Does The Buddha Have A Social Message?
The following excerpt is from Buddha and His Dhamma (part 3) book by Babasaheb Ambedkar.
1. “What are the teachings of the Buddha?”
2. This is a question on which no two followers of the Budd…
How Brahmins Are Inciting Dalits Against Muslims On Social Media
“If Hindu Raj does become a fact, it will, no doubt be the greatest calamity for this country. No matter what the Hindus say, Hinduism is a menace to liberty, equality and fraternity. It is incompa…
Why Communists Failed To Bring A Revolution Despite Struggling For Almost A Century In India
The concept of revolution is dynamic, it changes as the nature of the society changes, therefore every ideology holds different concept of revolution so we can’t generalize the idea of revolution b…
Dalit Women To Be Heard
It is my speech delivered at the National Convention on the Rights of Dalit Women Human Rights Defenders: ‘Dalit Women Speak’ on 17-18 January 2020, at HDRC, St. Xavier’s Campus, Ahmedabad)
Firs…
Why We Need The Constitution Now More Than Ever
Rise of the authoritarian regime in India
Judging by the policies of the regime of RSS/BJP, it is clear that India as a democratic country is facing a lot of challenges. It is clear that all the…
Gadge Baba and Quest For Social Justice
If you want to reduce the greatness of people you reduce them to their caste identities. This is what Brahminical frameworks have been doing. Every non-Brahminical saints or great people are reduce…
Budget 2020-21: Not Much Care For Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
In her Budget speech 2020-21, Finance Minister (FM) states that the Budget presented by her aims to address the aspirations of every member of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), alo…
Government Must Be Responsible To Citizens, Not Just To Corporate
The public finance is not an easy area to understand but the knowledge of it is essential for the citizens to know if the policies really support their wellbeing. The most important area to underst…
What Saheb Kanshi Ram Said About Pasmanda Muslims
I thought it was better to contact Muslims through their leadership. After meeting about 50 Muslim leaders I was astonished to witness their Brahmanism.
Islam teaches us to establish equality an…
Remembering Lahuji Raghoji Salve
Today (17th Feb) is the anniversary of Lahuji Raghoji Salve, also known as ‘Krantiveer’ (Brave Revolutionary) ‘Vaastad’ (Master) Lahuji Salve. He was an activist, thinker, social reformer and revol…
Should Sach Khand Ballan Dera (Punjab) Play More Prominent Role In Dalit Politics?
Today, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on the occasion of Guru Ravidas Jayanti visited Guru Ravidas birthplace in Varanasi. Before visiting she had said that she always wanted to v…
Sikhism Rejects Caste System, Sikhs Follow. So, Was Establishing Ravidasia Religion A Mistake?
First, let me be clear that castes exist in Sikhism at the moment and none should have any doubt. Secondly, let me be unpopular once again and say that Dalits taking out teachings of Guru Ravidas f…
#Budget2020: Deprived (#Vanchit) Sections Neither Have Participation Nor Share In Aspirational India
The way ‘Sabka Vikas’ has been omitted from slogans of ‘Sabka Sath’ and ‘Sabka Vishwas’, similarly women, dalit-adivasi and De-Notified tribes have been excluded from the Budget2020 of aspirational…
Ambedkar’s Preamble: A Secret History of the Constitution of India (Book Review)
Ambedkar’s Preamble: A Secret History of the Constitution of India, book by Aakash Singh Rathore
Now that the preamble of the constitution of India is read all over and the photographs of Ba…
Kejriwal Swallowed Bahujans’ Budget in 4 Out of 5 Years
The fate of Kejriwal in the election is largely in the hands of Bahujan voters. It has been a well-known fact the savarna castes voters are BJP and Congress supporters. Kejriwal has tried hard to g…
