For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Sumeet Samos Hundred years ago, to walk on many public streets would have been unimaginable for Dalits in this country; to drink water from public sources would have been met with physical violence; and to sit near caste Hindu students in a public school would have been opposed publicly. These were the established norms of …
Dr. Ayaz Ahmad Javed Anand’s article titled Why Muslims should have gifted away the Babri Masjid: The mandir that could have been published in the Indian Express on January 20, 2024, poses more questions than it answers. Riding on the hindsight validation of the position that he took in October 1991 article published by the …
Nikhil Bhagat and Prayag Dhanvij “Education is the milk of a tigress. Whoever drinks it can’t stay without roaring.” – B.R. Ambedkar We, the Bahujan people, have faced caste-based discrimination and restrictions for centuries, which have hindered our progress. Lack of education made us vulnerable to being enslaved by so-called upper-caste individuals. Education has played …
Sagar Kamble Two major incidents have raised concern for the inherent social justice angle attached to reservation policies in India: the recent reservation claims by regional ruling castes such as Maratha, Jat, and Patel and the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) reservation for upper castes. Reservation policies are enshrined in the Indian constitution as a part …
Umar Nizar The allegation that was levelled against Socrates was that of corrupting the young. Similarly present day philosophers such as Zizek and Badiou has a huge following among the youth. But there are controversially radical figures like Jordan Peterson who dehumanises victims of violence, who also attract the minds of the young in large …
Dr. SPVA Sairam Many books and articles have been written on the emancipatory deeds of Dr. Ambedkar that touched the lives of millions, but very little information is available, at least in English, about the private life of Babasaheb. In this article, I will explore an exciting aspect of his …
Ratnesh Katulkar The Tipitaka is believed to be a collection of teachings preached by the Buddha and some of his main disciples. It is therefore considered to be the complete knowledge and philosophy of the Buddha. However, most people are unaware that, apart from the teachings preserved in the Tipitaka, the Buddha has also shared …
Pranav Jeevan P and Sulochana R Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste starts with this photograph taken in Hamburg, Germany, in 1936, of shipyard workers heiling in unison, their right arms rigid in outstretched allegiance to the Führer, Adolf Hitler. This picture points us to the man (inside the circle) believed to be August Landmesser, who refused to …
Pranav Jeevan P Being born with talent is a genetic lottery, especially if it is with a talent that is rare and uncommon and if there is any market or public demand for it during their lifetime. Similar stochasticity is present in the social and economic position we are born into, as that defines whether …