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In the upcoming state elections in Tripura, the RSS/BJP is planning to woo 30 percent OBCs in the state. Out of them, 90 percent belong to Nath and one other dominant caste. The RSS/BJP will focus …
Quashing Reservation in Promotion – RSS/BJP Backstabbing Backward Classes
The Delhi High Court quashed the reservation in promotion and went against the OM of the Union Government yesterday. This is completely against the powers of the High Court to quash the promotions …
मंदिर नहीं है हमारा अंतिम लक्ष्य
डॉ. बाबा साहेब अंबेडकर जी ने अछूत वर्ग के मंदिर प्रवेश के लिए दो मुख्य आंदोलन चलाये थे। पूना के “पार्वतीवाई मंदिर” और नासिक के “कालाराम मंदिर” के लिए।
बाबा साहेब के द्वारा इन आंदोलनों का चलाने क…
Ignorance of Caste or Deliberate Lapse
In the Sunday Express, P. Chidambaram (PC), India’s famous Congress politician who officiated important posts like Commerce Minister, Finance Minister, and Home Minister wrote a small piece on cast…
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Message to OBCs – Which They Have Neglected
An article was published recently in Marathi local magazine by Suhas Sonwane based on daily Loksatta. The following is a gist of it, translated from Marathi.
Mr. Babasaheb Gawande, the founder p…
Lower Castes, Bhakti Movement, and Failure of Ambedkarite Movement
In some remarkable analysis in the social media of possible failure of the Ambedkarite movement to reach out to the lower caste in Punjab and Haryana brought some interesting conclusions. It is tru…
Book Review – Where India Goes: Abandoned Toilets, Stunted Development and the Costs of Caste
You can order the book from Flipkart here.
This is the title of written by Diane Coffey and Dean Spears. The forward is written by Noble Prize winner economist, Augus Deaton. The authors work in…
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Advice to Christians of India, Which They Have Ignored
Speaking to Christians at Sholapur in January 1938, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar declared that he could say from his study of comparative religion that only two personalities had been able to captivate h…
गांधी ने अछूतों को ठगने के लिए किस प्रकार अपनी कुटिल बुद्धि का इस्तेमाल किया
गांधी ने अछूतों को ठगने के लिए किस प्रकार अपनी कुटिल बुद्धि का इस्तेमाल किया इसके लिए दो घटनाएँ उल्लेखनीय हैं। एक “गुरुवयूर मंदिर सत्याग्रह” दूसरा “मंदिर प्रवेश बिल”।
गुरुवयूर मंदिर सत्याग्रह गा…
Hinduism – Brahminic and Shramanic Traditions
There are lots of confusions about Hinduism as a religion, its relationship with Brahmanism and Shramanism. Also, the term Hindutva has come up presenting newer politics in the language of religion…
Will OBC Reservation be the Main Issue in 2019 Elections?
India saw a spate of movements led by the OBCs throughout India in the recent time. The OBCs are squabbling over the reservation in the Government and in the educational institute. Though the Socio…
Conversion of 60 million ‘untouchables’ to Sikhism – “A Dangerous Proposal” – M. K. Gandhi
On 22 August 1936, Mohandas Gandhi labeled the proposed conversion of 60 million ‘untouchables’ to Sikhi as “A Dangerous Proposal.”
Why?
This is an attempt to find an answer by connecting dot…
Making Laws Symmetrical – The Case of Triple Talaq
Legal symmetry is an important principle, but the society is not symmetrical and often times there is a need for social laws. The civil and political rights are the essence of the Constitution, but…
Excerpts from Speech by Kirtibai Patil at All India Depressed Classes Women’s Conference
Excerpts of the Speech by Kirtibai Patil, Chairman of the Reception Committee, All India Depressed Classes Women’s Conference, July 20, 1942, in Nagpur. There were about 75000 people that attended …
Brahmanism – Everything You Need To Know About Brahmanism
So, these days you have started hearing quite a lot that “Brahmanwad se Azadi” to “Manuwad se Azadi”. Even Communists parties are talking about the end of Brahmanism (also sometimes written as Brah…