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Understanding Conversion to Buddhism as Restoring Dignity of New India
It can puzzle a lot of people why Babasaheb Ambedkar, who acquired the highest possible education in the world existing that time, converted to the ancient religion, Buddhism. The man who wrote fas…
Caste Prevents Hindus From Forming A Real Society Or Nation – Dr Ambedkar
The following text is from Annihilation of Caste book by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. – editor
Caste does not result in economic efficiency. Caste cannot improve, and has not improved, the race. Caste…
7 Reasons Brahmins Should Be Ashamed Of What They Have Done To Indians
Om Birla, the speaker of the Lower House of the Indian Parliament, lauded the Brahmin caste as the superior caste in the speech he made in the Brahmin matchmaking public program recently. As a spea…
Onam – Remembering The Murder of “Asura” King Mahabali
Onam is probably the only festival in Kerala which is celebrated across religions. Reasons could be different but it is observed by almost everyone in Kerala.
Amit Shah’s tweet on Onam a few ye…
Onam – What Jotiba Phule Said About King Bali and Vamana
Jotiba Phule’s book, Gulamgiri (‘Slavery’), presents Bali in a positive light and Vaman is seen as cunning, deceitful, treacherous and ungrateful.
Here, are a few excerpts from Slavery, an Engli…
When Bania Promotes Brahminism
On 8th September Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla tweeted along with some photos “Brahmins have always been at top of the society. Top position has been achieved through sacrifice and worship. For these …
Buddhist History of Books and Their Making
In ancient times, the knowledge was generally transmitted by spoken words. The written words, particularly orthography, was not so developed though the written language was used. In history, the pi…
Doha: Saraha, Kabir, and Drukpa
Dohas were composed in Apbhransha language. While Sanskrit was considered to be god’s language, Prakit as people’s language, Apbhransha as the language of the outcasts, and Picchachi that of the de…
What 2 Job Notifications Tell Us About Reservation And Caste System?
It should not surprise anyone that when it comes to the appointment of SC/ST/OBCs to jobs, rules and regulations have been ignored many times leading to many vacant positions.
Leaving SC/ST/OBCs…
Wheel of Life: A Device to Teach Buddhism
The Buddha was the great teacher of humanity. He used many pedagogical tools, techniques, and devices to teach Buddhism. The Buddhist sutras, the parables and allegories in those Sutras, the tales …
Guru Ravidas and Anti-Caste Movement
Author – Kuldip Kumar
Before saying anything about the struggle of Guru Ravidas, it will be appropriate if we know something about the history of Brahmanic terror of casteism that prompted the r…
May Long Live Humanity, Long Live Truth!
‘Truth’ is also relative.
There is no universal, objective truth according to relativism; rather each point of view has its own truth. Truth relativism is the doctrine that there are no absolute…
Attempts to Blame Muslims and Christians for the Plight of Dalits Continue with Half-truths and Distortion
Editor’s note – Recently, Krishna Gopal, joint general secretary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) said that in ancient India, people who consumed cow meat were labelled as untouchable. The …
Symbols of Buddhism: An Unwritten Book of Babasaheb Ambedkar
Babasaheb Ambedkar had a well developed and well trained modular mind that ventured into so many disciplines. He saw the value of how meaning is created through symbols, signs, and words. The full-…
Brahmanical Reporting of History of Ravidas Mandir in Tuglaqabad
In an article by Shoaib Daniyal, published in www.scroll.in under the title Why are angry Dalits recalling a Delhi sultan to protest the demolition of a bhakti saint’s temple? It is stated
“They…
