Caste, Conversion, A Colonial Conspiracy : What Every Hindu and Christian Needs to Know About Caste
A**H
Brilliant book that dismantled the ghetto of caste
With citations and quotations and anecdotal references from colonial past and it's instrumental role in creating and cementing caste and untouchability...eye opener for everyone even who have may be already read about untouchability and it's source and origin
N**M
Must read.
A concise and incisive work about the devastation of Bharat and it's social fabric by Christian / European evangelical colonialists for "harvesting the souls of heathens" .Should be in the collection of anyone remotely interested how the bogey of "caste" ( that doesn't exist in the Sanatan ethos ) was introduced to irreversibly damage Sanatan Dharma. It'd be an excellent primer to encourage delving into history and recognize the malignant projection of the class system prevalent in Europe onto Bharat.
S**I
A book for all!!
Never knew that the word “caste” or the Indian equivalent of it doesn’t even exist in our history. Without revealing any more in the hope of containing the crux of this book only to he readers, I’d urge everyone to read this book. Especially to those that are entangled in the violence that ensues caste system, and don’t even attribute the violence to it.Thank you Pt Satish Ji for this enlightening book. May caste system indeed be washed away in its entirety!
S**R
Eye opening
Must read for all Hindus, Jains and Sikhs whether you identify as a dalit or non dalit.The British created caste and they created Dalits and now blame Non Dalits for the condition of Dalits.
H**A
A real eye opener
This book really gives the reader a perspective of the interference of the British in our cultural ethos, and how they used a culture of guilds to create the infamous caste system.
S**S
Caste? Isn't that an English word?
Explosive revelation about Caste conspiracy. Doesn't matter if you love or hate India, you should book a copy NOW!
P**S
Informative but expensive
Should be priced more reasonably so that the information reaches maximum number of people. Maybe an Indian edition would be more appropriate. At this price the whole project is self defeating.
S**S
Wrong number of pages mentioned
This product mentioned about 150+ pages but in actual it's merely 30 or so pages, secondly this book is not even a candidate for being a book this is more apt for being an open letter to the people mentioned. I wonder how this qualified for being sold as a published work while it has appeals from the representatives of the people in UK.It is a candidate for being converted to an online petition.
D**I
How the British Anglican church imposed castes on Hindus
This is a very important book on caste. It tells you how the caste conspiracy was hatched and implemented on Hindus. The author confronted the British with this information and made them accept their wrongdoings.
J**A
Definitely to be read by every single Hindu
Definitely to be read by every single Hindu - for sure. But I feel this is also a good read for every single Westerner, especially the unbiased curious ones, who has been fed this hatred by the western academia, polity and church, especially the Anglican church, regarding the Sanatan Dharma and the origins of the "caste" system.Primarily, the book is a sharp rebuttal of Richard Douglas Harries, Baron Harries of Pentregarth led March 2013 debate in the Upper Chamber of the UK parliament to add "caste" as a protected category in the Equality Act of 2010. With statistics and information about the British Hindus, many aspects are eye-opening.The book dives into the "white saviour" complex, the colonial mindset, the divide-and-rule policy and proselytizing mission that create motivation to denigrate and defame the only surviving ancient continuous civilization of the earth. In addition, it shows the mirror to the British elite, especially the Lambeth Palace, who created the very system they claim to abhor and how "caste" manifests inside the British society itself.It's a very short book and while Pandit Sharma ji hasn't shown much inclination to write, I feel someone like him definitely needs to come up with more literature to guide Hindus around the world.
B**I
Short yet powerful!
Highly recommend this short yet powerful read.The context of the book revolves around the “caste amendment” that was attempted to be passed in the House of Lords, UK in 2013 by an ex Bishop of the English Church, Lord Harries. The author explains how this amendment can actually fit into the definition of “hate crime” against Hindus/Sikhs/Jains and examines how this is history merely repeating itself, by delving into the birth of casteism in India.This book further talks about the meaning of the Varna system, presents with some evidence how the British found India when they first arrived, how they realized that the diverse yet quite integrated society can be an impediment to conversion/oppression, how they cleverly perverted the Varnas into “caste” (a hierarchical, endogamous and essentially hereditary concept alien to Indian civilization before that), how this obtained legal sanction under the British Raj and led to the introduction of “Dalits”/ untouchables who got generally ostracized over a period of time. The book presents evidence on how the “white savior” colonial mentality has deep connection and full sanction of the Church of England.It also takes up an important question - “On what basis was caste hierarchy as we know it, defined ?” and presents a very sensible analysis of the same.As with any book, a truly sincere reader who seeks to know the truth would read all the provided references and also attempt to understand some of the Dharmic scriptures themselves to strongly side with the author or reject his research based on contradicting factual evidence obtained.
N**R
Required reading if you care about decolonization
This is beautifully crafted surgical deconstruction of Hinduodium hiding behind the evangelical cross of the Anglican Church. I was aware of many facts but Satish K Sharma brings them all to life in a labor of love for Dharma.
D**S
Bombastic!
Just finished reading the book. It left me confused. I suggest Pandit Sharma take his fight to India (Bharat) where this issue is well and alive. Professing to help his wife in the kitchen and garden does not quite cut it.Repeated use of the words "Colonial" and "Criminals by Birth" will not get to the roots of this matter not make it go away. To my understanding, several Indian laws are also in place to address the inequalities that resulted from the caste system or whatever else Pandit Sharma calls it. How do/did the Dalits feel about the proposed law? I would have loved to hear more in that.
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