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UK Rights Organisations Condemn the Imminent Arrest of Prof Dr Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha
Demand prompt release of all political and democratic rights activists in Indian jails
The police in the State of Maharashtra, India, acting at the behest of the central BJP Hindutva government,…
8 Key Recommendation From ISDN To Prevent Discrimination In COVID-19 Relief
As COVID-19 sweeps across the world, it is crucial that we ensure that relief, health services and awareness-raising efforts are inclusive and accessible to all irrespective of caste, ethnicity, ra…
Caste, Class and Corona
Epidemiology is like a bikini; what is revealed is interesting; what is concealed is critical. This statement by Peter Duesberg, a cancer epidemiologist, at times of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) …
Digital Discrimination Is A Reality – Why ShaadiDotCom’s Caste-Based Matches Shouldn’t Surprise You
“…if Hindus migrate to other regions on earth, Indian caste would become a world problem…” – Babasaheb Ambedkar
On Sunday, 2nd February 2020, TheTimes reported that ShaadiDotCom, one of UK’…
What Can We Learn From Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr (MLK) was revolutionary who tried to liberate not only his people but also America. So long as any human being is despised, the entire human race is despised and hence liberat…
From Central European University (Hungary) Student Union – Statement in Solidarity with Indian Students protesting the CAA
Members of the CEU Student Union and the Szabad Egyetem condemn state violence unleashed upon university students protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in India.
The right to prot…
The Roma
The Roma previously known as the ‘gypsies’ and now as the Roma, have been persecuted throughout history. They have been subjected to utmost cruelty and oppression especially during the time of inte…
Dr Ambedkar’s Letter to W. E. B. Du Bois, July 1946
Undated letter from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar to W.E.B. Du Bois, most likely written in 1946. The letter inquires about the National Negro Congress petition to the United Nations, which attempted to secure…
Dr Ambedkar’s Letter To Prof. Seligman Regarding Ph.D. Thesis And What Prof Replied
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16/2/22My dear Prof. Seligman,Having lost my manuscript of the original thesis when the steamer was torpedoed on my way back to India in 19…
The Half-Blood Prince Is Dead: Religion, Purity, And The Right-Wing Solution
In 2014, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) came to power in India, at the heels of its agenda of ‘Vikas’ and demolition of nepotism in politics. The central idea to the leadership of this alli…
India Might Lose Ambedkar Memorial On King Henry’s Road, London
As per the report from The Telegraph, “the Indian government could be forced to close the London museum after planning row with Camden Council.” Museum in the talk is nothing else but the Ambedkar …
What “DAWN” Had Written In 1947 On Dr Ambedkar’s Political Mission To England
After a month of patent labour in Britain where he met leading members of the Govt. as well as of the opposition, Dr. Ambedkar, the Scheduled Castes leader, has returned to India where his main wor…
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson (Book Review)
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
This is not actually a book review as it is difficult to review a book of this stature where every word and each sentence counts…
The Questions of King Milind: Manual for Discussion and Communication on Buddhism
The Questions of Milind (henceforth, QoM) is a record of the dialogue between Milind, the great learned Greek king, and Nagasena, the great learned Buddhist monk. Their philosophical, geographical,…
Poems of Buddhist Monk, Manhae – Liberation Through Love
Manhae was a Buddhist monk born in South Korea. Besides devoting his life to serve the Buddha Dhamma, he was in the forefront in the politics and he practiced what is today known as “socially engag…