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'''Kancha Ilaiah''' is an social activist,thinker and scholar. He was born into ] family on ] ] and was brought up in a small ] village. His familys main profession was sheep farming. He earned his doctorate degree in political science at the ] in ], India. His Ph.D thesis was based on Gautama Buddha's Political Philosophy. '''Kancha Ilaiah''' is an social activist,thinker and scholar. He was born into ] family on ] ] and was brought up in a small ] village. His family's main profession was sheep farming. He earned his doctorate degree in political science at the ] in ], India. His Ph.D thesis was based on Gautama Buddha's Political Philosophy.


Dr. Kancha Ilaiah is currently Professor and Chairman of Political Science, ]. Dr. Kancha Ilaiah is currently Professor and Chairman of Political Science, ].

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Kancha Ilaiah is an social activist,thinker and scholar. He was born into Kuruma Golla family on October 5 1952 and was brought up in a small south Indian village. His family's main profession was sheep farming. He earned his doctorate degree in political science at the Osmania University in Hyderabad, India. His Ph.D thesis was based on Gautama Buddha's Political Philosophy.

Dr. Kancha Ilaiah is currently Professor and Chairman of Political Science, Osmania University.

He is an outspoken activist in the Dalit-Bahujan (Scheduled and Backwards Castes) and civil liberties movement.

He is the author of several books, including

  • Why I Am Not a Hindu: A Sudra critique of Hindutva philosophy, culture and political economy
  • God as Political Philosopher--Buddha's Challenge to Brahminism
  • Democracy in India --- A Hollow Shell
  • Buffalo Nationalism--A critique of spiritual fascism

His book, Why I Am Not A Hindu has been a best-seller in India.

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