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| '''Some of these sample links are broadly critical of Hinduism, and not only of Brahmins.''' | '''Some of these sample links are broadly critical of Hinduism, and not only of Brahmins.''' | ||
| Some critics of Brahmanism focus on |
Some critics of Brahmanism focus on Brahmins' historical exploitation of other groups, and contemporary caste disparities: | ||
| * (allegations of historical anti-Dalit exploitation by Bramhins) * (suggests that "Brahminists" are responsible for a wide variety of so-called Indian human rights abuses) | * (allegations of historical anti-Dalit exploitation by Bramhins) * (suggests that "Brahminists" are responsible for a wide variety of so-called Indian human rights abuses) | ||
| * (allegations of anti-Dalit environmental racism by Bramhins) | * (allegations of anti-Dalit environmental racism by Bramhins) | ||
| Some critics link |
Some critics link Brahmanism with Hindu nationalism or the Indian government: | ||
| * (suggests that "Brahminists" are responsible for a wide variety of so-called Indian human rights abuses) | * (suggests that "Brahminists" are responsible for a wide variety of so-called Indian human rights abuses) | ||
| * (suggests that the Indian government is Brahmin-dominated, and has ignored development issues) | * (suggests that the Indian government is Brahmin-dominated, and has ignored development issues) | ||
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Anti-Brahmanism is hostility toward or prejudice against Brahmins, often as a result of historical injustices permeated by the Hindu system of caste and varna, which had Brahmins at the helm. Anti-Brahmin tensions exist in some of the states in India. There is also a significant amount of literature which is anti-Brahmin.
Anti-Brahminism is often encountered in these regions:
- Kashmir: Kashmiri Pandit see Terrorism in Kashmir. Most Kashmiri Pandits have fled Kashmir.
- Maharashtra: Maharashtrian Konkanastha Brahmins. The anti-Brahmin Sambhaji Brigade attacked the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute in Jan. 2004.
- Tamil Nadu: Iyers. Tamilnadu is home to one of the oldest anti-Brahmin Dravidar Kazhagam movement.
See also
External links
Some of these sample links are broadly critical of Hinduism, and not only of Brahmins.
Some critics of Brahmanism focus on Brahmins' historical exploitation of other groups, and contemporary caste disparities:
- Brahmin Gold: The Plunder of Paradise (allegations of historical anti-Dalit exploitation by Bramhins) * Brahminist Occupied Governments (suggests that "Brahminists" are responsible for a wide variety of so-called Indian human rights abuses)
- The Final Brahmin Annihilation of Dalitstan (allegations of anti-Dalit environmental racism by Bramhins)
Some critics link Brahmanism with Hindu nationalism or the Indian government:
- Brahminist Occupied Governments (suggests that "Brahminists" are responsible for a wide variety of so-called Indian human rights abuses)
- Sikhs Want Out of the Brahmin Shangrila - They Want Khalistan (suggests that the Indian government is Brahmin-dominated, and has ignored development issues)
References
- Politics and Social Conflict in South India, the Non-Brahman Movement and Tamil Separatism, 1916-1929. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1969. By Prof. Eugene Irschik