Sivasya Kulam : Decoding Caste, Untouchability & the White Man’s Burden

(By Mylavarapu VNL Sudha Mohan)

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“Book Descriptions: In this quest to get to the root of this festering issue of distrust among castes , Hindus must decode not just the elusive concept of ‘caste’ but also those of untouchability and Dravidianism as per the Sastras. All these are major issues that have been used to demonize Hinduism. These issues are all interlinked and ‘also have one thing in common,’ by the end of this write-up the reader will have a thorough understanding of the common element. This collection of articles is an attempt towards decoding these topics with a view to put us on the path toward solving the above-mentioned problems. Varna and Kula have many dimensions, such as spiritual, economic, political, etc.

This write-up is mainly aimed at the spiritual aspects of these two systems. To get out of the confusion created by the Europeans, we first need to understand the functioning of this system, thereby its framework. Once we understand the actual framework and its related mechanism, it becomes easy to fit the rest of the pieces together.

This book is divided into two parts. The first part mainly deals with Varna/ Kula and untouchability. The second part deals with Dravidian identity, Āyurveda and the occupational aspect of the Varna/Kula. Towards the end, the reader will get a decent understanding of the native concepts behind these topics. This book essentially focused on the south Indian Society, however, evidence pertaining to north India was quoted as available.

The present book Śivasya Kulam talks about the colonial narratives and distortions along with the actual dimensions of caste, untouchability and Dravidianism exposing the Christian onslaught on Hindu society.”