The Purusha Sukta mantra used for 70 years to “prove” Vedic caste discrimination — Ambedkar himself wondered how it could appear in the Rig Veda. This sharp scholarly session at the Samadharma Conference dissects the distortions that have been layered onto Vedic texts by leftist academics and selectively-read reformers.
The speaker demonstrates that the very verse cited as the foundation of caste oppression is contextually anomalous within the Rig Veda’s broader ethos of peaceful coexistence. Even Dr. Ambedkar, who popularised the mantra as evidence of discrimination, acknowledged its incongruity with the rest of Vedic literature — a fact consistently omitted from the anti-Veda narrative.
The talk focuses on a second strand: “What is not in Valmiki?” — urging audiences to unlearn interpolated narratives about the Ramayana and return to primary textual sources. A methodically argued case for Vedic source fidelity over received academic consensus.

About the Speaker:
Dr. R. Rangan holds a doctorate in Yoga (Yoga-Vidya-Varidhi) from S-VYASA University and a master’s in management from Symbiosis, Pune. A scholar of the Vedas, Sanskrit, and Vedanta, he studied Advaita traditionally and explored Vishishtadvaita and Dvaita independently. He authored a unique Brahmasutra commentary rooted in the Rig Veda and Ramayana, and has written thousands of research articles on Indian scriptures and philosophy. He founded two ashrams—Mythilla (Bengaluru) and Sita Vallabh Kunj (Ayodhya)—and runs three Gurukulas dedicated to Vedic education.