Brahmins didn’t always wear the sacred thread. They adopted it at the start of the Common Era. Story by Patrick Olivelle • 1mo. T here is a saying that goes: In life, familiarity breeds contempt.

Brahmin associations of Shivamogga on Monday took out a silent march in the city, condemning recent incidents in which Brahmin students were allegedly forced to remove the ‘sacred thread ...

A Brahmin student forced to cut sacred thread during CET in Dharwad, sparking outrage and calls for change. May 31, 2025 e-Paper. LOGIN Account. eBooks Subscribe GIFT FRONT PAGE.

Bengaluru, April 26 (IANS) The Akhila Karnataka Brahmana Mahasangh filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Karnataka High Court on Saturday, ...

Sacred thread row deepens as more Brahmin students allege humiliation at CET centres Three Brahmin students alleged that they were either denied entry into the exam hall or had their sacred thread cut ...

Members of the Brahmin community staged a protest outside a NEET exam centre here, demanding accountability after some students of the community were asked to remove their "sacred thread" (Janivara) ...

Row erupts over removal of NEET candidate’s sacred thread. Advocate Raghvendra Kulkarni, speaking at the protest, said, “He had come to appear for the NEET exam here at St. Mary’s College in ...

Three Brahmin students have now alleged that they were either denied entry into the exam hall or had their sacred thread cut and removed before the exam April 20, 2025 / 18:39 IST Representative Image ...

New Delhi: We all know Brahmin and upper caste Hindu men wear the sacred white thread called ‘Janeau' but a village in Bihar has proved that in the 21st century, women are equal to men. Three ...

2 Arrested For Asking Candidate To Remove 'Sacred Thread' At NEET Exam Centre Based on the complaint of the candidate, an FIR was registered against the two staff deployed at the centre who ...