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Caste in Indian Judiciary
Caste is entrenched into every institution under the constitution of India. Judiciary is no exception. But due to lack of proportionate representation to the citizens from the various diverse group…
Homage to Buddhist Panther – Raja Dhale
People of my generations in the Ambedkarite families grew up listening stories about Dalit Panthers. Raja Dhale was a prominent panther. The spirit of Dalit Panther is still needed, and perhaps mor…
Strategies That We Can Draw From Periyar’s Life and Mission to Counter Hindutva
After his death, Periyar invokes fear in the minds of Brahmins/Hindutva forces and mixed response among the Dalits in Tamil Nadu. Any person and his actions can be understood only with the understa…
Why Read Babasaheb Ambedkar
Patrick French, the author of India: a portrait, is fascinated by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. He even counts Essential Writings of Babasaheb Ambedkar as a must-read to know India. He also describes the …
Stopping the Epistemic Violence of Caste
Caste manifests into social, economic, and political violence. It perpetuates a fear among the people against whom it is stacked. This silent violence manifests into actual violence in the form of …
The Questions of King Milind: Manual for Discussion and Communication on Buddhism
The Questions of Milind (henceforth, QoM) is a record of the dialogue between Milind, the great learned Greek king, and Nagasena, the great learned Buddhist monk. Their philosophical, geographical,…
The Historic Meeting of Ambedkar, Jinnah and Periyar
By – K. V. Ramakrishna Rao, B.Sc., M.A., A.M.I.E., C.Eng.(I)., B.L.
A paper presented during the 21st session of South Indian History Congress held at Madurai Kamaraj University from 18 to 20 Ja…
Go Back Modi – What Does The Twitter Storm Indicate?
Modi was greeted with black flags in his last visit to Tamil Nadu and this time #GoBackModi is trending ahead. Modi represents what can go wrong with Indian nation and Indian democracy. We have to …
How Is India Broken Into Pieces By RSS/BJP?
Our founding actors of Indian constitution arrived at a least common denominator after a long consultation, discussion, and deliberation which would unite the heterogeneous population. The constitu…
Injustice By The Justice
Justice! Yes, I am talking about justice and the Justice! What is justice, ask a jurist or learned scholar and he will give hefty definitions of the simple term “justice = Insaf = Nyaya”. And ask t…
Relief Discrimination – Even Natural Disasters Cannot Wipe Out Caste Lines
In Kerala, the Dalits are discriminated against during the relief work. During the natural disasters, humanity becomes helpless and many hands come to rescue the affected people. It is heartening t…
मुर्दाबाद के नारो के बीच संविधान और आंबेडकर
समकालीन परिपेक्ष मे घटित होने वाली निराशाजनक घटनाये निश्चित ही चिंता का विषय है. भारतीय लोकतंत्र जहा हम सभी को अभिव्यक्ती की स्वतंत्रता प्रदान करता है वही बुनियादी अधिकरो के साथ कुछ कर्तव्य भी निर्…
Analyzing The Independence Day Speech of Modi
When the power was transferred to the Indians in 1947, it was the result of the decades-long political process. The process of progressive transfer of power to Indians began in 1917 in the middle o…
Request For Immediate Help in Kerala
Here is an appeal from our brothers and sisters in Kerala. We know very well that the Dalits are discriminated even during the relief and rehabilitation after the natural disasters. It is time to s…
तो बहुजन इसलिए याद रखेंगे अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी को
अटल बिहारी बाजपेयी 1 अप्रैल 2004 के बाद भर्ती होने वाले सरकारी कर्मचारियों की पेंशन खत्म कर दी थी। सांसदों- विधायकों की पेंशन छोड़कर अन्य सभी सरकारी कर्मचारियों की पेंशन उन्होंने खत्म कर दी थी
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