For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Dr. Shiv Shankar Das At a time when the whole world is in the mood to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, it is also essential to deliberate on an institutions which he cherished and wanted to build a strong foundation on, which would support the further course of action …
Suresh Ravichandran ~ According to this doctrine (Patit Samutpad – Dependent Origination), the question whether God exists or does not exist is not the main question. Nor is the question whether God created the universe the real question. The real question is how did the creator create the world. The justification for the belief …
Bansidhar Deep Recently in Kalahandi, Odisha, Ambedkar’s 125th birth anniversary was celebrated on a big scale. This celebration was deliberated and pre-planned by the Ambedkarite groups at Kalahandi. Ironically, the right wing forces were also celebrating Ambedkar on their platforms for vote bank and other political purposes. Kalahandi is one of the backward districts …
ಹುಚ್ಚಂಗಿ ಪ್ರಸಾದ್ ಸಂತೇಬೆನ್ನೂರು (Hucchangi Prasad) ಇಂದು ಡಾ.ಬಿ.ಅರ್.ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರವರ 125 ನೇ ಜನ್ಮೋತ್ಸವದಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರತ ಮಿಂದೇಳುತ್ತಿದೆ. ವಿಶ್ವಮಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರವರ ಜಯಂತಿಯನ್ನು ”ಜಾಗತೀಕ ಜ್ಞಾನ” ದಿನವನ್ನಾಗಿ ಅರ್ಥಪೊರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಆಚರಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದರೆ ಭಾರತದ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕಾಂಗ್ರೇಸ್ ಪಕ್ಷದ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳು ಬಾಬಾಸಾಹೇಬರ ಉತ್ಸವ ಮೂರ್ತಿಯನ್ನೊತ್ತು ಹೊಗಳುತ್ತ ಪ್ಲೆಕ್ಸ್‌ ಹಾಗೂ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಭೂಬ್ಬೆಹೊಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ದೇಶದ ಪ್ರಧಾನಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳಾದ ನರೇಂದ್ರ ಮೋದಿಯಂತು ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರವರನ್ನು ಮೈಮೇಲೆ ಅವಾಹಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಂತೆ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತ ಲಂಡನ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್ ವಾಸವಿದ್ದ ಮನೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಚನ್ನೈನಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಅವರ ಸಮಾಧಿಯನ್ನು ಅಬಿವೃದ್ದಿಗೂಳಿಸಿ ಪ್ರವಾಸಿತಾಣವಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಲು …
Nilesh Kumar Continued from here. On 25th December, 1927, Ambedkar along with his Brahmin and Muslim colleagues (who donated land to conduct the ceremony) burned ‘manusmirti’ at the hands of Bapusahib Sahastrabuddhe. Will the RSS or the Brahmins, who Ambedkar called the natural leaders of the Hindus, be able to digest that the manusmriti …
Nilesh Kumar Introduction This year, the nation is celebrating Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s 125th Birth Anniversary. Dalits, Ambedkarite groups, non-governmental organizations largely run by Dalits, international bodies like United Nations (UN), some national and international universities, political parties like Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), Hindu organisations like Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS), Congress, the various state …
Nilesh Kumar “The reason for their anger is very simple. Your behaving on par with them insults them”.~ Dr. Ambedkar Recent history The University of Hyderabad (UOH) student Mr. Rohith Vemula (26), PhD scholar committed suicide on 17th January 2016. Hailing from Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, Rohith came from a marginalized poor Dalit …
Manisha Mashaal हवा के खिलाफ यहां तक… मेरा नाम मनीषा मशाल है। मैं जमीनी स्तर की जाति-विरोधी कार्यकर्ता, वक्ता और गायक हूं और फिलहाल अखिल भारतीय दलित महिला अधिकार मंच के हरियाणा राज्य की संयोजक हूं। मैं हरियाणा के एक छोटे-से गांव से हूं। आज जहां मैं हूं, वहां पहुंचने के लिए एक दलित …
Akhil Kang There seems to be a lot of questioning in the sexuality discourses over how would one bring the ‘caste angle’ within its fold. Among the many dilemmas that our beloved queer folks seem to be grappling with is how do we ‘address the caste question’. The queer spaces in India are, let’s …