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OPPARI: An Art of Weeping, Wailing and Lamenting

A group of women form a circle, lamenting and eulogizing; weeping and beating their chests; wailing and jumping to the beats played on the “Parai” (an instrument made of the cow skin). This is an a…

Let There Be ‘Harmonious’ Conversation On Why 100% Reservation For Brahmins In Temple

There is no denying that Brahmins have opposed reservation for SC/ST/OBCs from the beginning. Now, even after getting a 10% reservation under EWS reservation despite their population being 3%, Brah…

Why We Should Demand Caste Census

In many ways, caste is about the number but for Savarana, it is an institution. They are aware of the electoral class of caste.

In 1980, the Mandal commission assumed that the OBC component was …

Dalit Movement In India and Its Contemporary Relevance

“Caste is a state of mind, it is a disease of the mind. The teachings of the Hindu religion are the root cause of this disease ”. – BR Ambedkar

Ambedkar’s iteration made in 1935 still continues …

Kashmir Problem Has Origin In Fall Of Buddhism

Originally published on April 13, 2000, the following article is written by eminent Ambedkarite writer Dr K. Jamanadas.

The Kashmir Problem

Kashmir problem is one which is consuming a lot of …

Understanding Nazism in India – Pattern of Brahmanical Nationalism

On 14 August, a day before Independence day, a court in Rajasthan acquited all the murderers of Pehlu Khan, who was lynched by a mob a few years ago. Despite having a video proof, the court said it…

Impossible To Ask The Untouchables To Depend Upon And Trust The Hindus – Dr Ambedkar

Let me now take the specific question, namely why it is necessary that in the Indian Constitution the Communal Scheme must find its place and why in the Public Services for the Untouchables should …

After Ordering Demolition Of Ravidas Temple (Delhi), Supreme Court Threatening Dalits Like A Gangster

A few days ago, the Supreme court of India had ordered demolition of Guru Ravidas temple in Delhi and DDA carried out that order to destroy historical place for millions of Dalits.

The standing …

Awaken My India ~ India Eternal, India Indigenous [Poem]

Radiate forth, shining democratic wisdom

To regain your lost freedom

You won over a common adversary

Only to find it resurge as “Inequity”

To unfurl its sinister wings

Over the weak and gloomy…

Babasaheb Ambedkar On Independence Of Untouchables And Congress’s Struggle For Power

Most parts of the world have had their type of what Ward calls the lowly. The Romans had their slaves, the Spartans their helots, the British their villeins, the Americans their Negroes and the Ger…

“The Corporate Buddha” And Other Amazing Poems You Should Read

TRUTH, THE SWEETEST MESSAGE IN (D)EARTH

The sweetest message on Earth

Cowardice thrives on its dearth

Truth is nature’s guarded secret

Infinite forces keep it protected

This world basks in lyi…