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Understanding the Numerical Democracy in India
Babasaheb Ambedkar was exposed to philosophy and functioning of democracy in his Columbia days. Dewey’s Ethics of Democracy published in 1888 had a profound impact on Babasaheb Ambedkar’s thinking …
Nothing Written in the Stars, Astrology Fails Scientific Tests
Every morning Astrologers in India come on various TV channels and try to tell you how your day is going to be. It’s their business, there is nothing written in the stars but Astrology is a way of …
Champions of Hindutva – Learn A, B, C of Nationalism First
Nationalism is taking a severe beating these days at the hands of Hindutva forces. The irony of the situation is that the forces of Hindutva are posing as the sole champions of nationalism while do…
Saving Democracy – Checks and Balance in India
It is interesting to see how an American system of checks and balance is not allowing Trump to do what he wishes to do on the other hand in India BJP is free to do whatever it wants. His irrational…
Dalits and Level Playing Field for India’s E-commerce Giants
Indian Banias who mainly head the E-commerce businesses are demanding level playing field from the Government of India. The founders of E-commerce giants, Flipkart and Ola are constantly demanding …
Buddhism India’s Greatest Export, Now Becoming Greatest Diplomatic Strategy
Buddhism was born under the Bodhi tree when Siddhartha Gautama saw through the nature of his own existence and realised that there is no absolute self that can be identified with. Everything in the…
India Should Stop Stereotyping Africans
A young boy was found dead in Noida. The family and the people alleged that it is the Africans who have drugged him so he got cardiac arrest and after that, the crowd swell and become violent again…
Post UP Election Analysis – Statistics that Belie the UP Narrative
Since the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election results finally came out on March 12th, 2017, media outlets have been chanting ‘Modi!, Modi!’ much more enthusiastically than the Prime Minister’s ardent f…
Why BJP Government is Using Undemocratic Methods to Pass Important Laws?
The highest law making body in our country is the Parliament. The Parliament has three prongs: the President, House of People (Lok Sabha), and House of States (Rajya Sabha). In democracy, the laws …
Remembering Delta Meghwal – An Unfinished Painting
On 29th March 2016, Delta Meghwal, a 17 years old Dalit girl from Barmer district of Rajasthan found dead. Delta was raped and murdered at the college, drowned in a water tank behind the girl’s hos…
Why Dalits Need ONE Main Political Party?
At present, there are many political parties those claim to represent Dalits. Would it be good if Dalits had one large political party instead of many small?
After the Great Mass conversion to B…
What Is The Caste of Indian Media? No Surprises!
Ever wondered why Indian Media is so casteist and is so poor at reporting and presenting reality to people? Who owns Indian media houses? Who run these propaganda houses? Can Dalits trust Indian Me…
Why India Cannot Have Lower Castes and Minorities Owned Businesses?
How many of the businesses in India are run by lower castes and minority communities? Any guess? Numbers would be negligible no matter how hard you try to guess.
There is an executive order…
The Indian Muslims and Social Justice
Indian Muslims constitute 18 percent of India’s population. The Islam in India is different from Islam elsewhere. Further, Muslims are not a homogeneous group. They speak different languages and ha…
The Economic Survey 2016-2017 Is Caste Blind
The Economic Surveys are released before the Union Budgets. They are supposed to give the survey of the economy and a comprehensive picture of the economic status. The Economic Survey 2016-2017 is …