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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…
साझी मानवता- एक आह्वान, कोविड-19 महामारी से सम्बन्धित इन्टरनेशनल नेटवर्क ऑफ इन्गेज्ड बुद्धिस्ट्स का कथन
इन्टरनेशनल नेटवर्क ऑफ इन्गेज्ड बुद्धिस्ट्स धर्मों तथा आस्थाओं से परे संसार के समस्त लोगों से आह्वान कर रहा है कि कोविड-19 संकट के समय अन्तर्सम्बन्धी जुड़ाव तथा परस्पर निर्भरता की साझी मानवता की प्र…
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[Book Review] The Light That Failed: Why the West Is Losing the Fight for Democracy (An Ambedkarite Reading)
The Light That Failed is an analysis of how the western concept of democracy failed by Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the countries in the eastern block tried t…
Corona Virus, Science and Buddha
The world is at standstill for almost more than three months now and nobody knows when will the wheels of the economy start churning. Unprecedented. It had never before happened that all continents…
Babasaheb Ambedkar – A Doctor Who Cures Diseased Mind
”A doctor who cures diseased minds” – would be an apt descriptor for Babasaheb. He was a social reformer and talented Indian thinker whose thoughts and ideology proved to be boon for millions of su…
Unlocking India – A Perspective On Prescriptions
India is under lockdown for three weeks and there more weeks are extended, totalling up to six weeks. Though essential public services are on and some sectors seeing gradual opening like constructi…
Emerging Ambedkar Age – How Can We Accelerate The Emergence
The movement having a base among the people never fails and that the movement has reached far and wide is a sign that it is alive and vibrant. This year, Bhim Jayanti set a new benchmark for the co…
A Meditation on Anger and Ambedkar
This 14th of April on Ambedkar Jayanti, I decided to sit down with my anger. I’ve been simmering over a lot of things lately— from India’s blatant classism to communalism and casteism rearing their…