For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Samyak Shambharkar In a land of contradictions and paradoxes, where rivers of progress often meet the dams of caste and inequality, Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar envisioned a nation where liberty, equality, and fraternity weren’t just words inscribed on paper but a way of life. He was more than the architect of India’s Constitution; he was …
Milind X There is a tiny essay authored by the French critical theorist Jacques Derrida, the title of which is, The Dangerous Supplement. Derrida proposed in the essay that words or signifiers do not lead to concrete things. Language is a slippery slope where words lead to more words, or more supplements, and the actual …
Vaibhav Kharat An example of ‘Savarna allyship’ can be understood through the digital and virtual interactions with self-proclaimed liberal, secular, progressive friends/peers belonging to Savarna/Dominant caste groups. These interactions manifest in the form of messages, videos, or you tube or news links shared with their Scheduled Caste (SC)/Tribe (ST) acquaintances. For instance, various messages/videos/links are …
Anshul Kumar “The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization” This is a popular quote which is attributed to Sigmund Freud but as per Freud Museum’s website, it is a quote by the neurologist Hughlings Jackson.1 But why am I writing about hurling abuse as the basis …
Sindu Deivanayagam December 2nd, 2024 marked the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal gas tragedy, a disaster whose devastating impact continues to affect people to this day. This year also marks the first anniversary of the Ennore gas leak. On the night of December 26th 2023, as Ennore was already grappling with the effects of the …
Sindu Deivanayagam and Apeksha Singegol Whether it is village or an urban setting, the system always functions in a hierarchical set up. A marginalized person, especially a Dalit, has to keep finding ways to survive and sustain. Even though urbanization and cities have created a mirage of anonymity that should serve some protection, that same …
Nonglik Claire Asem Imagine a photograph of a child cradled on his mother’s lap, a fleeting moment of innocence captured in a world falling apart. Now imagine that same child, not days later, found lifeless — shot in the knee and stabbed in the chest. This is not fiction. This is Manipur. This is India’s …
Ibin Nayakam Every social activist in Kerala’s fishing community was talking about a new action movie last month: debutant director Ajith Mampally’s “Kondal”. The director, himself from the fishing community, has made a significant mark with this film, not just for the Malayali mainstream but for a global audience. This week, the movie was released …
Lokesh Bag The Supreme Court of India, in its review judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, delivered a verdict on August 1, 2024 allowing states the authority to sub-classify reserved category groups, such as Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), for the purpose of reservations. This judgment has sparked widespread debate, especially …