The bane of the caste system has been the hierarchical stratification of the privileges and ritual statuses which were totally ascribed. While the higher castes enjoyed higher ritual status, socio-economic privileges, education and learning, the lower castes were deprived of all good things in life. The subsequent scriptures including the Puranas, Geeta and Manu's Dharmashastra rationalized all such inequalities attributing them to Karma. The rigidity of the ...
Today millions of people worldwide are between discovery and discoveries, between innovation and innovations. This is the world Dr. D.M. Ravi Prasad maps out in Changeology, a scientific growth in 21st century. Unless we understand what drives innovations we cannot create an environment that fosters it or a society that can adapt to it. Dr. Prasad’s book is important for intellectuals and policy-makers to get this message. The writer has provided new insights ...