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Some Notes on Buddha, Marx, and Babasaheb Ambedkar
Babasaheb Ambedkar read Marx extensively. It is evident from his writings and speeches. He not only read Marx, but also studied it critically as he saw various movements inspired by Marx when he wa…
वाल्मीकि भाईचारा भी उठ खड़ा हुआ ब्राह्मणवाद के खिलाफ
पिछले कुछ समय में एक बहुत ही महत्वपूर्ण बात देखने में आयी कि उत्तर भारत में अनसूचित जातियों की बहुत बड़ी वाल्मीकि जाती, अब खुल कर ब्राह्मणवाद और RSS-BJP के खिलाफ उठ खड़ी हुई है। आम तौर पर यह माना जात…
Searching For Top Castes – Why Indians are Obsessed with Castes?
One of my foreign friends recently asked me why Indians are so much obsessed with the caste and colour?
A society where your status is decided based on the caste, where caste kills and caste rul…
Federal Front and Bahujan front
The efforts to form a federal front of the southern Indian leaders and include a host of other North Indian leaders are welcome. They need to come together to stop “centrist” RSS/BJP, otherwise, th…
Boston Study Group (BSG) Sponsors Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s Bust at University of Massachusetts (Amherst), USA
BSG partnering with University of Massachusetts (Amherst) for International Annual Conference on “Caste and Race: Reconfiguring Solidarities: Unfinished Legacy of Dr B R Ambedkar”
Boston Study…
What is there in a Name? There is a lot in the Name
In dealing with this part, of the question, we would like to point out that the existing nomenclature of Depressed Classes is objected to by members of the Depressed Classes who have given thought …
#DalitsAdivasisResist – 1st May to be Observed as “National Resistance Day’ Against the Supreme Court Judgment on SC-ST Act
Dalits and Adivasi organisations from all over the country have planned to take to the streets on May 1st, which is also a Labour Day. Dalits and Adivasi organisations have decided to observe 1st M…
When Renaming ‘Gol Chowk’ to ‘Sambhidan Chowk’ Made so-called Upper Castes Angry & Killed Dalit
Dalit brother, 19yr old, Yaswant Bobby died. He was injured in Phagwara (Punjab). On 13th April, so-called upper castes had attacked Dalits with guns when Dalits had put sign-board of Dr Ambedkar a…
In Dalit History - Legal Protections: The SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989
For a successful revolution, it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required is a profound and thorough conviction of the justice, necessity, and importance of political and social righ…
Remembering Who We Lost – Mass Murders of Dalits in Bihar During 1976–2000
Bihar in the 1970s began to see a series of small to insignificant state recommended land redistribution schemes transferring land to landless Dalits laborers from landlords. But even these small e…
Celebrating Dalit History: The Southern India Buddhist Vihar — A Community Revival
The Southern India Buddhist Vihar re-opened in Perambur in January of 2018 in Perambur, Tamil Nadu after renovations to great celebrations, visits and prayers by monks from 40 different countries.
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What Periyar Said on Dr Ambedkar’s Conversion to Buddhism
The Chairman of the Vellore Municipal Council has praised me in his welcome address read out today (28th October 1956). You have given me this warm reception in connection with my arrival to un…
Representation Through Reservation
“The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing”- Albert Einstein.
The History of Reservations:
Caste Based Reservation in India…
Dalit Writers – Struggle Against Social Discrimination
Dalit writers are gaining prominence in modern literature. But their beginnings were not all that easy. They had to endure social stigma and isolation from society, especially the upper castes.
Po…
बहुजन प्यारे! बौद्ध बनो तुम, खत्म करो नादानी…
बहुजन प्यारे!
बौद्ध बनो तुम,
खत्म करो नादानी…
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युगों-युगों की ग़ुलामी!
दलितता है कमजोरी और
लाचारी की पहचान
‘दलित’ कहकर खुद का तुम
न करना अब अपमान
बौद्ध-बहुजन अपनी ब…