For An Informed Ambedkar Age
With spatial reference to Yavatmal Sachin Kamal Introduction The vulnerable section of society is always more at risk than the privileged one. Caste is the tool of systemic oppression in Indian society, divided by the social hierarchy. The rigid system is divided by the unequal distribution of power, resources, respect and assumption of competence. The …
Vikas Parashram Meshram Referring to the recent incident of the alleged suicide of Darshan Solanki, a Dalit student in their first year of B.Tech at IIT Bombay, the 50th Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, said suicide incidents among marginalized students are on the rise, and research has proven it. In February, there was the …
I am writing to you today to appeal for your support in helping two young students pursue their dreams of becoming lawyers. Rajni and Arti are two Dalit students who are currently in their fourth semester of a five-year BA LLB course at Kailash Institute of Law, which is affiliated with the well-known Chaudhary Charan …
Rahul Kumar Gautam The Past life of Dalits Since the time of Vedas, the people of India have been divided into a hierarchical caste system based on their occupation. According to Hindu scriptures, Brahmins are at the top. Dalits were separated from the four caste hierarchy classes (Varnas) and were referred to as Avarna. According …
Vinay Damodar Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar edited four magazines like Mooknayak, Bahishkrit Bharat, Janata and Prabuddha Bharat in his lifetime, and blew the trumpet of change in social life. Babasaheb said that “any movement needs a newspaper to be successful. A movement without a newspaper is like a bird with broken wings”. We can see that …
Chanchal Kumar & Abhijit Khandkar Manifesto Ouroboros wants beauty. We want a place which smells like earth after the first damp rain ~ petrichor ~ We stand for liberty, equality, fraternity. We believe, echoing our Babasaheb Ambedkar, that cultivation of the mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence. If we can do it …
Shankar Gugoloth (From Ethnographic Fieldwork) “I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.” – Dr. B. R. Ambedkar We are all facing the pandemic crisis and living in an uncertain period; even now, we hear of many stories of domestic violence at home, abuse of girls, rape of …
The tale of two interviews Dr. SPVA Sairam I] The Interview of Sayajirao Gaikwad by Maharani Jamnabai In the year 1870, Malharrao Gaikwad ascended the throne of Baroda after the death of his brother Maharaja Khanderao [1828-1870] and in a very short span, he had drawn the wrath of both the masses and the British …
Dr. Abhijit Shahaji Khandkar Both the Oscar wins for India have indigenous tribes at their heart. A lot has been written about the insensitive treatment and portrayal of the Gond tribes in RRR. That’s no surprise coming from Rajamouli who is openly casteist and wears his Hindutva on his sleeves. The tribal characters, right from …