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Why does Rahul Gandhi Want to Protect RSS/BJP?
India’s backward classes must understand that the Congress party is not their friend. Its rule of many decades had done next to nothing to mitigate the problems facing the backward classes. Rahul G…
Food Insecurity is a National Problem
India ranked very low in the Global Hunger Index. It should send alarming bell across not only policymakers, but also across political parties, civil society, and media. Hunger is one of the bigges…
Theft in Caste System
When Prof. Kancha described Bania capitalism in India as social smuggling, the Banias in South threatened with violence and death threats. He had to undergo self-imposed house arrest. The word he u…
Congress wants Dalit votes for Rajput CM in Himachal Pradesh
Presently in the 68 member Himachal Pradesh (HP) Assembly, Congress has 36 MLAs and BJP has 26 MLAs. The assembly election is scheduled on 9th Nov’17 and the result will be declared on 18th Dec’17….
A Few Poems from “Sudirsukt – Hymns of a Shudra” – Book Which Brahmins Want to Ban
Let me share educationist and well-known translator Prof Augusto Pinto’s translations — from the e-pages of the Goa Book Club — of Sudirsukt, a collection of poems by the former legislator in the…
Sudirsukt- Hymns of a Shudra – The Poems of Revolt against Purusha-Sukta
According to Vedic Brahminical myths, the four Varnas were created through the body of Purusha. The word Purusha is synonyms with male and is contrasted with Prakriti (nature). These philosophical …
Freedom of Press and Right to Live with Dignity in India
Article 21 of the Indian constitution guarantees its citizens “right to live” and the subsequent judgements extended this right to “right to live with dignity”. The Fundamental Rights in the Indian…
Pollution in India – Flouting the Order of Court
The Indian Express reported that India ranks highest in a number of deaths due to pollution. Over 2.5 million people died due to pollution. Our two neighbours, China and Pakistan, rank second and t…
Buddhism, Human Rights, and Social Renewal
“Buddhism, Human Rights, and Social Renewal” is the title of a book written by Nalin Swaris. It is a short book, but perhaps more relevant for the students of Buddhism, Human Rights, and social mov…
Caste Equation, Politics and Upcoming Elections in Gujarat
It appears that the Congress Party has started talking to “dissidents” of the caste system. The press reported that one of the famous leaders of SC, ST, and OBC Ekta Manch, Alpesh Thakore, is joini…
सूबे में प्रतिमा-विसर्जन में हो रहे सांप्रदायिक तनाव के लिए योगी सरकार जिम्मेदार – रिहाई मंच
भाजपा की रणनीति है कि पूरे देश को साम्प्रदायिकता की आग में झोंककर कुर्सी हासिल किया जाये
लखनऊ 22 अक्टूबर 2017. रिहाई मंच ने सूबे में प्रतिमा-विसर्जन के दौरान हो रहे सांप्रदायिक तनाव के लिए योगी …
झारखंड में भूख से हुई मौत एक बेटी की मौत नहीं बल्कि रोटी की मौत
कुछ दिन पहले झारखंड में भूख की वजह से एक बच्ची की जान चली गई। बच्ची की मौत भूख के चलते हुई क्योंकि परिवार का राशन कार्ड, पहचान पत्र न होने के चलते रद्द कर दिया गया था। इंसान कितना स्वार्थी और निर्द…
Patna Gained at Dacca’s Cost
Bihar is euphoric over centenary celebrations of the Patna University. After Calcutta, Bombay and Madras, the nineteenth century saw the birth of two more universities—the fourth, Punjab Univers…
BJP Led Maharashtra Government Loots SC/ST Sub-Plan Funds
Diwali is celebrated by giving gifts to others, but Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister, Maharashtra is setting a new trend of diverting amount of Rs. 1000 Crore from Scheduled Caste Component and Sc…
Kejriwal Govt. Goes Against its Own Notification to Remove Reservation
Delhi Govt had published a recruitment notice last year for engagement of Guest Trained Graduate Teachers (TGT) Urdu / and TGT Punjabi in Delhi Govt Schools for 2016-17. As the notice dated 28/10/2…
