Four books launched in Pune

Описание: In this talk at Pune’s Chanakya Mandal Pariwar, a training institute for UPSC and MPSC aspirants, run by Shri. Avinash Dharmadhikari, Rajiv Malhotra unveils four books: Varna, Jati, Caste, The Battle for IITs, Ten Heads of Ravana and The Power of Future Machines. He covers the salient points in each of these four books and the benefits from reading them. He also highlights his previous book, Snakes in the Ganga.

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - The Battle for IITs: Rebutting Ajanta Subramanyam’s Harvard Thesis
0:41 - Merit as a "Sham": The argument that competitive exams mask privilege
1:17 - Breaking India 1.0 vs 2.0: From Grassroots to Tech Elites
1:39 - Varna vs. Jati: Dividing Social Capital (Intellectual, Political, Financial)
2:25 - B.R. Ambedkar: Mixed views on Buddhism and the Indian Constitution
8:41 - "10 Heads of Ravan": Training Intellectual Kshatriyas for Rebuttal
15:12 - Critical Caste Theory: Mapping American Race Dynamics onto India
19:14 - Afro-Dalit Movement: Unifying Dalit Activism with US Racial Politics
21:50 - Silicon Valley Lawsuits: The Cisco Case and "Caste Sensitivity" Training
33:52 - The Portuguese Origins of "Caste": Distinguishing from Varna and Jati
39:41 - The "Angreziath" Caste: Modern Elitism based on English Proficiency
50:18 - Boston Brahmins: Emerson, Thoreau, and the Vedic influence on US thought


Snakes in the Ganga - http://www.snakesintheganga.com
Varna Jati Caste - http://www.varnajaticaste.com
The Battle For IIT's - http://www.battleforiits.com
Power of future Machines - http://www.poweroffuturemachines.com
10 heads of Ravana - http://www.tenheadsofravana.com

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