Ashis Nandy

I was misquoted: Ashis Nandy

Defending his controversial remarks that claimed corruption is perpetuated by Dalits and other backward castes, sociologist and political psychologist Ashis Nandy on Saturday said he is being "misquoted". "I agree that corruption is an equalising force in our country. What I meant was that when poor people, SC/ST people do corruption, it is more apparent," Nandy, who made the comments at Jaipur Literature Festival, said. ...  

I stand by my statement on OBCs: Ashis Nandy

Sociologist Ashis Nandy stood defiant in face of criticism and said on Saturday that he stood by his statement blaming the OBCs, the SCs and the STs for the menace of corruption in the country. "I stand by my statement. Let the police take action against me," he said in Jaipur where he is attending the Literature Festival. ...  

Most of the corrupt come from OBCs, SCs: Ashis Nandy

Sociologist and political psychologist Ashis Nandy on Saturday made a controversial statement at the Jaipur Literature Festival claiming that Dalits and other backward castes were responsible for the corruption in the Indian society today. ...  

Modi govt files case against Ashis Nandy, daily

Dubai: The ICC has confirmed that the BCCI has named nine players with first-class experience in its provisional 30-man squad for the Under-19 World Cup to be held in Queensland in August. They are Unmukt Chand, Manan Vohra, Akhil Herwadkar, Kumar Deobrat, Aparajith Baba, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Singh, Vikas Mishra and Chirag Khurana. Chand, 19, is the most high-profile member of the squad having captained India at the Emerging Players...