Welcome “Asura” – ‘An Anti-Caste Saint’! Our New Website – asura.velivada.com
Jai Bhim friends,
We are pleased to announce that we have one more home now, “Asura – An Anti-Caste Saint” www.asura.velivada.com
Since the beginning of Velivada website, we have been receivi…
Onam – Remembering The Murder of “Asura” King Mahabali
Onam is probably the only festival in Kerala which is celebrated across religions. Reasons could be different but it is observed by almost everyone in Kerala.
Amit Shah’s tweet on Onam a few ye…
Onam – What Jotiba Phule Said About King Bali and Vamana
Jotiba Phule’s book, Gulamgiri (‘Slavery’), presents Bali in a positive light and Vaman is seen as cunning, deceitful, treacherous and ungrateful.
Here, are a few excerpts from Slavery, an Engli…
Social Reform is Necessary for Political Reform – Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar
The following excerpt is from Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s book Annihilation of Caste. – editor
The path of social reform, like the path to heaven (at any rate, in India), is strewn with many difficu…
Prof Hany Babu MT’s Public Statement on the Police Intimidation and Raid at His Home
A team of Pune police conducted raids on Delhi University associate professor Hany Babu M.T’s residence without a search warrant for more than six hours in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violen…
When Bania Promotes Brahminism
On 8th September Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla tweeted along with some photos “Brahmins have always been at top of the society. Top position has been achieved through sacrifice and worship. For these …
Keeping Science Free from Religion and Politics
There is nothing wrong with failing. In fact, failures can be great steps to even greater success. The failure to land on the moon should be taken with dignity. In the era of greater technological …
Social Reform is Necessary for Economic Reform – Babasaheb Ambedkar
The following excerpt is from Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s book Annihilation of Caste. – editor
Let me now turn to the Socialists. Can the Socialists ignore the problem arising out of the social orde…
2019 Padmashree Daya Pawar Memorial Award for Sheetal Sathe
This year, ‘Padmashri Daya Pawar Smruti Puraskar’ (Padmashri Daya Pawar Memorial Award) was awarded to Meghana Pethe, Sheetal Sathe and Malika Amar Shaikh. This award is given in memory of Padmashr…
Higher Castes Have Conspired To Keep Lower Castes Down – Dr Ambedkar
Not only has the Hindu made no effort for the humanitarian cause of civilizing the savages, but the higher-caste Hindus have deliberately prevented the lower castes who are within the pale of Hindu…
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…
Buddhist History of Books and Their Making
In ancient times, the knowledge was generally transmitted by spoken words. The written words, particularly orthography, was not so developed though the written language was used. In history, the pi…
Doha: Saraha, Kabir, and Drukpa
Dohas were composed in Apbhransha language. While Sanskrit was considered to be god’s language, Prakit as people’s language, Apbhransha as the language of the outcasts, and Picchachi that of the de…
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…
What 2 Job Notifications Tell Us About Reservation And Caste System?
It should not surprise anyone that when it comes to the appointment of SC/ST/OBCs to jobs, rules and regulations have been ignored many times leading to many vacant positions.
Leaving SC/ST/OBCs…