For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Shikshan Sangharsh Samanwaya Samiti(A Co-ordination Committee on Draft NEP 2019)Contact Info.: Address- c/o Harishchandra Sukhdeve, C-4, Mulik Complex,Somalwada, Wardha Road, Nagpur – 440 025Email: harishsukhdeve@outlook.com (Letter to HRD Minister and all MPs) Nagpur, 5 September, 2019 Hon’ble Member of Parliament, New Delhi Respected Madam / Sir, Subject: Draft National Education Policy 2019 deserves to be …
Subhransu Sekhar Harpal There is not a single Non-Vedic reference point for Ram killing Ravana or Durga killing Mahishashur. This is more a political ploy than mythology, to disconnect the greatness of this day from Ashoka Vijaya Dashmi and to connect with Hindutva/Vedic Sanatan religion with mythical interpretation of Vijaya Dashmi. During this period …
Ramkumar Govindan Introduction In the recent past, the market for movies on anti-caste politics has gained momentum in Indian cinema, especially in Tamil cinema. The young directors of Tamil Nadu such as Pa. Ranjit, Lenin Bharathi, Maari Selvaraj, Raju Murugan, Vetri Maran etc., are making movies with progressive ideology, dealing with subjects on anti-caste …
Kartik Boudh Ideas of great personalities have influenced the masses and have dealt with great injustices and inequalities in the world. Progressive thoughts shaped and nurtured by great minds of the world are still alive. Ideas have become such powerful tools to overcome the oprressive structures. They have turned into mass revolutions for the greater …
Nikhil SanjayRekha Adsule (Speech delivered by Nikhil Sanjay-Rekha Adsule in Kathmandu, Nepal at the 8th Asian Pro Bono Conference as an introduction to his paper on ‘Dr.Ambedkar and his pro bono services in Access to Justice and reclaiming Humanity along with a presentation on India’s Social Structure i.e Caste system and its modus-operandi’) Good morning …
P. Dayanandan B. R. Ambedkar. Indian Flag in the backdrop. W.E.B. Du Bois. Flag of Ghana in the backdrop. (Du Bois illustration courtesy: Sarah Rogers, The Daily Beast, 04-10-2017) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar corresponded with the prominent American Black leader Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois in his effort to explore every possible avenue …
Atul Jatav On october 2nd 2019, when the nation celebrates Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan(SBA) will be turning five. Five years ago on this day, Narendra Modi launched this ambitious programme, SBA to fulfill Gandhi’s dream of clean india. Furthermore Gandhi’s 150th anniversary was decided as a deadline to make India open defecation …
Bagavanidhi M Once when I gave Babasaheb Ambedkar’s book to my friend in Rameshwaram in southern Tamil Nadu, I asked the friend who belongs to a dominant caste Maravar community how his parents would react. He replied saying his parents don’t know much about Ambedkar, but if this was an Immanuel Sekaran book, it …
Dr. Ratna Panvekar Dhamma The word Dhamma is commonly used in Buddhism and it means the teachings and doctrines of Buddha. These teachings and doctrines describe the nature of things, the way things are, the way they operate. In short it means justice, truth and good behaviour. Dhamma means ethical conduct and righteousness. It …