An Appeal from Sakya Hostels
An Appeal from Sakya Hostels
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Visuddhaloka Welfare Association,
Manali New Town, Chennai
Greetings with love and compassion!
We are obliged for all your support to the Sakya hostels, without whic…
Stop Attacking Dalit Statues and Dalit Pride
If you want to destroy a society, destroy its history and the society will get destroyed automatically – Dr. Ambedkar.
On 26th July, a statue of Behan Mayawati was broken in Lucknow; a day later, …
What can a ‘sincere’ upper caste person do?
It’s just like when you’ve got some coffee that’s too black, which means it’s too strong. What do you do? You integrate it with cream, you make it weak. But if you pour too much cream in it, you wo…
Untouchability and Satyamev Jayate
Few days back, I watched the episode “Untouchability – Dignity For All” on the Satyamev Jayate show on 8th July, 2012. Many people rated it as a ‘great’ show but I don’t accept it as a ‘great’ show…
Buddhism in the Daravi slums
Mumbai’s Way: Buddhism in the Daravi slums (Visits to Daravi slums with Dr. Arun Kamble)
You can also watch the same video from this link https://vimeo.com/9441279
Dr. Ambedkar's Final Words of Advice
My final words of advice to you are Educate, Agitate and Organize; have faith in yourself. With justice on our side I do not see how we can lose our battle. The battle to me is a matter of joy. The…
A Few Important Pali Language Words and Their Meaning
Abidhamma = Pertaining to Dhammas
Pariyatti = Study of the theoretical aspects of the Dhamma.
Sama-sam-buddha = One who rediscovers the teachings and teaches the masses as the historical Buddha d…
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar on Indian currency and RBI
Today, I got stumbled upon news that RBI is considering national iconsfor Indian currency. The name of Dr. B R Ambedkar has been recommended for Indian currency. It reminded me of the time of my ch…
Stop trying to be a DOWRY slave
Almost everyone is talking about new T.V. serial ‘Satyamev Jayate’, Aamir Khan and dowry system. Though I have not seen a single episode of this serial but I think I am somehow connected with the d…
Wallpapers on Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Watch also – Dr. Ambedkar wallpaper/photos for Republic Day
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar on Religion
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11th April (1827) in Dalit History – Birth Anniversary of the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule
Jyotirao Phule is the Mahatma of modern India. His remarkable influence was apparent during the dark ages when women and Shudras were denied their rights. His pioneering work in fields like educati…
My Uncle, Few Memories and Conversion
Few weeks ago, I lost my uncle (my father’s elder brother, profoundly called “taya ji”). He was the eldest member of my family and was in eighties. Last time, I’d met him in November, 2011 and he …
They Fear “You”
They fear you because you’re young, strong, learning self respect,
They fear you because you are educating yourselves – getting inspiration from Dr Ambedkar,
They fear you because of your rich hist…
I, Ravidas, proclaim all Vedas are worthless
The Legacy of Guru Ravidas on his birthday (Gurpurb)
Chaudan saai tetees ki magh sudi pandras,
Dukhion ke kalyan hit pargte Guru Ravidas
Guru Ravidas Ji
As per this couplet Guru Ravidas was born…
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar on Republic Day (26th January)
“On 26th January 1950, we are going to enter into a life of contradictions. In politics, we will have equality and in social and economic structure, continue to deny the principle of one man one va…
