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  Khap Panchayats, which find their origin from ancient India, are the traditional social institutions engaged in dispute resolution in village communities. They are often idolized by movies which ironically deviates from the ground reality.  Khaps are most prevalent in the Jat Community of Haryana and Western UP. A Khap is an  all-male organization  and its leaders are unelected but based on their social clout. A Khap can be based on single caste and single gotra, or single caste and multiple gotras, or multiple castes and multiple gotras. A similar practice has been followed in rural India for centuries. How evil are Khap panchayat? There are few Khap panchayats which doesn't hesitate to strip the women naked and torture her publically. As per NCRB 291 honor killings have been sentenced by Khap Panchayat between 2014-16.  Honor Killings The Khap verdicts of honor killings came into the limelight in 1991 with the Mehrana Killings when a Jat girl and Jatav ...

  While calling Kalabhras as   barbarians and outsiders   would be a right term but their reign   was not as dark as it’s portrayed by the mainstream historians/poets   at least for the subaltern school of history. Who were the Kalabhars? Text from early Cholas mentions about  King Achyuta Vikranta of the Kalabharakula, who ruled the Chola country from Kaveripumpattinam. He followed Buddhism.  The Karnataka inscription  refers to Kali Deva and Velvikudi grant refers to Kali Arasan (meaning wicked king of Kalabras) Kalabhras were  very intolerant towards the caste hierarchy . The Kalabhras were  both Jains and Buddhists  in their religious practices.  Early Kalabras were Buddhist and later Kalabras were Jains  who made the Kanchi center of Buddhism and Madurai center of Jainism. Buddhist viharas and Jain monasteries were built in large numbers. The influence of religions like Jainism and Buddhism increased  under their...