सरदार अजमेर सिंह यह लेख सरदार अजमेर सिंह की किताब ‘बीसवीं सदी की सिख राजनीती – एक गुलामी से दूसरी गुलामी तक’ से लिया गया है । पंजाब के विभाजन के बाद पूरबी पंजाब में अलग अलग वर्गों की जनसँख्या के अनुपात में खासी तब्दीली आ गई थी। पश्चिमी पंजाब और उत्तर पश्चिमी सरहदी इलाके की हिन्दू और …
Pandit Patwardhan’s Jai Bhim Comrade: A Case Study in Brahminism
Dhurwa R. Anand Patwardhan’s Jai Bhim Comrade is one of the best examples of how brahminical powerplay makes a farce out of the most hard fought battles put up by Dalits, and does that rather patronizingly. Before I even watched the film, the title itself (and the media hype with one of its first …
Scaling silvery mountains: Merit in the ghettos
Gurram Seetaramulu Of late, PV Sindhu’s name has been at the forefront of discussions in social media and other platforms. When people all over the world were taken aback by her sporting capabilities, many Telugu people were busy ‘googling’ her caste, thus giving a glimpse of their culture, traditions and their ‘broad-mindedness’. Two years …
Dr. Ambedkar on Scheduled Tribes
Adv. Mahendra Jadhav This is a reply to Prof. M.L. Garasiya’s post (dated 27.11.2015) ‘Sanvidhan me Kyu nahi diya gaya “Adivasi” shabd ko Sthan/Mahatva?’ (Why the word “Adivasi” was not given importance/place in the Constitution of India?) A few days ago, I received a Whatsapp message from one of my friends who stays in …