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The Uplift of the Depressed Classes
When Lord Macaulay’s Education Policy came into being in 1854 through Woods’ Dispatch, the modern education was now thrown open to all the Indians irrespective of Caste, color, religion and gender….
Some Important Facts Relating To The Life Of Satguru Ravidass Maharaj
There are some confusions and wrong information on social media over the date of birth to the name of parents of Guru Ravidas. It is not the fault of Dalits but those who made fake claims and wrote…
International Conference – Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and Democracy, Nagpur, 9-10 October – Submit Your Papers
In this conference, we will try and do justice to this subject by exploring four theoretical domains. Firstly we will look at the various influences that helped Babasaheb Dr.Ambedkar develop his un…
Bhakti Movement, Caste and Begumpura
“Forgotten is the pride of varna and of caste” – varnaabhimaan visarun yati — so sang Tukoba as he danced with his fellow sants on the river banks, celebrating equality. Garlanded with tulsi, the…
Ad Dharm – Religion Of The Untouchables
Fifty years ago, the scheduled castes in the Punjab formed the Ad Dharm sect, which claimed a distinct religious faith of its own and gave a sense of dignity to those castes. Mark Juergens…
Ingenious Trickery – Draft National Education Policy 2019
The draft National Education Policy 2019 (NEP2019) is like that proverbial song “kahin pe nigahe, kahin pe nishana”. The objective is something different and eyes are set on something else. The obj…
OPPARI: An Art of Weeping, Wailing and Lamenting
A group of women form a circle, lamenting and eulogizing; weeping and beating their chests; wailing and jumping to the beats played on the “Parai” (an instrument made of the cow skin). This is an a…
Dalit Movement In India and Its Contemporary Relevance
“Caste is a state of mind, it is a disease of the mind. The teachings of the Hindu religion are the root cause of this disease ”. – BR Ambedkar
Ambedkar’s iteration made in 1935 still continues …
Understanding Nazism in India – Pattern of Brahmanical Nationalism
On 14 August, a day before Independence day, a court in Rajasthan acquited all the murderers of Pehlu Khan, who was lynched by a mob a few years ago. Despite having a video proof, the court said it…
Impossible To Ask The Untouchables To Depend Upon And Trust The Hindus – Dr Ambedkar
Let me now take the specific question, namely why it is necessary that in the Indian Constitution the Communal Scheme must find its place and why in the Public Services for the Untouchables should …
After Ordering Demolition Of Ravidas Temple (Delhi), Supreme Court Threatening Dalits Like A Gangster
A few days ago, the Supreme court of India had ordered demolition of Guru Ravidas temple in Delhi and DDA carried out that order to destroy historical place for millions of Dalits.
The standing …
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Awaken My India ~ India Eternal, India Indigenous [Poem]
Radiate forth, shining democratic wisdom
To regain your lost freedom
You won over a common adversary
Only to find it resurge as “Inequity”
To unfurl its sinister wings
Over the weak and gloomy…
Babasaheb Ambedkar On Independence Of Untouchables And Congress’s Struggle For Power
Most parts of the world have had their type of what Ward calls the lowly. The Romans had their slaves, the Spartans their helots, the British their villeins, the Americans their Negroes and the Ger…
CBSE Hikes Exam Fees For SC/STs By 24 Times – Attempt To Drive Dalits Out Of Schools
While Brahminical media kept Dalit-Bahujans busy with Article 370, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) increased the fees of Class 10 and 12 board examinations for SC and ST students from ₹…
Guru Ravidas’s Teachings Are Against The Idea of Hindu-Rashtra. Hence, Demolition of Ravidas Temple in New Delhi
Ravidas a word itself not need any explanation what is it means. He is the next person who took birth same as we all born from our parents in the 15th century at Varanasi in a family whose professi…