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OMG! – RSS’s Poisonous Secret Agenda
The following appeared in Aajka Surekh Bharat, Nagpur, Oct. 2000, P-44, originally in Hindi, the English version is below. – editor
It is universal that RSS’s attitude towards Muslims is hostile…
Covid–19 Haunts India
COVID-19 is an acronym that stands for CORONAVIRUS DISEASE of 2019. It is a new name given by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in a press release on 2nd February 2020 for the disease caused by n…
The Value Of A Man Is Axiomatic, Self-Evident – Babasaheb Ambedkar
“On 18th January 1928, a meeting was convened by the Depressed Classes at Trymbak, near Nasik, which is a place of pilgrimage of the Hindus, to consider a proposal for building a temple in the name…
Democracy and Virus – No One Is Safe, Until Everyone Is
As we are staring at an unprecedented situation, many of us confined in our homes or straddled in between if we are poor and unlucky, we know that the world has changed dramatically before our eyes…
Dr Ambedkar’s Message To “Chamar” Community – Your Heirs Will Call You Impotent
In April 1927, to awaken community’s conscience, Babasaheb Ambedkar started a fortnightly bulletin in Marathi called ‘Bahishkrit Bharat’. He regularly wrote on social, economic, political and relig…
When Martin Luther King Jr. Was “Introduced” As An Untouchable In India
Dalits from almost last one century have been trying to build solidarity among discriminated communities across the world. Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar had written to Du Bois in 1946 to collaborate with A…
Remembering Narayan Meghaji Lokhande – Father of Trade Union Movement in India
As the labour day is coming near, I sat down to pen contribution, which is little known, of Bahujan icon Narayan Meghaji Lokhande, in championing the cause of workforce in the pre-independence peri…
“Biological Determinism” = Tool Of Oppression
“That’s how Biology works; men produce and women reproduce” or, “Muslims are inherently cruel” or “Dalits are born as Dalits because of their karma in the past”. Do you believe such statements are …
Covid-19 – Maintain Physical Distance, Not Social Distance
Covid-19 has brought a new phrase to the people of India – social distancing. It originated with the World Health Organization’s attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus. Though WHO used the phras…
Versatile Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
Ambedkar is not just a name, it encapsulates a movement. One which has changed lakhs of lives victimised by the caste system. This name has directly or indirectly impacted everyone in the world. A…
No, Dr. Ambedkar Did Not Appoint RSS Man Thengadi As His Election Agent – Rajiv Tuli Read Our Oral History
This is a reply to the article “Ambedkar appointed an RSS man as his election agent. That’s how close two were” by Mr Rajiv Tuli and published on 23rd of April 2020 on The Print. On the outset, I …
Untouchability In The Times Of Corona
As soon as Worth Health Organization (WHO) suggested ‘social distancing’ as a measure to curb the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19), hyper-active so-called upper castes got ignited once again to jus…
Ambedkarite Thinkers Series – Derdák Tibor, Founder of Jai Bhim Network, Hungary
“Those of us who stand outside the circle of this society’s definition of acceptable women, those of us who are poor, who are lesbian, who are Black, who are older – know that survival is not an ac…
What Ambedkar Means To Me – An Idea, A Journey
Authors – Hemraj P Jangir*, Dona Biswas** and Bhanu Priya***
Due to the ongoing pandemic and subsequent lockdown, we at IIDS had to cancel our annual programme of Ambedkar Memorial Lecture. Howe…
Class Differences Will Come Second, Destroy Caste First
I am waiting for such a person to come in power in India who must believe and will work to establish the “ultimate democratic system” with full respect to the constitution of India. A system based …