For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Chanchal Kumar Yogesh Maitreya is an assured new voice in dalit English literature. His debut poetry collection “The Bridge of Migration” was published in 2017 by Panther’s Paw Publication. This essay is first in a series I intend to write about his poems from the above mentioned volume. The poem I begin with is …
Shivani Waldekar Before starting to write my words I want to give one disclaimer here that whatever I am writing comes from my personal lived experience, so if anyone is hurt because of that, I apologise. If you are unable to digest the facts and thoughts I hereby state, please feel free to build your …
Arun Joldkudligi (ಅರುಣ್ ಜೋಳದಕೂಡ್ಲಿಗಿ) ಈಚೆಗೆ ಜೇವರ್ಗಿ ತಾಲೂಕಿನ ಕೊಂಡಗೂಳಿ ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ದಲಿತ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು ಮನೆಯೊಳಗಿನ ಹಿಂದೂ ದೇವರ ಪಟಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊರತಂದು ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕವಾಗಿ ಸುಟ್ಟರು. ಈ ಸುದ್ದಿ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಜಾಲತಾಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹರಿದಾಡಿ ಗಮನಸೆಳೆಯಿತು. ತಮಗಾದ ಅವಮಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರತಿರೋಧವಾಗಿ ದೇವರುಗಳನ್ನು ಸುಡುವ ಆಕ್ರೋಶ ಬುಗಿಲೆದ್ದಿತ್ತು. ಕೊಂಡಗೂಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಸದಾಗಿ ಕಟ್ಟಿದ ದ್ಯಾವಮ್ಮನ ರಥವನ್ನು ದಲಿತರು ಎಳೆಯಬಾರದೆಂದು ಸವರ್ಣೀಯರು ನಿಶೇಧಿಸಿದರು. ನಾವೇಕೆ ರಥವನ್ನು ಮುಟ್ಟಬಾರದೆಂದು ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸಿದ್ದಕ್ಕೆ ವಾಗ್ವಾದ ಕಲ್ಲು ತೂರಾಟ, ಸವರ್ಣೀಯರ ಧಾಳಿ ನಡೆಯಿತು. ಗಾಯಗೊಂಡ ಹನ್ನೆರಡು ಜನರು ಜೇವರ್ಗಿ, ಕಲಬುರಗಿಯಲ್ಲಿ …
Gaurav Somwanshi I’ll save the trouble of rhetoric and get straight to the points. Though I’m posting paras and countering them, I’ll keep in mind the context too which the author refers to in his article. 1. Anand Teltumbde: “But when Babasaheb Ambedkar painted the Battle of Bhima Koregaon as the battle of Mahar …
Deekshit इसको भरनेवाले जन कोसर्वस्व-समर्पण करना है।अपना तन-मन-धन-जन-जीवनमाता को अर्पण करना है। (Those who fill this form, shall renounce everything; surrender their body, heart, mind, and life to the motherland.) पर यह साधारण पत्र नहीं,आज़ादी का परवाना है।इस पर तुमको अपने तन काकुछ उज्जवल रक्त गिराना है! (But understand, this is not an ordinary …
Obed Manwatkar Toilet: Ek Prem Katha is a movie produced by Reliance Entertainment owned by Mr. Ambani, one of the main corporate sponsors of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The theme of the movie is fine, since toilets are everyone’s need, but the problem occurs when it gives illogical solutions. In this film, Akshay Kumar …
Pradnya Jadhav I had been waiting for a long time to meet Jamanabai and her daughter Sangita, and today I was going to meet them. Almost everyone who I have met in the past few days regarding my research has suggested me to meet Jamanabai and Sangita. Finally, I managed to meet them today. …
Mangesh Dahiwale Judging by the influence and popularity of Ravidas, he was perhaps India’s most influential saint-revolutionary. He stood for the annihilation of caste and his impact reached all over the Hindi belt. The geography he impacted was vast and the society he influenced was diverse and huge. He was the king among the …
The Shared Mirror Publishing House We are happy to share news of the release of our second book. ‘What Babasaheb Means to Me’ is an edited volume that compiles articles by authors on Round Table India and Savari. Here is an excerpt from the preface of the book edited by Sruthi Herbert, Chetana Sawai and Gurinder Azad: “… This …