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History is not about proving faith: It is about examining the available evidence

  History is not about proving faith. It is about examining the available evidence. The Vishnu Purana is said to be an extremely ancient text. But historically, some questions require answers backed by clear evidence. If the Vishnu Purana is truly an extremely ancient text, why have manuscripts of it not been found so far in ancient scripts such as Brahmi, Kharosthi, or Gupta Brahmi? Why is there no mention of the Vishnu Purana in the writings of Faxian (Fa-Hien), who came to India in the 5th century CE? Why is there no mention of the Vishnu Purana in the writings of Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang), who came to India in the 7th century CE? Why do inscriptions found from the 1st century CE to the 10th century CE not contain any clear reference to a text called the Vishnu Purana? Why is the oldest dated manuscript of the Vishnu Purana currently available dated to 1207 CE? Why do some currently available textual variants contain words such as Mlechchhas or Turushkas ? Where is the co...
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When lies and blind faith become allies of power…

  Dr. Devaraju Maharaju Speaks: Albert Einstein once said, “Three powerful forces rule the world — stupidity, fear, and greed.” If we replace “the world” with “our country,” everything becomes clear. Our non-biological leader’s hatred knows no bounds — evident in his August 15, 2024 speech from the Red Fort, where he claimed, “Our civil code so far has been a communal civil code.” That statement insults Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, who introduced major reforms in Hindu personal law in the 1950s despite fierce opposition from the RSS and Jana Sangh. He once said he would open Subhas Chandra Bose’s file — and when he did, the first line read: “The RSS is dangerous to the nation.” The file was closed, and so was his mouth. Sudhanshu Trivedi, BJP MP, even claimed “Mahatma Gandhi’s name appears in Epstein’s files.” But Gandhi died in 1948, and Jeffrey Epstein was born in 1953 — five years later! How could a man born after Gandhi’s death record his misdeeds? Absurd — yet typical of BJP intellect...
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Judicial Transfer Protocols and the Erosion of Bench-Bar Integrity

Contextual Framework of Judicial Appointments and Transfers The strategic movement of judges between High Courts is a procedural necessity intended to safeguard judicial independence and optimize the distribution of legal expertise across the Republic. In an ideal framework, these administrative shifts are not merely logistical but are fundamental to maintaining the internal stability of the courts and the public’s enduring trust in the "temple of justice." Under the Indian Constitution, the authority for such reassignments is codified in  Article 222 , which empowers the President to transfer a judge from one High Court to another. This provision was historically grounded in an "Exchange of Talent" philosophy—a mechanism to cross-pollinate the judiciary with diverse legal perspectives and national integration. However, the contemporary application of this power increasingly deviates toward "Administrative Necessity," characterized by "out-of-the-...
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RSS: An Organization Built Entirely on Copying Others

Prof. Devaraju Maharaju, Member of the National Book Trust  The Great Copy-Paste: How RSS Borrowed Its Identity from Nazis, Communists, and More Nothing Original: Unmasking RSS's Borrowed Ideology From Nazi Uniforms to Communist Slogans — Is RSS an Original Idea or Just a Copy? Why Should RSS Register? A Deeper Look at Its Copied Foundations There's an intense debate going on in the country about the RSS organization not being registered. But what I feel is, why should it need to register? For example, there are many organizations in the world that aren't registered — take the Taliban, is that registered? There's ISIS, is that registered? There's Boko Haram, that's not registered either, yet they continue their activities uninterrupted, don't they? So in that case, why is this demand being made that RSS register itself? Isn't it an organization of the same kind? Moreover, it doesn't appear to us anywhere that the people working in it have their own b...
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Dossier: T. Chiranjeevulu, IAS (Retired)

  By Chuppala Nagesh Bhushan T. CHIRANJEEVULU, IAS (Retd.) Founder & Chairman, BC Intellectuals Forum (BCIF) PROFILE DOSSIER Compiled from publicly available government records, media reports, and public sources — July 2026 1. Overview T. Chiranjeevulu, IAS (Retd.) is a former Indian Administrative Service officer (2002 batch, Telangana cadre) and a prominent public policy advocate working on issues relating to the social, educational, economic, and political empowerment of Backward Classes (BCs). Following his retirement from public service, he founded the BC Intellectuals Forum (BCIF), a non-political platform dedicated to research, advocacy, public awareness, and policy reform concerning Backward Classes. He is widely recognised in Telangana media as one of the leading voices advocating caste-based data, equitable representation, and constitutional safeguards for BC communities. 2. Civil Service Career Service Background •    ...
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Telangana's Backward Castes Discover their Own Arithmetic

 By Chuppala Nagesh Bhushan T. Chiranjeevulu A grassroots movement argues that the road to power runs through better maths, not more slogans HYDERABAD— For a certain kind of Indian political speech, statistics are less a rhetorical device than a weapon. In a recent address to Backward Caste (BC) activists in Telangana, T. Chiranjeevulu, a retired officer of the Indian Administrative Service and founder-president of the BC Intellectuals' Forum (BCIF), deployed numbers on judges, billionaires, distilleries and irrigation canals with the precision of a prosecutor building a case. The verdict, delivered repeatedly and without much subtlety, was that Telangana's dominant castes have converted every organ of the state—courts, bureaucracy, budgets, even canteens—into instruments of their own advantage, while BCs, who make up roughly 56% of the state's population, remain spectators to their own governance. The speech ranged widely, but three threads stood out: an attack on the gove...
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Per Capita Income Is Not What Matters — Human Development Is

T. Chiranjeevulu IAS(ret), Founder and President BCIF (BC Intellectuals Forum)  The argument we keep hearing these days is that over the last twelve years, the state of Telangana has achieved unprecedented economic development. Pointing to indicators such as Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), per capita income, IT exports, industrial investment, and infrastructure construction, the ruling establishment describes Telangana as the fastest-developing state in the country. However, a crucial question arises here. Has this economic development truly reached all sections of society equally? Have the fruits of development reached every family, every caste, every region? If that is indeed the case, where do we stand on the Human Development Index? There is a foundational principle in development studies: Economic Growth and Inclusive Development are not the same thing. A state may generate a great deal of wealth, but that wealth may not reach all sections of society, all regions, and a...
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