For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Chevuri Sathish Kumar “Adivasi economics” advocates for a lifestyle based on non-monetized labor exchange and sustainable use of natural resources. Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) are essential for the livelihoods of people living near forests. They include valuable resources such as medicinal plants, dyes, mushrooms, fruits, and honey etc. Often referred to as “minor forest products,” …
Ganesh Ashok Pandit When Chhaava hit screens in 2025, it ignited riots in Maharashtra, leaving a trail of communal hate. Yet, the Censor Board (CBFC) allowed it without hesitation. At the same time, Phule, a film that celebrated the life and struggles of Jyotirao and Savitribai Phule against caste discrimination, was cut to pieces. The …
Vaibhav Babarao Abhyankar Recently, in Maharashtra’s Pune district, a tragic event occurred where a Dalit boy who married a girl from the Maratha community (so-called upper caste) was brutally murdered by his spouse’s family members. This highlights the ongoing issue of honour killings related to inter-caste marriages in India. Earlier, such incidents happened in Maharashtra …
Lokesh Bag A pattern appears almost every time someone from a marginalized community raises their voice. It doesn’t matter how deep the pain is or how much evidence they carry; if the tone is not soft enough, it gets rejected. It becomes more pronounced when the person is a Dalit. This is tone policing—silencing disguised …
Kangsa Manlong After an Assam grass-roots language revival effort known as ‘Learn Ahom’ gained attention, digital commentator Aboyob Bhuyan and his platform The Truth India launched a furious counter-attack. In his usual third-person bombastic style, Bhuyan has repeatedly named Learn Ahom as “anti-Assamese” or even “pro-Pakistan,” accusing the project of fomenting communal division. In reality, …
Anshul Kumar Ever since the Arab Spring erupted in Egypt and its neighbouring countries, the victory of democracy was touted as possible only because of the internet revolution. At that time, Twitter had a role as an alternative form of media, over which dictatorial regimes in the Middle East had little or no control. The …
Umar Nizarudeen It has been said that Foucault was never enough of a Foucauldian. The epistemological ruptures and scales and the power figure of Foucault himself as the master signifier have not been obvious enough to the author’s function itself. But Derrida, on the other hand, has been painstakingly conscious that his writing had to …
Dr Md Afroz & Dr Tabrez Alam “We must make our political democracy a social democracy as well.”–B.R. Ambedkar Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, envisioned a republic built not just on paper laws but on the lived reality of social justice, liberty, and fraternity. His foresight was prophetic. As India …
Dr. Hemraj P. Jangir Every year on April 14, as we celebrate Ambedkar Jayanti, we rightfully remember Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the principal architect of the Indian Constitution and an uncompromising advocate for social justice. But on this day of reflection and recommitment, it is also time to recognize an often-overlooked facet of his legacy—his …