For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Deep Mondal Plea for Support The following plea was made by the protestors fighting for job appointments that they had earned in the Bengal government after successfully qualifying in the selection process of the Bengal State Serveice Commission (please read From Chuni Kotal to Ruma Das: The price of Bengal’s casteist education system for …
Atul Anand The film ‘Revolver Rani’ is about a Chambal based female dacoit/politician Alka Singh (Kangna Ranaut). She takes up arms after her father is killed by his upper caste brethren. She dresses up like a cross between Michael Jackson and Phoolan Devi. Unlike Phoolan Devi she wasn’t compelled to take up arms because …
Transcribed by: Prakash Holayar, Chamarajanagar Dr Ambedkar was extensively interviewed by the BBC radio in New Delhi in 1955 on a range of topics including his memories of Gandhi, Round Table Conferences, Poona Pact and how political independence was obtained. A portion of the interview related to the famous Poona Pact, transcribed (as faithfully as …