For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Snehashish Das There has been a new shift in Hindi cinema recently. It is not just to acknowledge caste in their films, but in featuring Dalit characters, as cops. Back-to-back, two films and a web series, Bheed, Kathal and Dahaad – released in cinemas (Bheed), on Netflix (Kathal), and on Amazon Prime (Dahaad)- have Dalit …
Ankush Uttam Helode Despite 76 years of independence, India is still facing caste-based problems and discrimination, In rural areas especially small villages, untouchability is still in practice. The mode of caste based discrimination in the urban spaces is changing, however villages are the cesspools in which caste grows in many dimensions. Public places like drinking …
Dr. Abhijit Shahaji Khandkar Poem 1: (Original poem in Marathi) English Translation – Poem 2: Original Poem in Marathi English Translation – ~~~ Dr. Abhijit Shahaji Khandkar is a pathologist and writer with a keen interest in translation. He observes the microcosm world under the lens of his microscope and macrocosm of society with his …
Maxwin Rayen The recent Sengol controversy has captured significant attention and triggered extensive discussions, particularly regarding the authenticity of the sceptre. However, there is more to this story than what initially meets the eye. The Dravidian movement in Tamil Nadu gained popularity not only for advocating rationalist ideas and self-respect philosophy but also due to …
donna Competing ‘merit’ is cultural violence- ‘Merit as pus’[1] On March 29, 2023, the Union Minister of State for Education shared with the Rajya Sabha the number of dropouts among SC, ST, and OBC students in the educational institutions of India. The debate still revolves around the kind of schemes offered and the funds/fee waivers …
Chanchal Kumar Those who have read Ursula Le Guin’s short story Those Who Walk Away from Omelas, might be in a fix as to the ways in which the story can be interpreted. How to apply it to the world in which we live in? In this essay I will try to look at the …
Scott R. Stroud Bhimrao Ambedkar is a complex figure who has many stories orbiting about him, many still waiting to be told and explored. I have become enraptured by the story we all know is there—that of the intellectual relationship between Bhimrao Ambedkar and John Dewey. Dewey was a giant in American philosophical stories; Ambedkar …
Shailesh Narwade When I was asked to write a foreword for this book titled ‘BhimBaba’, I was a little apprehensive of my ability to do so. But when I agreed and started going through its pages, I realized that this book is so important in today’s time. I know Dr Prashant Tambe for more than …
The Tribal Intellectual Collective India, a national platform of academics and scholars from the Scheduled Tribe communities are organising a special lecture on an important subject concerning the history and process of becoming a Scheduled Tribe in India. The lecture will be delivered by its National Convener (Academic) Dr. Bodhi S. R, Associate Professor and …