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Dilip Mandal Presents “Thesis on Brahmin Privilege”
In western social science, we have ample literature on white privilege. The most popular of these was written by Peggy Mcintosh in 1989 – of Caucasian descent and equipped with honesty to write abo…
Injustice By The Justice
Justice! Yes, I am talking about justice and the Justice! What is justice, ask a jurist or learned scholar and he will give hefty definitions of the simple term “justice = Insaf = Nyaya”. And ask t…
Relief Discrimination – Even Natural Disasters Cannot Wipe Out Caste Lines
In Kerala, the Dalits are discriminated against during the relief work. During the natural disasters, humanity becomes helpless and many hands come to rescue the affected people. It is heartening t…
On Kabir and Movement Away from Brahminism!
Kabir panth was registered as a separate religion in 1881 census and subsequent censuses recognised it as a separate religion. After the 1901 census, the Kabir panthis were not counted. It is diffi…
Isolate and Defeat Perpetrators of Lynching: A Lynching Nation Cannot be Democratic!
PADS statement against recent cases of public lynching in different parts of the country
The seven day period from 13th June to 20th June, 2018 saw four Muslim men lynched at Hapur (UP) and at G…
शाहूजी महाराज को याद करते हुए
बहुजन महानायकों में एक “शाहूजी महाराज” का आज ही के दिन 26 जून, 1874 में जन्म हुआ था। शाहूजी महाराज एक सच्चे समाज-सुधारक और प्रजातंत्र पर विश्वास रखने वाले व्यक्तित्व के धनी थे। शाहूजी महाराज पर अंग…
सामाजिक न्याय की बात करने वाले नेताओं के नाम दिलीप मंडल का खुला पत्र
(देश के सभी तथाकथित सेकुलर और सामाजिक न्याय की बात करने वाले नेताओं के नाम)
महोदया/महोदय,
मुझे मालूम है कि आप सब आने वाले विधानसभा चुनावों और फिर 2019 के लोकसभा चुनाव की तैयारियों में व्यस्त हो…
Footprints of Burden – Casteist Gaze of Indian Society
It’s a typically sunny morning in Chennai as I make my way to the gate, wishfully thinking of lesser traffic during my journey to the coast at Besant Nagar although it’s the peak hour. The smell of…
What is the Psychological and Material Cost of Inequality?
Inequality is the disease that plagues human society. The cost of inequality is much higher than its benefits. Largely, in the more equal society, the members in such society will have less stress …
Anti Constitutionals Synonymous as Anti-Nationals
Bharat known as India is the largest democratic country of the world for having largest written Constitution. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, who is the architect of it is to be credited for this. It is the be…
Kabali to Kaala: Politics of Rajnikanth-Ranjith Political-Film Partnership
Author – Tanoj Meshram*
(Some disclaimer at the beginning itself: I am not a films fan, I hardly watch movies. Neither I am a film critic or analyst. My interest in this subject comes from two r…
Killing Democracy in India Through Lateral Entry Into Civil Services
Modi/RSS/BJP killing democracy in India: appointing senior bureaucrats without procedure established by law.
The DoPT published an advertisement inviting applications for the ten posts at the le…
Why We Oppose Lateral Entry Into Civil Services – It Undermines Reservation Policy
A recently published advertisement by Department of Personnel and Training of Government of India has introduced lateral recruitment to civil services positions. With this in the government of Indi…
The Dravidian Movement
Author – Gail Omvedt
“SO MANY movements have failed. In Tamil Nadu there was a movement in the name of anti-Brahmanism under the leadership of Periyar. It attracted Dalits, but after 30 years o…
“मान्यवर श्री कांशीराम जी यादगार विश्राम स्थल” पर मीडिया के झूठ को उजागर करता हुआ बसपा का प्रेस नोट
बाबासाहेब डा. भीमराव अम्बेडकर के देहांत के बाद देश में ख़ासकर गरीबों, मजलूमों व अन्य उपेक्षित वर्गों के मसीहा मान्यवर श्री कांशीराम जी, जिन्होंने अपनी पूरी जिंदगी इन वर्गों के उत्थान व स्वाभिमान के…
