‘Seeing Equally’: Why we must eliminate prejudice now
The book brings new Hindu voices on the malaise of caste
Updated At : 05:47 AM Oct 03, 2026 IST
Seeing Equally: An Anthology of Progressive Hindu Voices, edited by Anantanand Rambachan & Sunita Viswanath. Westland. Pages 150. Rs 599
Back in the 15th century, saint and mystic poet Kabir had decried the caste system in a doha: “Jaat na puchho sadhu ki poochh lijiye gyan” (Do not ask the sage his caste, rather ask of his wisdom). The irony is that the 3,000-year-old caste system with deep Vedic roots has failed to breathe its last. It is in this context that ‘Seeing Equally: An Anthology of Progressive Hindu Voices’ holds significance as it brings new Hindu voices on the malaise of caste. Edited by Anantanand Rambachan and Sunita Vishwanath, the writers are not iconoclasts but committed practitioners of Hinduism.
