Caste Hierarchy, False-equivalence Argument, and Mount Everest

Post published:January 23, 2020
Post category:Social Justice

When a hill so-called high caste Hindu counters a member of another caste describing the challenges in their lives because of the caste they are born into by saying that they too struggle and have had to work hard to get as far as they have gotten in life, they are basically making a false-equivalence argument. What is a false-equivalence argument anyway? I go into the details by using an analogy -- that of climbing Mount Everest.

So You Think There is No Caste-based Discrimination in Nepal? Think Again!

Post published:January 16, 2020
Post category:Social Justice

Being told again and again that very little or no caste-based discrimination exists in Nepal, I started documenting, on Twitter, news reports about just that -- caste-based discrimination. The articles I shared in the tweets were mostly about discrimination and mistreatment of Dalits, the lowest caste. In this blog post, I have reproduced all the tweets in that thread.

Excruciating Dilemma of Young Adult Nepali Couple

Post published:November 6, 2018
Post category:Social Justice

The story of two young Nepali adults in love but struggling with a dilemma that many like them do: they are from different castes and their parents don't approve of their desire to get married and start a family. But the comments under their story on Facebook, where I found it, fills me with hope!

Social Justice: Politics of Dignity And Equity

Post published:August 17, 2016
Post category:Social Justice

Parts of Professor Thorat's presentation at the Politics of Dignity and Equity: Dalits in Nepal symposium. He talked about some of the issues faced by Dalits in Nepal, their remedies, including lessons learned from India.

Nepalese Actor Discovers How People Act…

Post published:April 8, 2016
Post category:Social Justice

A nepalese movie actor makes an interesting discovery about Nepalese society through the acts of a number of different people.

“Tell Me, Where is Ethnicity-based Discrimination in Nepal?!”

Post published:March 28, 2016
Post category:Social Justice

A meme, using completely false reasoning, tries to prove that there isn't any discrimination in Nepal. But, ironically, in the way the the non-Khas-Aryas are characterised in the meme, the creator ends up outing himself or herself as a bigot!