Shudra not a derogatory term,Varna not decided by birth—‘The Hindu Manifesto’, launched by RSS chief

In the book ‘The Hindu Manifesto’, author Swami Vigyananand argues that Hindu scriptures and ancestors did not discriminate against people based on varna, jati, jnati, skin colour, race, gender, language or region. He also contends that the word ‘Shudra’ is not a derogatory or demeaning term, even though modern sociologists often associate it with the so‑called lower stratum in Bharat.