Ankush Pal On October 2, 2014, the Government of India launched the nationwide campaign Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, or the Clean India Mission. The declaration of this campaign was much appreciated, and to this day, we see everyone, from celebrities to university students, picking up a broom for cleanliness drives. One of the primary aims was …
Buddha and Brahmam: A Brief Comparison
Dr. SPVA Sairam This article aims to draw parallels between Buddha and Brahmam. As is known, Buddha was born in 563 B.C. and Potuluri Veera Brahmam lived during the 17th century in today’s Rayalaseema region. Both of them had revolted against the unjust social order of their times and embraced the oppressed into their fold. …
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 …
Manusmruti Dahan Din
Dr. K. Jamanadas Today is Christmas, 25th of December. It is celebrated all over the Christian world as the birth of Jesus Christ. But for the whole world of Dalits, it is an important day as “Manu Smruti Dahan Din”, as it was on this day in 1927 that Manusmruti was publicly burned by …