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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…
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[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…
Kautilya on GST and Manu as the Founder of Globalisation – Mockery of Economics and Politics
In the state of UP, the topics mentioned were asked as questions at the post-grad level examination in political science. Since the BJP/RSS Government came into power in UP, the blatant saffronisat…
On Babasaheb’s Death Anniversary
Babasaheb Ambedkar was against the heroes and hero worship, but he agreed that the history is the biography of the great men and women. History is the creation of human mind as much as it is the bi…
मुसलमानों की जनसभा, मुंबई, 22 दिसम्बर, 1951 के बाबासाहेब डॉ अंबेडकर के भाषण से उद्धृत
कांग्रेस ने मुस्लिमों के लिए क्या किया है? आप सोचते होंगे कि कांग्रेस ने सन् 1947 के दंगो में आपकी जान बचाई, पर यह बिल्कुल गलत है। क्योंकि कांग्रेसियों ने आपको शरण देने के बजाय अपने अपराधी तत्त्वों…
On Buddhism in the Modern World and India’s Resurgent Buddhist Movement
Buddhism in the modern world is a vast topic and it will need a lot of skills in moving through the cultures and societies to understand Buddhism in the modern world, but some of the trends are sig…
Crimes Against SCs and STs Have Increased 5.5% and 4.7% – NCRB Reports
There is not a single that when Dalits are not attacked by so-called upper castes. National Crime Records Bureau released Crime in India 2016 report on 30th November 2017 and as per the report crim…
What We Can Learn From Mahatma Jotiba Phule
In the history of modern India, Jotiba Phule is one of the brightest stars who guided India towards more equal and egalitarian society. He paved a way for emergence of the Civil rights movement in …