C N Annadurai on Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Conversion to Buddhism
C N Annadurai, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, and who headed the first DMK ministry in the state, was one of the few political leaders in the country who welcomed Babasaheb Dr Ambedkar’s deci…
The Blue Club Media Fellowship for Writers 2020-21 with a Stipend of Rs. 30,000. Apply now!
From – Anannya G Madonna, Advocacy Lead, The Blue Club
The Blue Club is proud to launch it’s one of a kind fellowship for Dalit Womxn+Dalit Queer Writers for the first time in September 2020. It…
E-learning – Spaces and Negotiations
Author – Mincy Mathew
Educational institutes all around the world are facing great troubles in adjusting to the recent changes made in the teaching-learning process due to the pandemic, Covid-19…
Caste, Income Slab, and Higher Education
Author – Disha Sharma
Amongst many issues which are still prevalent in contemporary India, there is one which always remains highly debated, that is, caste. There have been numerous heated debat…
Technocratic Casteism of Indian Linkedin Professionals
– by ‘Buffalo Intellectual’
On 30 June 2020, when the California regulators filed suit in the federal court against Cisco Systems Inc for caste discrimination against one of its employees by his…
Challenges To Pursue Higher Education For Young Dalit Girls
Author – Preeti Koli
Amidst the pandemic a lot of chaos has been happening simultaneously. Rules and regulations have been scrapped or amended overnight. Students are the most affected during t…
Why We Don’t Need Movies Like ‘Article 15’
Author – Priyadarshan Kempraj
Article 15 is proclaimed to be one of the best anti-caste movies in recent times. It made close to 70 Crores in the Box office within 2 months of its release and i…
A Casteless Society Without Any ‘TAG’
Author – Amizhdhini Ambedkar
I came to this earth on 15 September 2005 with a “TAG”. I don’t know what the tag does – but remember – it is an invisible tag. Only ‘legends’ can see this tag. Now …
What’s Up With This Insistence On Fundamental Duties?
Author – Waseem Ahmad
There is a certain buzz about fundamental duties these days. I heard from many people, including university professors, students, and members of the political establishment, …
The Myth of Poor Brahmins in India – Brief History of Their Generational Wealth
Author – Anuradha Bele
The Union of India did not exist before 1947, the union was a collection of more than 550 princely states and many thousands, if not lakhs, of smaller estates, owned by he…
Casteism Under The Umbrella of Marxism
Author – Balaka Chattaraj
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The issue of caste within Marxist ideology in the context of India and West Bengal, in particular, has been a matter of discussion that suggests the theore…
Humble Tribute To A True Ambedkarite Soldier Professor Malke
On Sunday afternoon just after enjoying our Sunday feast when I was talking with family members, We got a call with the news that Malke sir left the world. Suddenly the environment in the room chan…
Development or Devilopment?
Author – Sarthak Mehra
Development and development studies are two very basic inter-related terms but they carry contrasting meanings. Development, on the one hand, has worked on the principle o…
Dalit Lives Matter – Let’s Go Global
Author – Dr Jas Simran Kehal
My dear oppressed brethren. Oppressed since centuries, why not take motivation from the ‘Black Lives Matter’ and make the world take notice of the Dalit’s plight and…
“बहुजन” से “सर्वजन” – सही, साजिश या भूल ?
Author – सतविंदर मनख
2007 में; OBC, SC, ST जातियों के “बहुजन” आंदोलन को बदल कर, “सर्वजन” किया गया। यह सही फैसला था; एक साजिश थी या बहुत बड़ी भूल ? इस विषय पर, एक लंबी बहस छिड़ चुकी है।
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