access to women of the higher castes, so such women have to be carefully guarded.’48”
― The Lottery of Birth: On Inherited Social Inequalities
― The Lottery of Birth: On Inherited Social Inequalities
“Authoritarianism appeals, simply, to people who cannot tolerate complexity: there is nothing intrinsically “left-wing” or “right-wing” about this instinct at all. It is anti-pluralist. It is suspicious of people with different ideas. It is allergic to fierce debates. Whether those who have it ultimately derive their politics from Marxism or nationalism is irrelevant. It is a frame of mind, not a set of ideas.”
― Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
― Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
