The Persistence Of The Brahmin

Why have the Brahmins not produced a Voltaire?.... A Voltaire among the Brahmins would be a positive danger to the maintenance of a civilisation which is contrived to maintain Brahminic supremacy. —B.R. Ambedkar, 1948

On November 9, 2014, Rajdeep Sardesai tweeted:

Big day for my goa. Two GSBs, both talented politicians become full cabinet ministers. Saraswat pride!! @manoharparrikar and Suresh Prabhu. — Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) November 9, 2014

When taken on for ‘casteism’, his defence was: