For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Ratnesh Katulkar The Tipitaka is believed to be a collection of teachings preached by the Buddha and some of his main disciples. It is therefore considered to be the complete knowledge and philosophy of the Buddha. However, most people are unaware that, apart from the teachings preserved in the Tipitaka, the Buddha has also shared …
Dr. Anuradha Bele Navayana Buddhism – Context, Debates and Theories by Shaileshkumar Darokar, Subodh N.W. and Bodhi S.R: The Shared Mirror Publishing House, 2022, ISBN: 9788192993058 (Paperback) pp.vi to 120, INR 250. Navayana Buddhism – Context, Debates and Theories, is a 120 page book that engages with a path crafted by Dr. Ambedkar within the …
The Shared Mirror PRE RELEASE COPY Navayāna Buddhism Context, Debates and Theories shaileshkumar darokar subodh n.w bodhi s.r Published by Dedicated to all members of the Navayāna Buddhist Sangha The Shared Mirror Publishing House The Shared Mirror Publishing House shall endeavour to promote Dalit Bahujan literature and writers. It …
Vanshree Vankar In India, the historical context of oppression through occupation has given birth to social stratification via caste culture which includes notions of purity and impurity. This brutal history of thousands of years of discrimination restricts the utility of public space in ways both physical and psychological. In turn, these constraints on the …
Birendra Nag I could remember the early days of my engagement with Ambedkarite activism; I used to hear this quotation “Educate, Agitate and Organize” on Bhim Jayanti that my community in the Balangir district of the Odisha state used to celebrate every year on 14th April. At that time, I didn’t even know the source …
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 …
Prabuddha Council, JNU “Religion in the sense of morality must remain the governing principle of every society” – Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. Engendering violence of any kind, anywhere, is a great threat to humanity as well as the environment. Suffering pervades all and is causal to the deteriorating conditions of society. Hope seems to be …
ರಘೋತ್ತಮ ಹೊಬ (Raghothama Hoba) ಕಳೆದ ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ ತಿಂಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಹಾರದ ಸಾರನಾಥದಿಂದ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ವತಿಯಿಂದ ಯಾತ್ರೆಯೊಂದು ಉದ್ಘಾಟನೆ ಆಗಿತ್ತು. ಹೆಸರು “ಧಮ್ಮ ಚೇತನಾ ಯಾತ್ರೆ”. ಖಂಡಿತ ಅದು ಬೌದ್ಧ ಧರ್ಮದ ಯಾತ್ರೆಯಾಗಿತ್ತು. “ಮೋದಿ ಮಾಂಕ್ಸ್” ಅಥವಾ “ಮೋದಿ ಭಿಕ್ಕುಗಳು” ಎಂದು ಕರೆಯಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಹಿರಿಯ ಭಿಕ್ಕು ಧಮ್ಮ ವಿರಿಯೊ ಮುಂದಾಳತ್ವ ದ ಭಿಕ್ಕುಗಳ ಗುಂಪು ಈ ಯಾತ್ರೆಯ ನೇತೃತ್ವ ವಹಿಸಿತ್ತು. ಮೋದಿ ಸಾಧನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಗಳುವುದು, ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮೋದಿಯ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರಚುರಪಡಿಸುವುದು ಉತ್ತರಪ್ರದೇಶದ ಉದ್ದಗಲಕ್ಕೂ ಹಾದುಹೋಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಈ ಯಾತ್ರೆಯ …
Bhante Sugato (Deepak Dhammadarshi) In this short autobiographical essay, I will attempt to give an honest depiction of my life as an Untouchable. The first half of this essay will be an account of my life growing up as an Untouchable. The later half of the essay shall focus on the impact Buddhism had …