political democracy

Evaluating India’s Social Democratic Progress: An Analysis through Ambedkar’s Vision

by rti_adminon December 13, 2023December 13, 2023Leave a Comment507

Prashant Kumbhar Dr. B. R. Ambedkar placed significant emphasis on ‘social democracy’ within his philosophical framework. Throughout the freedom struggle, the social movement unfolded alongside the national movement. The marginalized and oppressed classes actively engaged in the social movement, aspiring to establish an ideal social order distinct from the elite-dominated national movement. This social movement …

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Democracy or Brahmincracy

by rti_adminon March 11, 2019March 20, 20230

Utkarsh Manav If one has to theorize a concept where people at a specific space and time come together to form a system where 1) they are governed by themselves, 2) they follow a set of rules and regulation, 3) they all are equal in status and 4) where they all are part of a …

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Ambedkar’s way & Anna Hazare’s methods

by rti_adminon August 22, 2011March 20, 20230

By Sukhdeo Thorat Following Dr. Ambedkar’s example, Team Anna should use constitutional methods and enhance people’s faith in them. Otherwise it will convey the message that only coercive and unconstitutional methods work. A group of people, with placards showing Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, staged a demonstration in Delhi a few days ago against Anna Hazare’s proposals …