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Dalit History Month – Revisiting Dalits’ Conversion to Islam in Tamil Nadu
Today in Dalit History, we revisit Meenakshipuram, Tamil Nadu, in 1981, which saw almost a 1000 Dalits, convert en masse to Islam.
Dalits in these areas were largely landless agricultural labour…
Grief of the Mangs and the Mahars – First Ever Writing By a Dalit Woman – Mukta Salve
Mang Maharachya Dukhvisayi (About the grief of the Mangs and the Mahars)
(This article, originally published in 1855 has been reproduced here from the 2008 book A Forgotten Liberator: The Life a…
Dalit History Month – Remembering Thulasi Helen – The Lady Muhammad Ali of India
Today in Dalit History, we celebrate the achievements and the struggle of the Lady Muhammad Ali of India, Thulasi Helen.
Thulasi Helen first saw her her older sister Saraswathi taking up boxing …
Dalit History Month – Remembering Mukta Salve, First Dalit Woman Writer
Today in Dalit History Month we celebrate a Dalit Feminist icon Mukta Salve (also referred to as Muktabai) who was born in a Mang community. She was the granddaughter of Krantiveer Lahuji Salve, a …
What do India’s Youths want? Marry Within Their Own Caste
In the recent sample survey of youth released in the Economic Times, it was found that the Indian youths (between the age group of 18-35) are both conservatives and liberals. The line between conse…
Train Government Officials to Understand Caste Discrimination, Not Facebook
The Government officials need a lot of training as the area of Governance changes all the time due to technological disruptions. The training in publicity can be a part of the training the governme…
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[PDF] In Bengali – Dr B R Ambedkar’s Writings and Speeches
Here are a few of Dr B R Ambedkar’s Writings and Speeches in Bengali. These are just a few of the books of Dr Ambedkar in Bengali. In case you have any other volumes, please send us and we will upd…
Top 10 Privileges Upper Castes in India Enjoy
Recently we published Top 10 Privileges Brahmin Men Enjoy article in which benefits Brahmin men enjoy were discussed and it was received well by everyone. Many said that it was the first time in In…
आरक्षण आर्थिक आधार पर होना बहुत ही स्वार्थी तर्क है
जी हाँ हो सकता है की आरक्षण का नाम सुनते ही कईयों के मन में घ्रणा उत्पन्न हो जाये और उनके मन में प्रबल राष्ट्रवाद उत्पन्न हो जाये, हो सकता है कईयों को कांग्रेस की धर्म-निरपेक्षता की निति का खयाल आ …
Why All is Not Fair in Love and War, Mr. Madhav!
Ram Madhav, the BJP leader, in the context of Kashmir, said that “all is fair in love and war”. Born and bred in the RSS culture, Ram Madhav is simply reflecting the ethics of RSS/BJP.
The much …
What Kanshi Ram Saheb Would Have Done In The Shifting Political Landscape In India
Building the party is the most important step in making the party an effective instrument of using power in the Indian democratic setup. With the changing landscape in Indian politics leaves many t…
Somebody Please Save Hindu Women
In the last few months, we have heard a lot about Triple Talaq, Muslim women and how to save them and mainstream media has ignored Hindu women. Is it another political stunt by BJP and Modi govern…
Depiction of Cultural Politics of Caste
This Paper is an attempt to look closely at the prose work of V.T. Rajshekar, Aggression on Indian Culture, to see how the writer mobilizes his languages and social analysis to locate the instances…
Forbidden Apple – Mandal Commission and L K Advani’s Rath Yatra – Chariot of Hatred
V P Singh’s government was starting to think about the Mandal Commission report and its recommendations. Savarna superiority and Sanatan Religion were in danger. How to save Sanatan Dharm now? Woul…
बाबा साहेब अम्बेड़कर या भगवान अम्बेड़कर – तय करो क्या चाहिए
एक बडा सा छायादार वृक्ष, हर कोई उसकी छाया मे बैठ सके, आराम कर सके. फिर प्रवेश होता है परजीवियों का अमरबेल कह लो, वो धीरे धीरे सारे वृक्ष पर छाती चली जाती है. अब कुछ सालों बाद वृक्ष मर जाता है और छा…