Kancha Ilaiah writes with passionate anger, laced with sarcasm, on the situation in India today. He looks at the socio-economic and cultural differences between the Dalit-bahujans and Hindus in the contexts of childhood, family life, market relations, power relations. Gods and Godesses, death and not the least, Hindutva. Synthesizing many of the ideas of Bahujans, he presents their vision of a more just society.

Kancha Illaih has authored several books and publishes articles regularly in national news papers and magazines. His book published in 1996, "Why I am not a Hindu - A critique of Hindutva from a Dalit-Bahujan perspective" became the best seller. He also authored God As Political Philosopher: Budha's challenge to Brahminism, A Hollow Shell, The State and Repressive Culture, Manatatwam (in Telugu), andBuffalo Nationalism: A Critique of Spiritual Fascism.

In his efforts to internationalize the Dalit issues he testified before a U.S. Congresssubcommittee, on 6 October 2005, against the practice of untouchability and urged the US Government to work with the Indian government to end what he said was the persecution of Dalits and religious minority groups in India.