brahminical

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Though their initial blindness to Dalit question was due to their brahminical prejudices and groundless hope of withering away of feudal vestiges, later some honest attempts were made to address the question of Dalits.

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  • Though their initial blindness to Dalit question was due to their brahminical prejudices and groundless hope of withering away of feudal vestiges, later some honest attempts were made to address the question of Dalits. —  Kafila
  • In deep brahminical philosophy. —  Birds and Poets : with Other Papers
  • And last but not least, when will we simple minded Indians emancipate ourselves from brahminical terror mindset that spread the venom of hatred and inequality; that make us kill and rape and yet claim to be nationalists and patriots; that pits neighbour against neighbour; that demonises the OTHER; that never allow us to introspect and ashamedly sits in media houses and propagate the message of hate and terror against one particular community … looking at national newspapers and TV channels these days was a horrible experience as they echoed violence. —  Kafila
  • On December 6, 1992 when the dalit bahujan of the nation was observing the death anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar, remembering his struggle against the brahminical system for establishment of a society based on equality, fraternity and liberty and taking pledge in his name to carry forward the struggle that Dr Ambedkar waged, at that very moment, quite simultaneously, the Sangha Parivar was engaged in demolishing the Babri mosque with the aid of thousands of its cadres and supporters. —  Countercurrents.org
  • [301] That the Indians of the continent regard the phenomena in question with more than ordinary interest is evinced by their resorting in large numbers to Benares, the ancient seat of brahminical learning and religion, on every occasion of an eclipse of the moon. —  Moon Lore
 

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