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Buddha and Importance of His Political Philosophy in Today’s World
Before we jump to any conclusion, let us understand one thing that it is easy to showcase oneself in a good manner in peace times but the true picture of oneself is revealed in turbulent times. Cov…
Revisiting the Poona Pact
Even after 75 years, the Poona Pact remains the biggest obstacle for the emergence of an autonomous and strong Dalit political leadership.
“Whatever is wrongly settled is never settled and …
बुद्ध पूर्णिमा पर बुद्ध के दुश्मनों को पहचानिए
बुद्ध पूर्णिमा के अवसर पर बुद्ध के सबसे पुराने और सबसे शातिर दुश्मनों को आप आसानी से पहचान सकते हैं। यह दिन बहुत ख़ास है इस दिन आँखें खोलकर चारों तरफ देखिये। बुद्ध की मूल शिक्षाओं को नष्ट करके उसमे …
Nation Builder Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Vichar Mahotsav Samiti launches Big Leap 2020, an Online Business Plan Contest
In an effort to promote aspiring Indian Entrepreneurs Nation Builder, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Vichar Mahotsav Samiti has launched Online Business Plan Contest Big Leap 2020.
The organizers compri…
Equality Over Merit – Merit Has To Get Balanced With Equality In India
A job or a seat in a college is to be obtained on the basis of Merit. There is a due process to be followed which screens people and the right ones go thru.
Merit puts people to test and ensures…
Covid–19 Haunts India
COVID-19 is an acronym that stands for CORONAVIRUS DISEASE of 2019. It is a new name given by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in a press release on 2nd February 2020 for the disease caused by n…
Democracy and Virus – No One Is Safe, Until Everyone Is
As we are staring at an unprecedented situation, many of us confined in our homes or straddled in between if we are poor and unlucky, we know that the world has changed dramatically before our eyes…
When Martin Luther King Jr. Was “Introduced” As An Untouchable In India
Dalits from almost last one century have been trying to build solidarity among discriminated communities across the world. Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar had written to Du Bois in 1946 to collaborate with A…
“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 …
Covid-19 – Maintain Physical Distance, Not Social Distance
Covid-19 has brought a new phrase to the people of India – social distancing. It originated with the World Health Organization’s attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus. Though WHO used the phras…
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…
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 …
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 …
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…
