In a study published in the September 24th issue of Nature, an international team describes how they harnessed modern genomic technology to explore the ancient history of India, the world’s second most populous nation. The new research reveals that nearly all Indians carry genomic contributions from two distinct ancestral populations. Following this ancient mixture, many [...]
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Caste System is of Indian Origin : MIT study
Posted in Dalits / Aborigines, Hindutva, India Facts, Minorities, tagged Brahmin, Brahmins, Caste, Caste System, christians, Dalit, Dalits, Hindutva, Minorities, Muslim, Muslims, Upper Class on September 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
96% Indian dads leave their babies with mum
Posted in India Facts, Women, tagged Brahmin, Caste, Dalits, Gender Descrimination, Human Rights, India, Trbails, Women on September 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
NEW DELHI: So you thought the Indian male was turning a new leaf? No such luck, ladies. The world may be toasting the metrosexual man; in India they still prefer to stick to their traditional role of the family breadwinner.
Almost 96% want to have nothing to do with household chores or bringing up baby. Their [...]
A Sri Lankan encounter with Super Swamis
Posted in Hindutva, tagged Caste, Dogmas, Hindu, Hindutva, India, nude, Weapon on March 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
by Tissa Devendra
To be absolutely honest, I never actually met the first of these swamis. Way back in 1953, I was a young field officer in Trincomalee Kachcheri, just a few months after leaving University. Veteran “junior” [i.e. subordinate] officers were assigned to ‘teach me the ropes’. After a strenuous day of being jolted in [...]
Indian illegal immigrants in US: numbers jumped 125% since 2000
Posted in India Facts, Indian Mass Migration, tagged Caste, Hindu, Hindutva, India, Migration, Poverty, US, VHP on February 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The San Jose Mercury News notes that the fastest growing group of illegal immigrants to US comes from India. A recent report [pdf] from the Department of Homeland Security shows that their numbers jumped 125% since 2000, up to 270,000 (though the Merc cites Pew Hispanic Center’s Jeffrey S. Passel putting the number closer to [...]
Contribution of remittances in poverty alleviation and employment of Nepal
Posted in Indian Mass Migration, Poverty, tagged Caste, Hindu, Hindutva, Human Rights, India, Migration, Nepal, Poverty, Prison on February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Prof. Sridhar K. Khatri, Executive Director, South Asia Centre for Policy Studies (SACEPS)
A study done by UNFPA in 2006 looked at 74 low and middle income developing countries and found that there is statistically significant correlation between remittances and decline in poverty. It noted that 10 percent increase in the share of remittance in a [...]
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