For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Aishwarya KS Caste is a sharpened weapon which has the power to destroy the identity and dignity of an individual in India. Caste is a socially constructed reality. Dr BR Ambedkar has defined caste as a state of mind. It can control an individual’s mind and can make him inhumane in nature. This is exactly …
ಕಳೆದ ಹಲವು ದಶಕಗಳಿಂದ `ಸಬಾಲ್ಟ್ರನ್’ ಎಂಬ ಪದವನ್ನು ರಾಜಕೀಯ, ಚರಿತ್ರೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಅಧ್ಯಯನಗಳ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಳಸುತ್ತಾ ಬಂದಿದ್ದೇವೆ. ಆಂತೋನಿ ಗ್ರಾಮ್ಷಿಯಿಂದ ಬಳಕೆಗೆ ಬಂದ `ಸಬಾಲ್ಟ್ರನ್’ ಮತ್ತು `ಹೆಜಿಮೊನಿ’ ಎಂಬ ಎರಡು ಪರಿಭಾಷೆಗಳು ಇಟಲಿಯ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ರಾಜಕೀಯಾರ್ಥಿಕ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ರೂಪಗೊಂಡವುಗಳು. ಅದರಲ್ಲೂ `ಸಬಾಲ್ಟ್ರನ್’ ಎಂಬ ಪರಿಭಾಷೆಯನ್ನ ನಾವು ಸಾಂಸ್ಕøತಿಕ ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅರ್ಥ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವುದೇ ಹೆಚ್ಚು. ಆದರೆ `ಸಬಾಲ್ಟ್ರನ್’ ಎಂಬುದು ಅದರ ಹುಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಶುದ್ಧ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಕಾರಣಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ರೂಪಗೊಂಡ ಪರಿಭಾಷೆಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಇಟಲಿಯ ಮಾಕ್ರ್ಸ್‍ವಾದಿ ಚಳುವಳಿಗಾರ ಗ್ರಾಮ್ಷಿ ತನ್ನ ಅಪಾರ …
Pratik Parmar An abridged version of this interview, conducted by Kanika Katyal through Whatsapp (my preferred medium, so the exchange would be documented in a written form), was first published in INDIANCULTURALFORUM.IN. It was about my participation in the First Indigenous Film Festival, Bhubaneswar. I was asked several questions but in the published piece …
Nameless Dalit There is a reason why I am preferring to remain anonymous but I will come to that shortly. I am a student at a college in Delhi known to be a hotbed of feminism. To be honest, as a daughter of first-generation literates, I learned much about feminism, global movements, theory and philosophy …
Utkarsh Manav If a person from an ex-untouchable community becomes a well known personality in any field or makes his presence felt in any sector, these days he gets a prefix attached to his profession and that prefix is ‘Dalit’1. The insertion of this prefix seems to imply this community was not meant to be …
Harshkumar Kugwe It is commendable that the government of Karnataka is celebrating the birthday of the great thinker Sri Narayana Guru as an official ceremony. It is definitely a means of showing respect to the great religious thinker and social reformer. Unfortunately, though, the situation has become such that whenever governments celebrate birthdays, it is …
Dr. Gail Omvedt Peace in the world has two main terrains. Peace at the level of the nation and at the level of the world. Both affect each other depending upon the nature of the disturbance to the peace which is created on these terrains. Peace had been the constant feature for millions of …
Till the time we won’t be successful in politics and not able to have power in our hands, the social and economic transformation is not possible. Political Power is the key to success. (Manyavar Kanshiram, 1998) On the occasion of the 85th Birth Anniversary of Manyavar Kanshiram Saheb, the Organizing Committee of Kanshiram Memorial …
Abhishek Juneja In this article, I attempt to unpack the vanguardist anxieties of Indian Judiciary and examine its role in the perversion of the Indian Constitution’s design for social justice. The rigid, hierarchical social order with the Brahmin on top, or the caste system, has traditionally been understood and normalized by the knowledge apparatuses as …