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Dalits Who Convert to Buddhism are Far Ahead of Hindu Dalits
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, on 31st May, 1936, in his address to a public meeting at Dadar (Bombay) on the subject of “why go for conversion?” said, “I should like to impress this thing on your minds very …
Idea of Social Justice and Unfinished Project of India
Justice is a vast concept and it has many connotations. One of the connotations of justice is related to the past and it is a substantial way to understand justice. When an individual does an injur…
India Ranks 15th (Highest Ever!) Most Dangerous Place to Live for Christians
The Open Doors World Watch list highlights the 50 countries where it is most difficult to live as a Christian. Open Doors, a charity working to raise awareness about the persecution of Christians w…
Are Dalits, as a Society, Trapped in the Time Warp?
Are Dalits still mentally living in the decades of 70s and 80s, while the country and the world have moved on to the 21st century?
While interacting with students and parents, it is found that o…
Welcome to India – 15 Violent Attacks on Christians Every Week in 2016!
It’s not only Dalits and Muslims who are suffering but Christians and other minority communities also. Brahminical media has never shown the true picture of India. Attacks on Christian communities …
Only Women’s Movement Can Smash Discriminatory Structures
The story of human evolution is interesting. We are created through sexual process. The evolutionary processes are impersonal. So much tinkering is taking place in the area of genomics that sooner …
Babasaheb and Buddhism
Babasaheb Ambedkar was not just a critical thinker, but also a man of action. He thought through what is happening around him and intervened with all the energy and resources he had. His mind was n…
Beware of Those Claiming ‘Gandhi Against Caste’ and Gandhism
At the outset, it is necessary to state that some Gandhists have conjured up a conception of Gandhism which is purely imaginary. According to this conception, Gandhism means a return to the village…
Hindutva is Fascism so is Brahminism (Hinduism)
Hindutva tide is on the rise with lofty speed. A number of scholars from so-called progressive sections and even from reactionary sections of other folds are expressing their concerns regarding rep…
Is Goods and Service Tax (GST) as Important as Human Rights?
Goods and Service Tax (GST) has been in operation in France since 1950s. The USA does not have the Goods and Service Tax regime. Canada has the Goods and Service Tax but accommodated with the regio…
These 10 Questions Make RSS Sanghis Pee in Their Half Pants!
To understand Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and RSS Sanghis it is important to understand their views on some main issues pertaining to India. These questions, people ask RSS many times but RSS…
Entering the Mind of the Bigots – Saving India from Casteism and Communalism
Vibhuti Narain Rai’s Hashimpura 22 May is the first-hand investigative account of what happened on a dark night 22 May 1987 when Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) killed 45 young Muslims near the…
Marathas Were Wrong – No Evidence that Most Complaints under SC, ST Atrocities Act Were Fake – Maharashtra Police
Last year, we saw protests by Marathas of Maharashtra under the banner of ‘Maratha Kranti Muk Morcha’ (Maratha’s silent protest) and their demands were
1) Scrapping of the SC/ST (Prevention of A…
Best Answer to Quora Question – Is It a Cardinal Sin to Take Birth as a General Category Male in India?
Quora is a question-and-answer site where questions are asked, answered, edited and organized by its community of users. Someone asked the following question – Is It a Cardinal Sin to Take Birth as…
Reflections on Dukkha and Taking Refuge in the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha
Dukkha is an amazing word in Pali used by the Buddha to describe human experience of distraught, frustration, and state of perplexity, and sense of being inadequacy. Simply translated Dukkha is any…