Mangesh Dahiwale Raju Kamble breathed his last at 2.10 am in Vancouver, Canada. His death is a great loss to the Ambedkarite movement. When the international reach of Ambedkarites was limited only to a few immigrants from Punjab to the western hemisphere, it was Raju Bhau, as we fondly called him, who spanned North …
On Bojja Tharakam’s “Mahad: The March That Is Launched Every Day”
Mangesh Dahiwale As Babasaheb Ambedkar remarked once, and I am going to paraphrase, India is united in terms of castes. Caste is the unwritten law that is practiced throughout India. That is why the rebellion against caste must take place wherever it exists. Many people responded to the caste based discrimination throughout India. They …
Karnataka elections and Dalits
Mangesh Dahiwale Karnataka boasts of 23 percent population of Dalits, but the Dalit led party BSP could win only one seat and its vote share is just 0.4 percentage. The Dalit votes got divided not only in Karnataka, but also in Tripura recently where the Dalits constitute 17 percent of the total population. The …
Is GST as important as Human Rights?
Mangesh Dahiwale GST has been in operation in France since 1950s. USA does not have the GST regime. Canada have the GST, but accommodated with the regional political system. Malaysia launched GST in 2015 and led to protests and it is settling now. The unified tax regime is a good idea and the discussions …
Why the Sangh needs Ram Nath Kovind
Mangesh Dahiwale The President of India is a ceremonial post. It is often compared with the “rubber stamp”. But as the head of state, it is also a prestigious post. The orders are issued in his name and proclamations bear his name. He is the Supreme Commander in Chief of the armed forces. The …
Mission Impossible: RSS Goal of Hindu Rashtra by 2023
Mangesh Dahiwale It has become clear recently that the RSS/BJP is making its agenda open. The agenda is to make India a Hindu nation by 2025 to mark 100 years of foundation of the RSS. One of the outfits of the RSS, Hindu Janajagriti Samiti (HJS), the offshoot of infamous Sanatan Sanstha founded by …
Ravidas, Thakur arrogance, and the Double Game
Mangesh Dahiwale Judging by the influence and popularity of Ravidas, he was perhaps India’s most influential saint-revolutionary. He stood for the annihilation of caste and his impact reached all over the Hindi belt. The geography he impacted was vast and the society he influenced was diverse and huge. He was the king among the …
MODI-fest or MODI-jest: Making of Deaf India
Mangesh Dahiwale As predicted, the RSS/BJP Government is going for a massive public campaign to display the achievements of the Government after three years. The campaign will be run from a control room in New Delhi and the programs called “MODIfest” are arranged all over India. MODI stands for “Making Of Developed India”. Modi …
Guru’s ‘Ethics in Ambedkar’s Critique of Gandhi’: An exercise in rhetoric
Mangesh Dahiwale Gopal Guru is an erudite scholar and a political scientist of high reputation. His command over political theories is a sign of his scholarship. However the above-mentioned essay lacks erudition and academic neutrality. His language is full of clichés and oftentimes meanders to become illegible and confusing. The essay in question is …