For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Pranav Jeevan P Being born with talent is a genetic lottery, especially if it is with a talent that is rare and uncommon and if there is any market or public demand for it during their lifetime. Similar stochasticity is present in the social and economic position we are born into, as that defines whether …
Rahul Kumar Gautam The Past life of Dalits Since the time of Vedas, the people of India have been divided into a hierarchical caste system based on their occupation. According to Hindu scriptures, Brahmins are at the top. Dalits were separated from the four caste hierarchy classes (Varnas) and were referred to as Avarna. According …
Ankush Uttam Helode When I hear these two words—‘Mother and Father’—it pains me a lot. This is drawn from my personal experience: my mother was so determined to pursue education when she was young, but couldn’t get one owing to her parent’s socio-economic status which made her cry many times. When I asked her what …
Deepali Salve Ever since I got into university for higher education, one word that I have constantly heard is “politics”. As I did not face casteism/exploitation till my graduation, I was far away from experiencing what casteism exactly is! There was an illusion in my mind as a child that teachers engaged in beating …
Anshul Kumar Men sitting on the pinnacle of the palace “So, I went one day to Linlithgow and said, concerning the expense of education, “If you will not get angry, I want to ask a question. I am equal to fifty [high school] graduates, am I not?” He had to agree to that. Then …
The Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle (APPSC), IIT Bombay Aniket Ambhore, a student of electrical engineering, had fallen to his death from the sixth floor of hostel 13 on September 4, 2014. An SC student, he was alleged to have committed suicide. After his parents wrote to the IIT director, a three-member committee was set …
Sudarshan Kasbe In 2017 two dalit students pursuing higher education committed suicides in premier institutes of India which really shook the nation. These suicides cannot be looked at as independent events but are subject to critical scrutiny by researchers in the wake of the hierarchical structure present in Indian education system. After 73 years of …
Saraswati Suna “I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.” ~ Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Education is a path for equal opportunity and ensures possibilities for individual growth, social mobilities and economic empowerment to the oppressed, Dalit and marginalized communities. However, education throughout Indian history has only …
വിജു വി.വി (ഈ എഴുത്ത് സമഗ്രമോ നിഷ്പക്ഷമോ ആണെന്ന് അവകാശപ്പെടുന്നില്ല.. വ്യക്തിപരമായ നിലപാടുകളോ പ്രത്യയശാസ്ത്രസ്വാധീനമോ ഒക്കെ കടന്നുവന്നിട്ടുണ്ടാകാം. എങ്കിലും എന്താണ് ഇവിടെ സംഭവിച്ചത് എന്നതിനെകുറിച്ച് ധാരണയുണ്ടാക്കാന്‍ ഈ കുറിപ്പ് സഹായിച്ചേക്കും) ഒന്ന് ശനിയാഴ്ച ഉച്ചയ്ക്ക് ഭക്ഷണം കഴിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നതിനിടയിലാണ് ഐ.ഐ.ടിയില്‍ വിദ്യാര്‍ഥിനി ആത്മഹത്യ ചെയ്തിട്ടുണ്ട് എന്ന വിവരം അറിയുന്നത്. സ്വാഭാവികമായ ഉത്കണ്ഠയുടെ ഭാഗമായി നടത്തിയ അന്വേഷണത്തില്‍ അത് എന്റെ തന്നെ ഡിപ്പാര്‍ട്ട്മെന്റിലെ(ഹ്യുമാനിറ്റീസ് ആന്‍ഡ് സോഷ്യല്‍ സയന്‍സസ്) ഇന്റഗ്രേറ്റഡ് എം.എയിലെ പെണ്‍കുട്ടിയാണ് എന്നറിഞ്ഞു. അപ്പോഴാണ് എനിക്ക് പരിചയമുള്ള ആര്‍ദ്രയെ വിളിച്ചതും …