For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Dr Ratnesh Katulkar Deekshabhumi is a site where Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar embraced Buddhism on October 14, 1956 along with his five lakh followers. However, this place of historical and spiritual significance is now facing an existential crisis. Common persons’ entry to the upcoming Dhammachakra Pravartan Divas in October could be permanently restricted if things continue …
Umar Nizar Furthermore, it is a commonplace that mistakes or errors are part of the learning process and thus essential to creativity: as Jung remarked, “anyone who takes the sure road is as good as dead’, or as Hélène Cixous puts it: ‘our mistakes are our leaps in the night. Error is not lie; it …
Vaishali Khandekar India eagerly, almost anxiously, waited for the results of the 2024 General Elections and witnessed a surprising outcome on June 04, 2024. Uttar Pradesh is one of the states that surprised viewers the most. Going completely against the labels of a sweeping BJP victory in all the 80 seats of UP, the public …
Chanchal Kumar I had the opportunity to attend a talk by a Brahmin professor on the topic “The place of law in human life”. It, as it may be guessed, drew on Hindu dharma shastras and such books as the Manusmriti, and the best audience to his oration could be assumed to be those living …
Minkeng (Lùhng) In what was once the peaceful state of Arunachal, the land where the sun first smiles, there has been a systematic attempt, by certain fringe elements to divide the Tani Community- be it creating hatred among Nyisis, Galos, Tagins or Adis, but also creating an atmosphere of hatred based on religiouns. This is …
Shubham S. Kamble Let us take a few minutes to reflect on those who work at ground level and are part of our community. Without any self-interest or thought, they devote their life, time, and efforts to the welfare of society, nurturing it through efficient work aimed at empowering every deprived person. We refer to …
Sumeet Samos Introduction During a conversation with a friend recently, he suggested I check out the Gates Cambridge Scholarships. Casually, I checked into LinkedIn, and immediately three to four names popped up: one Tamil Brahmin and the other three Bengali Brahmins. We smiled at each other and said, “Of course, who else?” without being surprised …
Naveen Prasad Alex The Vaikom Satyagraha (from March 30, 1924, to November 23, 1925) is well known as an anti-caste struggle in Kerala and has played a major role in the Kerala reformation movement. It was a historic anti-untouchability movement for access to the prohibited public roads around Vaikom Temple in the Kingdom of Travancore. …
Anvesh Baki & Ashok Danavath Historically, federalism in India has suffered at the hands of national parties, especially when they got a comfortable majority in the parliament. The incumbent party at the center, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and its opposition party at the center, the Indian National Congress (INC)—both have their fair share in …