On Kabir and Movement Away from Brahminism!
Kabir panth was registered as a separate religion in 1881 census and subsequent censuses recognised it as a separate religion. After the 1901 census, the Kabir panthis were not counted. It is diffi…
Isolate and Defeat Perpetrators of Lynching: A Lynching Nation Cannot be Democratic!
PADS statement against recent cases of public lynching in different parts of the country
The seven day period from 13th June to 20th June, 2018 saw four Muslim men lynched at Hapur (UP) and at G…
शाहूजी महाराज को याद करते हुए
बहुजन महानायकों में एक “शाहूजी महाराज” का आज ही के दिन 26 जून, 1874 में जन्म हुआ था। शाहूजी महाराज एक सच्चे समाज-सुधारक और प्रजातंत्र पर विश्वास रखने वाले व्यक्तित्व के धनी थे। शाहूजी महाराज पर अंग…
सामाजिक न्याय की बात करने वाले नेताओं के नाम दिलीप मंडल का खुला पत्र
(देश के सभी तथाकथित सेकुलर और सामाजिक न्याय की बात करने वाले नेताओं के नाम)
महोदया/महोदय,
मुझे मालूम है कि आप सब आने वाले विधानसभा चुनावों और फिर 2019 के लोकसभा चुनाव की तैयारियों में व्यस्त हो…
Footprints of Burden – Casteist Gaze of Indian Society
It’s a typically sunny morning in Chennai as I make my way to the gate, wishfully thinking of lesser traffic during my journey to the coast at Besant Nagar although it’s the peak hour. The smell of…
What a ‘Hindu’ Is and What ‘Hinduism’ Isn’t
Question: How do you explain someone that a pig is unlike any other bird?
Correct Response: The answer doesn’t lie in how a pig is different from other birds but it requires the understanding th…
Upcoming Documentary – ‘Gail and Bharat: The Story of Organic Intellectuals’ [Watch Promo]
Film Name – Gail and Bharat
Daraction and Camera – Somnath Waghmare
Editor- Deepu ( Pardeep KP)
About Film –
For years, the mainstream media and academia in India have completely overlo…
What is the Psychological and Material Cost of Inequality?
Inequality is the disease that plagues human society. The cost of inequality is much higher than its benefits. Largely, in the more equal society, the members in such society will have less stress …
Anti Constitutionals Synonymous as Anti-Nationals
Bharat known as India is the largest democratic country of the world for having largest written Constitution. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, who is the architect of it is to be credited for this. It is the be…
मोदी सरकार द्वारा लोकतंत्र के महत्वपूर्ण स्तंभ न्यायपालिका को बार-बार अपमानित करने व उससे नीचा दिखाने की प्रवृत्ति की तीखी आलोचना – बसपा का प्रेस नोट
बी.एस.पी. की राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष, उत्तर प्रदेश की पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री व पूर्व सांसद सुश्री मायावती जी ने प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेंद्र मोदी सरकार द्वारा लोकतंत्र के महत्त्वपूर्ण स्तंभ न्यायपालिका को बार-बा…
Kabali to Kaala: Politics of Rajnikanth-Ranjith Political-Film Partnership
Author – Tanoj Meshram*
(Some disclaimer at the beginning itself: I am not a films fan, I hardly watch movies. Neither I am a film critic or analyst. My interest in this subject comes from two r…
Killing Democracy in India Through Lateral Entry Into Civil Services
Modi/RSS/BJP killing democracy in India: appointing senior bureaucrats without procedure established by law.
The DoPT published an advertisement inviting applications for the ten posts at the le…
Why We Oppose Lateral Entry Into Civil Services – It Undermines Reservation Policy
A recently published advertisement by Department of Personnel and Training of Government of India has introduced lateral recruitment to civil services positions. With this in the government of Indi…
Why You Should Watch ‘Kaala’ Movie
Why Kaala is a must watch!
Pa Ranjith is an incredible director. He proved again the role of cinema in communicating a message and in this movie every frame matters and every frame communicates….
‘Kaala’ – Breaking The Stereotypes!
I haven’t watched it, yet writing to share the wonderful thing I am feeling after seeing our friends being so happy after watching ‘Kaala’.
It’s amazing to see that they are not only watching it…