For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Utkarsh Manav If one has to theorize a concept where people at a specific space and time come together to form a system where 1) they are governed by themselves, 2) they follow a set of rules and regulation, 3) they all are equal in status and 4) where they all are part of a …
Jitendra Suna Buddha opposed war, therefore he was exiled as a punishment; the narrative that he left home for enlightenment is a myth While speaking on a Buddha Jayanti in New Delhi on 30th April 2018, Narendra Modi has said: जिबित बो है जो ध्वंस और हिंसा और घृणा से अपने बिरोधी पर हमला …
Hemangi Kadlak This is a transcript of speech given at Bangalore. Today, I am going to talk about ‘Women in Phule-Ambedkarite ideology and its relevance to contemporary India’, from Buddha to Babasaheb and after. As male and female are biologically different and they are complementary to each other, both are very important for reproducing …
Surya Shankar Dash Very often the Dongria Kondh elders refer to the Supreme deity Niyamraja as Dhammaraja. At first one thought it was a coincidence that Niyamraja was being referred to with a title also used for the Buddha. Much like early Buddhist art even the sacred Dongria Kondh art has no figures but …
Prateek Khobragade Tomorrow, I have a date with a lynch mob. The question is: should I appear or not? This question at this moment is as important to resolve for me as it is to breathe. For it is a question about, and has at stake, my existence. And my existence, I proudly believe, …
Vinay Shende At the outset, let me say that this is not a film review and I am no expert on the technicalities of film making. I won’t be talking about the plot of the movie. If anyone sees it as only a gangster movie, then they are missing the point. Director Pa Ranjith weaves …
संजय जोठे (Sanjay Jothe) बुद्ध पूर्णिमा के अवसर पर बुद्ध के सबसे पुराने और सबसे शातिर दुश्मनों को आप आसानी से पहचान सकते हैं. यह दिन बहुत ख़ास है इस दिन आँखें खोलकर चारों तरफ देखिये. बुद्ध की मूल शिक्षाओं को नष्ट करके उसमे आत्मा परमात्मा और पुनर्जन्म की बकवास भरने वाले बाबाओं को …
Sanjay Jothe ध्यान एक ऐसा विषय है जिसके बारे में सबसे ज्यादा धुंध बनाकर रखी जाती है और पूरा प्रयास किया जाता है कि इस सरल सी चीज को न समझते हुए लोग भ्रमित रहें. इस भ्रम का जान बूझकर निर्माण किया जाता है ताकि कुछ लोगों संस्थाओं और वर्गों की संगठित दुकानदारी और …
Hemangi Kadlak It is said that those who come from poor socio-economic backgrounds have a stronger fighting spirit because of the need for survival. Then why are some students from these sections committing suicide when they enter the big universities of India? Do their expectations of themselves or the university or society go much …