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The Ghost of Caste and Vedas
We have been told oftentimes that the Vedas are the fountainhead of knowledge. If one probes what is it that makes it a fountainhead of knowledge, the answer thrown to the questioners is that it ha…
From the Hell of Caste to Human Liberation – Una and Bhima Koregaon
When the four youths were publicly flogged in Una for their alleged killing of a cow, the people who are degraded by the upper caste erupted with protests. The agitation in Gujarat reached all over…
Yes, Dr. Ambedkar’s Words Are ‘Pathar ki Lakeer’. If Only Communists Have a Brain To Understand Those
Dr. Ambedkar didn’t even say that his words are ‘pathar ki lakeer’, he can’t say that as he was the follower of Buddha who said change my teachings according to the time. But Mr. MLA saheb needs to…
Self-Promotion over Organisation? We Need to Set Priorities Right
It was a time of Kanshiramji when the media guys would do all that they can just to get a byte from Kanshiramji. All his life he kept media at safe distance, knowing fully well that the media will …
How to Turn Agitation into Organisation?
Babasaheb Ambedkar gave a trinity of principles for the social transformation: educate, agitate, and organise. Sometimes, there is a debate on the order in which they must be expressed, but educati…
Why Should Kejriwal Appointing 2 Guptas in Rajya Sabha be Treated as a Treason by Dalits?
In the middle of a political turmoil throughout India due to movement of social justice, the media did not pay or highlight any concerns over AAP’s appointing two Guptas as the Rajya Sabha members….
Why is Non-Discrimination the Highest Principle?
In the beginning of the Buddha and His Dhamma, Babasaheb Ambedkar describes the qualities of young Siddhartha. One of those qualities of Siddhartha is his meditation to remove the line of discrimin…
Bhima Koregaon – What 500 Can Teach After 200 years?
The battle of Bhima Koregaon is a landmark battle in many aspects. On 1st January 1818, the disciplined and organised army of 500 defeated the 20,000 army of the Peshvas. The 500 disciplined Mahars…
Sidnag – The Grandfather of Bahujan Revolution
The violence perpetrated during the celebration of Bhima Koregaon by the Brahminical Hindutva forces must be contextualised in the larger contemporary political scene of India. First of all, it sho…
What is Bhima Koregaon and Context of the Present Day Turmoil?
The past:
I have been visiting Bhima Koregaon regularly since last 10 years on every first of January to pay my homage to my ancestors for their valour and bravery. The 200th anniversary year (1st…
200 Years of Battle of Bhima Koregaon
I have been visiting Bhima Koregaon regularly since last 10 years, but this year the crowd swelled to a massive number of people coming not only from Maharashtra but also from various parts of our …
Bhima Koregaon – How Long will Brahminism Fool the Innocent OBCs?
What followed aftermath the 200th anniversary of the Bhima Koregaon battle is an eyeopener for the people for a number of reasons. The RSS/BJP failed to create the rift between the Marathas/OBCs an…
एक अनोखा युद्ध – भीमा कोरेगांव
अधिकतर लोगों ने 300 फिल्म तो देखी ही होगी। लेकिन कभी अपने भारतीय इतिहास के ऐसे ही युद्ध के बारे मे पढ़ा है? दुनिया के इतिहास में ऐसा युद्ध ना कभी किसी ने पढ़ा होगा और ना ही सोचा होगा, जिसमें 28,000…
[Transcript] Dr. Ambedkar Speaks on M.K. Gandhi and Poona Pact (BBC Radio) – 1955
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar speaks on M.K. Gandhi (BBC Radio)
Ambedkar: I met Mr Gandhi first in 1929, through the intervention of friend of mine, common friend, who asked Mr Gandhi to see me. So Mr Gandh…
Transcript of Dr Ambedkar’s 1953 Interview with BBC – When Dr Ambedkar Said Democracy Won’t Work in India
Recently BBC released a part of the video of Babasaheb Ambedkar’s interview with BBC. You can find that video at the end of this post. Here I present the transcript of the interview of Dr. B. R. Am…
