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Remembering Narayan Meghaji Lokhande – Father of Trade Union Movement in India
As the labour day is coming near, I sat down to pen contribution, which is little known, of Bahujan icon Narayan Meghaji Lokhande, in championing the cause of workforce in the pre-independence peri…
“Biological Determinism” = Tool Of Oppression
“That’s how Biology works; men produce and women reproduce” or, “Muslims are inherently cruel” or “Dalits are born as Dalits because of their karma in the past”. Do you believe such statements are …
Versatile Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
Ambedkar is not just a name, it encapsulates a movement. One which has changed lakhs of lives victimised by the caste system. This name has directly or indirectly impacted everyone in the world. A…
Untouchability In The Times Of Corona
As soon as Worth Health Organization (WHO) suggested ‘social distancing’ as a measure to curb the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19), hyper-active so-called upper castes got ignited once again to jus…
Ambedkarite Thinkers Series – Derdák Tibor, Founder of Jai Bhim Network, Hungary
“Those of us who stand outside the circle of this society’s definition of acceptable women, those of us who are poor, who are lesbian, who are Black, who are older – know that survival is not an ac…
What Ambedkar Means To Me – An Idea, A Journey
Authors – Hemraj P Jangir*, Dona Biswas** and Bhanu Priya***
Due to the ongoing pandemic and subsequent lockdown, we at IIDS had to cancel our annual programme of Ambedkar Memorial Lecture. Howe…
Class Differences Will Come Second, Destroy Caste First
I am waiting for such a person to come in power in India who must believe and will work to establish the “ultimate democratic system” with full respect to the constitution of India. A system based …
Against RSS – How Phule-Shahu-Ambedkar Thoughts Are Against Any Manifestation Of Brahminism
Against Brahmins, against Brahminism, against all Brahmin leaders, against RSS: How Phule-Shahu-Ambedkar thought are by default against any manifestation of Brahminism!
Jotiba Phule and the beginn…
Fekulogy of RSS and ThePrint – Spreading Fake Claims About Babasaheb Ambedkar
On Dr Ambedkar Jayanti, ThePrint published an article from RSS member Arun Anand claiming Babasaheb Ambedkar’s link to RSS. When Prof. Hari Narke, editor of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar: Writings and Spee…
Ambedkarite Thinkers Series – Bharat Wankhade, Founder of Mudita Multipurpose Society
Bharat Aryan (Wankhade) and Mudita Multipurpose Society: Sharing Joy and Sorrow of the Community
Bharat Aryan (Wankhade) is the founder of Mudita Multipurpose Society. Bharat is an exceptional c…
Ambedkarite Organisation Series – Maitreya Bauddha Vihar, An Ideal Of Community Service
Maitreya Bauddha Vihar: An ideal of community service through community mobilisation during COVID-19 lockdown crisis
Bhandara is a small town in Vidarbha and a vibrant centre of Ambedkarite and …
Understanding Untouchability As A Mental Twist Of The Hindus
Dr. Ambedkar speaking on the First Report of Commissioner for Scheduled Castes in the Rajya Sabha (House of the Representatives) had this to say about ‘Untouchability’:
“I have no idea what my H…
![[In Punjabi] ਬਾਬਾਸਾਹਿਬ ਅੰਬੇਡਕਰ ਦੀ ਸਬ ਤੋਂ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਚਰਚਿਤ ਕਿਤਾਬ, “ਜਾਤ-ਪਾਤ ਦਾ ਬੀਜ ਨਾਸ਼” ਦਾ ਇਕ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਅਹਿਮ ਭਾਗ।](https://velivada.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ambedkar-portrait.jpg)
[In Punjabi] ਬਾਬਾਸਾਹਿਬ ਅੰਬੇਡਕਰ ਦੀ ਸਬ ਤੋਂ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਚਰਚਿਤ ਕਿਤਾਬ, “ਜਾਤ-ਪਾਤ ਦਾ ਬੀਜ ਨਾਸ਼” ਦਾ ਇਕ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਅਹਿਮ ਭਾਗ।
“ਜਾਤ-ਪਾਤ ਇੱਟਾਂ ਦੀ ਕੰਧ ਜਾਂ ਕੰਡਿਆਲੀ ਤਾਰ ਵਾਂਗ, ਇਕ ਵਾਸਤਵਿਕ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ; ਜਿਹੜੀ ਹਿੰਦੂਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਸ ਵਿਚ ਮਿਲਣ-ਜੁਲਨ ਤੋਂ ਰੋਕਦੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਜਿਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਇਸਨੂੰ ਤੋੜਨਾ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਹੈ।
ਜਾਤ ਇਕ ਖਿਆਲ ਹੈ, ਮਨ ਦੀ ਇਕ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਕਰਕੇ…
No, Babasaheb Ambedkar Never Joined Congress
Let me start with telling you the answer so that there is no suspense over anything that I am going to write below. No, Babasaheb never joined Congress and was never part of Congress party. Now, yo…
Ambedkarite Thinkers Series – Vimal Kumar, Founder of Movement for Scavengers Community
Growing up in a community in Haryana where as a young boy discriminated so harshly that the young boy could speak for a few years rose up to become the Next Generation leader lauded by American ins…