For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Buddhapal Dumane Caste is deeply ingrained in the social fabric of South Asian societies, has been a subject of scholarly inquiry, social activism, and policy debate for centuries. Rooted in historical inequalities and hierarchical structures, caste dynamics continue to shape individuals’ lives, communities, and opportunities in profound ways, despite efforts to address caste-based discrimination. Systemic …
Subham Malpani Growing up speaking Dakhni in Hyderabad, I often felt that the language did not reinforce the same moral hierarchies as the orthodox Telugu society. Dakhni carried playfulness, respect, and was deeply human in everyday exchanges. This is not to be confused with the sanitized Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb. I rarely remember seeing people getting offended …
Ashutosh Arke India’s silent walls stand not as mere metaphors but as fortified ramparts of the Brahmanical order—walls built on centuries of caste tyranny, gender subjugation, and class exploitation. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar taught us that “education is the only tool by which you can dismantle the prison-house of caste.” Yet in today’s India, our schools …
Debasmita Das “Your father’s family is Mahishya, which means those born of a Kshatriya father and a Vaishya mother.” My mother lowered her voice and continued, “But rumor is they are Shudras. They are agrarian essentially, that’s why many in the family aren’t that well-off.” This was an answer many years in the making – …
KK Baburaj ‘What do I gain If I remain humble No one in the world Cares for silence No one benefits a thing From the burden of shame of one’s deeds I spoke to the lord Fearlessly, daring, on the face And came his reply. Thuka(ram) says When you speak to the power Speak unwaveringly’ …
Charan Mahananda Based on the author’s experience, this article describes what happens when caste discrimination occurs within Scheduled Caste families in the Ganda and Ghasi communities. There are social ranks, and as a consequence, some people are shut out, and their burial is postponed; special purity ceremonies are held, and the community sometimes punishes intercaste …
Jatin Mathur Since February 2025, Buddhist monks have been protesting, seeking to reclaim control of Mahabodhi. In 1892, an archaeological survey by Alexander Cunningham confirmed that Mahabodhi was originally a Buddhist site. Hence, this has led to a persistent demand through the Mahabodhi Liberation Movement that control of the site be handed over to Buddhists. …
Balaka Chattaraj India has been the home for refugees from diverse communities from different parts of the world. In 2017, many Rohingya people fled the brutal oppression inflicted upon them by the extremist authority in Myanmar. Around 70,000 of them settled in Bangladesh, according to a UNHCR report, and an estimated 40,000 of the same …
Ashutosh Arke “Slavery is a denial of human rights. Caste is also a form of slavery which denies people their fundamental rights.” – Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. Caste-based labour exploitation in India is increasingly being equated with modern slavery due to the persistent, hereditary, and coercive nature of labour practices imposed on marginalized communities, particularly Dalits …