"Why does Hindutva hate Ashoka?" Scroll Adda Ft. Romila Thapar

Ajouté : 2026-05-07

[00:00:00]Why do you think why do you think there were problems with Ashoka? The Hindutva [music] has now arrived at a point where it's going to question the Ashokan edicts.

[00:00:08]The message of the edicts is [music] dhamma as preached by the Sramana religions, not the dharma of Brahmanism.

[00:00:18]>> [music] >> The dharma of Brahmanism, for example, supports caste.

[00:00:22]>> [music] >> It talks about varna and so on.

[00:00:25]There isn't a single mention of varna or jati in the Ashokan inscriptions.

[00:00:30][music] And the Ashokan inscriptions, therefore, are in some ways questioning, in a quiet way, >> [music] >> the philosophy that was prevalent in the upper castes, the Brahmanical [music] philosophy.