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1. Prasanna Venkadesh (prashere@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Mar-2018 00:13:41 EDT Prasanna Venkadesh

   Couple of months back I bought this book from Leftword Books. This book has documented the case of a cooperative in Kerala which was started by construction workers 90 years back and their evolution without compromising the principles of cooperation.

   The text that I have highlighted shows the how the irrational caste system had been in practice in Kerala and to most part of India too.

   https://mastodon.social/media/B-Ab62g8HR3bqRGQu_k

   https://mastodon.social/media/wUNm57btJy47RK_ZuUY

   1. Prasanna Venkadesh (prashere@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 23-Mar-2018 00:32:03 EDT Prasanna Venkadesh

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      Today's progress on the book. Introducing Vagbhatananda, yet another advaita vedanti from the same Ezhava caste. Unlike Sree Narayana Guru who built temples for idol worship, Vagbhatananda was against it. He believed in the practice of Atmavidya
      (self knowledge/consciousness) and again contradicting with the former he believed everyone could pursue the path of knowledge and he stood against hierarchy.
      https://mastodon.social/media/IJuDLqx6BGgQdJqHqkk

   2. solariiknight(ஆனந்த்) (solariiknight@social.systemreboot.net)'s status on Friday, 23-Mar-2018 01:51:45 EDT solariiknight(ஆனந்த்)

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      Pollution distance? That reminds me of something which my grandfather once said - when he was young , about 70 years ago, if an Brahmin sees him in the street, he would shout 'ஒத்தி போ! ஒத்தி போ!' to make sure that he is as far away from him as possible.
      My town was once a part of Kerala.