Aishwarya KS Caste is a sharpened weapon which has the power to destroy the identity and dignity of an individual in India. Caste is a socially constructed reality. Dr BR Ambedkar has defined caste as a state of mind. It can control an individual’s mind and can make him inhumane in nature. This is exactly …
Run For Caste Free India 2015
Run For Caste Free India to be held at 6.30 AM on Tuesday 14th April 2015 from People’s Plaza, Necklace Road, Hyderabad To commemorate the Birth Anniversary of Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar The event is being organized by Dalit Indian chamber of commerce in India (DICCI) partnering with Shanti chakra International, who have been conducting this Annual …
On Political Reservations for the Scheduled Castes: Reserved but Unequal?
Hugo Gorringe & Suryakant Waghmore In a recent interview with The Hindu1, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s grandson Prakash Ambedkar suggested the abolition of political reservation for the Scheduled Castes (SCs) “as the people have started voting for Dalit candidates in elections without any bias”‘ (The Hindu, 9 Oct 2014). In this, and other aspects of the …
A Reply To The Mahatma By Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(This reply was included as Appendix II in the second edition of Babasaheb Dr. B. R. Ambedkar‘s ‘Annihilation of Caste’) I appreciate greatly the honour done me by the Mahatma in taking notice in his Harijan of the speech on Caste which I had prepared for the Jat Pat Todak Mandal. From a perusal …
Navayana attempts to erase Ambedkar from AoC
(A Round Table India report) You must create a crisis by direct action against the customary code of conduct of the caste Hindus. The crisis will compel the caste Hindu to think and once he begins to think he will be more ready to change than they are otherwise likely to be. The great …