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Padmavati (Padmini) and Cultural Colonialism – Absence of Buddhism in the Debate
A few years back, Times of India reported that all over Rajasthan the Buddhist sites are found. Many sites were linked with the famous forts in Rajasthan. Clearly, Buddhism was the dominant cultura…
Constitution of India and Contradictions
As India celebrates the constitution day, we must be also mindful of the contradictions in our society. Famously Babasaheb Ambedkar talked about the contradictions that India entered on the day whe…
Using Dhamma to study Dhamma – Babasaheb Ambedkar’s approach to Buddhism
There are many Buddhisms in the world. It is classified based on a nation such as Thai Buddhism, Japanese Buddhism, and it can give wide-ranging classifications as X-Buddhism. X can be the name of …
Rajput Period Was Dark Age of India
Rise of Rajputs was for suppressing Buddhism
This was the time when a new people i.e Rajputs were coming up on horizons, in North India, who were subsequently to dominate the history of India, f…
Why You Should Read Buddhist Classic Texts
Why read Buddhist classic texts?
Before we embark on our journey, we should qualify the term “Buddhist classic texts”, not as sacred texts, but as the repository of the voices that spoke for the…
Wallpapers – Babasaheb Ambedkar
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BJP Must Stop Using Babasaheb’s Name to Further its Vicious Agenda
Recently, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Fandanvis, claimed that Modi is working on implementing Babasaheb Ambedkar’s model by “demonetisation” and he cited Babasaheb Ambedkar’s great work “The…
Castes and Myths – Bust the Myths
Hinduism is a conglomeration of superstitions and myths. – Arthur Miles
Castes are unreal. Unlike other forms of discrimination which can be attributed to physical aspects (like the skin colour,…
Cow Urine Bank – A Healthy Dose for Indians in BJP/RSS’s Style
The cow is not just an animal around which the politics of RSS/BJP revolves, but also it is turning out to be an important animal for the RSS/BJP to solve India’s medical and agricultural problems….
‘Ad-Dharm Movement was the Revolt Against the Hinduism’ – Saheb Kanshi Ram’s Speech at Sikri, Punjab, 12th February 2001
Sathiyo (friends), on the occasion of Guru Ravidas Jayanti, I requested my colleagues that in every constituency of Doaba region (region of Punjab that lies between the Beas River and the Sutle…
500 Years of Reformation and 1000s of Years of Brahminical Oppression
The world celebrated 500 years of reformation a few days ago. One of the main driving forces behind the reformation of the church was Martin Luther’s idea of making the Bible available to people in…
Hindu Violence against Buddhism in India has NO Parallel
Read it in Hindi from भारत में बौद्ध धर्म के खिलाफ हिंदू हिंसा का कोई समानांतर नहीं है
The ruthless demolition of Buddha statues by the Taliban leaders in Afghanistan has invited severe criticis…
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and Sikhism
Ambedkar was, after his famous conversion announcement of 1935, determined to seek alternatives to Hinduism. Which religion would this be? Around 1936 we can see the evidence of Ambedkar’s attr…
Rules of Modern Manusmriti That Apply Only to Dalits on Social Media
Recently, the Facebook account of Raya Sarkar, who started compiling the list of sexual harassers (mostly from so-called upper castes) in academics, was blocked and some people who had shared her p…
Dussehra Diwali Versus Vijyadashmi and Deepdan-Utsava
This month the Hindus celebrate two of their main festivals: Dashahra and Diwali. The Buddhists celebrate Vijayadashmi and Deepdan-utsava respectively on the same days. The Brahmanist scholars clai…
