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Keeping Science Free from Religion and Politics
There is nothing wrong with failing. In fact, failures can be great steps to even greater success. The failure to land on the moon should be taken with dignity. In the era of greater technological …
2019 Padmashree Daya Pawar Memorial Award for Sheetal Sathe
This year, ‘Padmashri Daya Pawar Smruti Puraskar’ (Padmashri Daya Pawar Memorial Award) was awarded to Meghana Pethe, Sheetal Sathe and Malika Amar Shaikh. This award is given in memory of Padmashr…
The Roma
The Roma previously known as the ‘gypsies’ and now as the Roma, have been persecuted throughout history. They have been subjected to utmost cruelty and oppression especially during the time of inte…
Dr. Ambedkar and Simon Commission – Evidence of Dr Ambedkar before the Indian Statutory Commission
Following text is from Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Writings and Speeches, Vol. 2. Page 459
Dr. Ambedkar with the Simon Commission
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STATEMENT “D”
EVIDENCE OF Dr. AM…
Ballia DM Apologized After Dalits’ Protest With #ShoesForTheDM
If you don’t know the case, you should read this post before reading further Why Dalits Are Posting Pictures Of Cars And Shoes With #ShoesForTheDM
From last 2 days, Dalits on social media have b…
Wheel of Life: A Device to Teach Buddhism
The Buddha was the great teacher of humanity. He used many pedagogical tools, techniques, and devices to teach Buddhism. The Buddhist sutras, the parables and allegories in those Sutras, the tales …
Guru Ravidas and Anti-Caste Movement
Author – Kuldip Kumar
Before saying anything about the struggle of Guru Ravidas, it will be appropriate if we know something about the history of Brahmanic terror of casteism that prompted the r…
May Long Live Humanity, Long Live Truth!
‘Truth’ is also relative.
There is no universal, objective truth according to relativism; rather each point of view has its own truth. Truth relativism is the doctrine that there are no absolute…
Why Dalits Are Posting Pictures Of Cars And Shoes With #ShoesForTheDM
On 29 August, a video from Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh appeared on social media. In the video, it was clear that Dalit students were made to sit separately from other students while eating mid…
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Barrister-at-Law
Vijay B. Gaikwad compiled two volumes of Court Cases argued by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. We know Babasaheb Ambedkar as the genius who drafted the constitution of India. He was the constitutional lawy…
Why Are You Afraid Of Books?
The books are powerful. The library is more powerful and the public and open libraries can ignite the revolutions and transformation. Why would any court question reading of the classics like War a…
Why I Didn’t Celebrate Independence Day
Just a few days ago India celebrated its independence day with quite a bit of excitement despite the economy is in the doldrums and human rights are in shatter. I did not celebrate independence day…
11 Things You Most Likely Didn’t Know About Ayyankali
I have read the history of many a civilization,
I have rummaged through the history of the country and the state,
But nowhere could I find anything about my caste,
There is no wielder of pen on …
Why Does India Need To Follow Ambedkar Economics?
Indian Economy is going through a great crisis today, but if we look at the economic history of India at least since India was constituted in 1950, it was always on the wrong track! There are a num…
Symbols of Buddhism: An Unwritten Book of Babasaheb Ambedkar
Babasaheb Ambedkar had a well developed and well trained modular mind that ventured into so many disciplines. He saw the value of how meaning is created through symbols, signs, and words. The full-…