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Poomani’s Vekkai in the Times of Nexus between Criminal Society and State.
कठीण आला काळ,
मातीशी तुटे नाळ,
युगाचा अंध खेळ,
डोळेच केले गहाळ.
सावात दिसे चोर,
घुबडात दिसे मोर,
लहानात दिसे थोर,
थोरात दिसे पोर.
– Ballad from the movie ‘Court’
There …
Confused Intellect – Treacherous Policy: Final National Education Policy 2019
Author – Harishchandra Sukhdeve
Modi government think tank had presented the draft National Education Policy 2019 (DraftNEP2019} in June 2019 after four years of ‘out-of-the-box’ thinking. It wa…
Brahmins and Brahminism – Can the two be separated?
This article is a reply to those Brahmin sympathisers who give the impression that the two can be separated as if the followers of any ideology can continue having the same identity even after reje…
How To Study Buddhist Texts In The Present Context?
Traditionally, Buddhist canonical literature is divided into Vinaya pitaka, sutta pitaka, and Abhidhamma pitaka. This classification is valid in almost all Buddhist traditions. Added to this body o…
Twitter Promotes Casteism, Islamophobia and Bigotry
India, a country with 1.3 billion people where the whole population is stratified in layers and layers of caste, religion, gender, region, class, skin color, language and so on. From this diverse p…
Ambedkarite Awakening
The awakening initiated by Babasaheb must transcend caste, class, gender, nation, race, and all that divides humanity into conflicting groups. This is the highest goal and aim of the Ambedkarite mo…
Social Media Companies In India Must Address Caste Abuse
In the last couple of days, the anger of Dalits against social media companies was evident in the form of tweets on Twitter against the unfair and discriminatory regulatory policies. Dalits put eff…
Join “All India Ambedkarite Social Work Professionals’ Conclave” 2019, Nagpur
All India Ambedkarite Social Work Professionals’ Conclave 2019
14-15 December 2019 at Nagaloka, Kamptee Road, Nagpur
Social movements are necessary for social transformation. Social movements…
“I Have No Homeland” – Dr Ambedkar in Meeting with Mr. Gandhi, August 14, 1931
The meeting between Gandhi and Ambedkar on August 14, 1931, at Manibhavan, Malabar Hill, Bombay
(transcripts of Gandhi’s talks were routinely made by his secretaries)
Slightly edited from Dhana…
Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Writings and Speeches as Appeared in Volumes
Writings and Speeches of Dr B R Ambedkar as appeared in Volumes compiled by the Education Department, Government of Maharashtra.
Volume 1
- Castes in India; Their Mechanism, Genesis and Deve…
Why #CasteistTwitter Shouldn’t Surprise You
Today (November 2, 2019) #CasteistTwitter and #SackManishMaheshwari were trending on Twitter after the account of social activist Dilip Mandal was blocked by Twitter but it shouldn’t surprise anyon…
Vijaya (dashami), Asuras and Rakshasas – And the Public Spectacle of Victory
Author – Ananda Maitreya
There have been several write-ups and books about the symbolism of characters and categories such as the asuras, rakshasas, danavas etc as they are depicted in Hindu liter…
For Those Who Joined and left Kanshi Ram in Hurry
This has reference to the letter of Shri S.M.Mir (DV April 16-30,98). Mr. Mir calls himself a ‘staunch supporter of Dalit-Muslim Unity’ and had joined BSP but ‘left it soon as Kanshiram joined hand…
Rise of Dalit Feminism
The issues and problems faced by Dalit women are as wide as the nation itself. Dalit women’s position in the Indian society is neglected, pathetic and sorrowful because of various forms of discrimi…
The Land of Buddh, The Land of Yuddh
Author – Ananda Maitreya
In a remark made by Narendra Modi at the UNGA recently, he observed, not for the first time as a broad theme, that India was a land of peace and not a land of war, with …