Dipankar Kamble Just a suggestion! Caution: This suggestion is just a view and analysis of an amateur Ambedkarite. I am not a great political analyst; this suggestion just struck my mind when I was sitting idly in the canteen. And I don’t even know how much relevance it holds. On 18th July 2017, Mayawati …
Rajputanis’ revolt against patriarchy, and the fake valor of Rajput patriarchy
Ratnesh Katulkar The Rajputs from medieval times (which is the actual period of their appearance in Indian soil) portray their patriarchal male valor and military dominance through various folklore. In the recent Padmavati protest, the Karni Sena- the new outfit of Rajputs once again showed their bravery by attacking a bus carrying school going …
Fighting peripheralization: The Dalit movement against a Hindu caste-wall in Kerala
T T Sreekumar The Dalit land rights movement in Vadayambady, Kerala, against a ‘Caste Wall’ built by a Hindu temple run by the upper caste Nair Shudras and their organization called Nair Service Society (NSS) is one movement that need to be reckoned for its close relationship with the trajectories of the socio-political and …
Srilamanthula Chandramohan: an artist’s 11 year struggle against the Indian obscenity law and MS University
Round Table India Chandramohan has once again stirred up a storm at the M. S. University of Baroda. This award-winning artist was accused of obscenity in May 2007 for his paintings which he had made for his Masters Final Year presentation. Religious groups both Hindu and Christians protested against his ‘vulgar’ depiction of Jesus …
ओबीसीजनगणनाः संसदिय जीवघेणासंघर्ष?
प्रा. श्रावण देवरे शिर्डी येथे 27 व 28 जानेवारी रोजी दोन दिवसांची ‘’ओबीसी जनगणना परिषद’’ संपन्न होत आहे. या परिषदेत प्रा. श्रावण देवरे लिखित ‘’ओबीसी जनगणनाः संसदिय जीवघेणा संघर्ष’’ हे पुस्तक प्रकाशित होत आहे. त्या निमित्ताने पुस्तकातील काही भाग आपल्या वाचकांसाठी देत आहे— संपादक भारताला स्वातंत्र्य मिळाले 15 ऑगस्ट 1947 ला! परकीय सरकार जाऊन स्वकीयांचे …
Brahmin-Baniya Nexus Through a Subaltern Lens: Review of Akhila Naik’s Bheda
Sayali Z It is your claim to equality which hurts them. They want to maintain the status quo. If you continue to accept your lowly status ungrudgingly, continue to remain dirty, filthy, backward, ignorant, poor and disunited, they will allow you to live in peace. The moment you start to raise your level, the …
Islam, Caste, Slavery: A narrative from early 20th century UP
Maulana Abdul Majid Daryabadi (Excerpts from Aap-Beeti (Autobiography) by Maulana Abdul Majid Daryabadi. 1978. Lucknow: Maktaba-e Firdaus. Translated by Ajmal Kamal.) Maulana Abdul Majid Daryabadi (16 March 1892 – 6 January 1977) was an Indian Muslim writer and a renowned exegete of the Qur’an. Daryabadi was actively associated with the Khilafat Movement; Royal Asiatic …
माणूसपणाचे डोहाळे …..
सुजित निकाळजे (Sujit Nikalje) १ जानेवारी हा दिवस सर्वांच्या जीवनामध्ये नवीन वर्ष घेऊन येणारा दिवस, नवीन अशा, अपेक्षा, प्रेरणा, संकल्प यांच्या समवेत येणाऱ्या नवीन वर्षाचे स्वागत आणि गेलेल्या वर्षाला निरोप देत सर्वजण आनंद साजरा करतात. त्याच प्रमाणे महाराष्ट्रात डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकरांचे जन्मजात लाखो अनुयायी आणि त्यांच्या विचारांना व आचारांना आत्मसात करून अंगीकरणारे लाखो अनुयायी …
National Girl Child Day in the Age of Sex Selection
Dr Jas Simran Singh Kehal India observes 24th January as National Girl Child Day or Rashtriya Balika Divas. This day is dedicated to the welfare of the girl child to ensure that girls are born, cared for and brought up with equal opportunities in terms of health, nutrition, and education. This initiative was undertaken …