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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…
Some Important Facts Relating To The Life Of Satguru Ravidass Maharaj
There are some confusions and wrong information on social media over the date of birth to the name of parents of Guru Ravidas. It is not the fault of Dalits but those who made fake claims and wrote…
Ad Dharm – Religion Of The Untouchables
Fifty years ago, the scheduled castes in the Punjab formed the Ad Dharm sect, which claimed a distinct religious faith of its own and gave a sense of dignity to those castes. Mark Juergens…
Ways Ahead For The Ambedkarite Ravidassia Movement
After the demolition of the Ravidas Temple in New Delhi, the North Indian Ambedkarites have aroused the community and the community is mobilised with millions have taken to the streets of Delhi, Pu…
Let There Be ‘Harmonious’ Conversation On Why 100% Reservation For Brahmins In Temple
There is no denying that Brahmins have opposed reservation for SC/ST/OBCs from the beginning. Now, even after getting a 10% reservation under EWS reservation despite their population being 3%, Brah…
