For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Abdul Najeeb Noorul Ameen The American philosopher Abi Doukhan makes an interesting observation in her book on the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas. She states that the word ethics is derived from the Greek word ethos. The ethos pertains to the customs and principles of a society. The concept of the ethical refers to those actions …
Vaishali Khandekar Recently, a question raised by a student at JNU in a talk by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak has raised a debate over academic spaces and social media. The talk organized at Jawaharlal Nehru University was about Du Bois, an eminent African activist. A question raised by Kumar, an MA sociology student belonging to a …
Anshul Kumar …It was about: when the subaltern speaks there is not enough infrastructure for people to recognize it as resistant speech. That’s what it means. – Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, (In Conversation: Speaking to Spivak, February 05, 2011 06:50 pm | Updated December 04, 2021 10:49 pm IST ) Ever since I have uploaded the …
Vinil Paul The study of the historical background and socio-cultural aspects of Christians in Kerala, boasting a lineage spanning centuries, constitutes a significant domain of investigation for academic scholars in the field of social sciences. Christians are divided among numerous denominations in Kerala, distinguished from each other by ecclesiastical authorities, historical context, and differences in …
పల్లికొండ మణికంఠ Abstract ఇటీవల మళ్ళీ తెరపైకి వచ్చిన రోహిత్ వేముల కేసు గురించి ఇప్పుడున్న పరిస్థుతుల దృష్ట్యా ఆలోచిస్తే, మనకు అర్థం అయ్యేది ఏమిటంటే – ఒక మనిషి లేదా సమూహనికి అన్యాయం జరిగితే, పౌర సమాజం మొదటగా చూసేది కులం. ఆసక్తికరమైన విషయం ఏంటంటే, రోహిత్ మరణించాడు అనేది చర్చ కాదు. ఎలా, ఎందుకు మరణించాడు అనే ప్రశ్నలను ఏనాడో ఈ పౌర సమాజం పక్కన పెట్టింది. అప్పుడు, ఇప్పుడు ఉన్న ఏకైక ప్రశ్న – …
Sree Govind Bharatvaraj Pa. Ranjith’s Kaala makes an Ambedkarite critique of the communists yet calls for their participation in a collective battle against Hindutva. Keywords: caste; Hindutva; communist; Ranjith; Kaala Tamil filmmaker Ranjith (well known as Pa. Ranjith) is an Ambedkarite who is influenced by the 1990s Dalit political movements. In his movie Kaala, he …
Bobby Marwaha For some people, like his critics, Chamkila is a notorious singer who promotes vulgarity, sexism, alcoholism, and illicit relationships through his songs. For his listeners, who enjoy his songs, he is their beloved singer and lyricist. We are not a part of either of the groups. We will attempt to understand Chamkila’s songs …
Rathod Raghuvardhan In the final report submitted by the Telangana Police to the High Court of Telangana, a pivotal question regarding Rohith Vemula’s identity arises. Despite implicating the former Vice Chancellor and BJP leaders in the case, the police absolved them of any wrongdoing. They asserted that Rohith Vemula was cognizant of not belonging to …
Lingaraj Azad Despite living on their own assigned lands, more than 70 conservancy working families belonging to the most marginalized Arunthathiyar caste have been removed from their land by the District Administration at Dalit colony (Gandhi Nagar) in Thoothukudi. The officials in the district revenue administration have colluded with the local money lenders and intentionally …