AIDWA

Khapitalism Today

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One cannot isolate the Khap Panchayats and their ways in Haryana from the phase of capitalism that pervades the state today.And neither can one disregard the resistance that is coming from women, oppressed castes and others in the state against the resurgence of feudalism and its unholy alliance with neoliberalism.

Honour Killings in Urban Areas

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A complex range of value systems took root among the emerging bourgeoisie as well as the middle classes of our country, ranging from conservative outlooks steeped in caste and community based thinking to more modern outlooks based in notions of secular law, scientific thinking, equality and rationality. This explains to an extent the phenomenon of honour killings in urban India.