Race and Caste in India – Words India Just Doesn’t Want to Hear!
Race and Caste both are problems in India. Race and Caste both are wrong and for that matter discrimination or bias of any kind is wrong. Racism is as we all know is discrimination based on people …
On Caste and the Opposite Roles of Identity
The way stigmatization works for the lower caste is that one single mention of your caste name or some caste-based slur and it immediately causes the entire building of your identity to crumble dow…
Dalit History Month – Honoring Ayyankali – Watch out! Ayyankali is on His Way!
Today in Dalit History we honor Ayyankali, the Dalit firebrand in Kerala who fought Caste apartheid. A contemporary of Ambedkar, he was born into the Pulaya community in Thiruvananthapuram.
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When Dr Ambedkar Becomes Muhammad
It is ironic that a man who was defiantly against hero worship today is worshiped more than any other individual from the last 100 years in India. It is understandable that idolisation of Ambedkar …
Annihilation of Caste Should Be Read in the Parliament on Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
In next few days, on Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti almost every political party would start chanting about Dr. Ambedkar and almost every Indian politician would shower flowers on the statue of Dr. Babasaheb…
Murdering the Constitution – Amendments in the Right to Information Act
The Government does not exist for its own sake, but it exists to serve the citizens. Therefore the business of the Government must be transparent to the citizens. Citizens have right to know what t…
Dalit History Month – Honouring the Contribution of Fatima Sheikh
Today in Dalit History, we honour the contribution of a Muslim woman, Fatima Sheikh, who stood steadfast in solidarity with the cause of educating Dalits, Adivasis, Shudras, and women at a time whe…
Watching Football Match to Movie Release – 17 Dr Ambedkar Photos You Haven’t Seen
All of us have seen many photos of Babasaheb Ambedkar but here are a few rare images of Dr Ambedkar which many of us might not have seen before. Let us know in the comments if you have seen these a…
Caste System Remains the Biggest Threat to Democracy
Despite a great threat to their own existence inside the JNU campuses which is being ‘cleaned’ to maintain Brahmanical hegemony (it was always there but in a better ‘coordinated’ and sophisticated …
The Mahar Movement’s Military Component
n the Bombay Army, `the Brahmin stands shoulder to shoulder in the ranks, nay sleeps in the same tent with his Parwari soldier, and dreams not of any objection to the arrangement.’
–Brigadier Jo…
Possible Ways to Counter Rising Tide of RSS/BJP
The RSS/BJP is getting ready to win over 100 seats they lost in the last Lok Sabha elections. It has already started the process of reviewing why it lost the seats. This means that the RSS/BJP is m…
Indian Jews, Israeli Jews, and Hindu Nationalism
After BJP’s victory in 2014 general election in India, Hindu nationalism started to rise and with BJP’s victory in one of the largest state, Uttar Pradesh, Hindu nationalism, and so-called Hindu na…
Dalit History Month – Dalit PK Who Cycled From India To Sweden For Love
Today in Dalit History, we celebrate the incredible story of Pradyumna Kumar Mahanandia (PK), a Dalit street artist, who bicycled from India to Sweden to reunite with the love of his life!
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Reflection of Caste Identity and Socio Cultural Liberation in the Selected Writings of V. T. Rajshekar
It is necessary to understand the structure of caste system to get sensitised to the Dalit issues. Caste has always been a significant factor in Indian society. It can be considered as a part of th…
Dalit History Month – Remembering Savitribai Phule – Throw Away the Brahmin’s Scriptures
So learn and break the chains of Caste, Throw away the Brahmin’s scriptures fast! – Savitribai Phule
Today in Dalit History, we celebrate Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule, a Bahujan woman who dared …