For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Dr. Ratnesh Katulkar [An excerpt from the upcoming book, Navayāna Philosophy: Exploring Ancient Buddhist Teachings in Modern and Humanistic Perspective.] Buddhahood essentially involves uncovering the universal truth and applying it practically to life. The Noble Eightfold Path is one of the most profound teachings for achieving Buddhahood. Its significance is highlighted by the fact that …
Umar Nizar The progressive movement among the Muslims of Kerala had for long been cornered by non-mainstream organisations such as the Jamaat-e-Islami. The organization was one of the few Muslim formations to have aligned itself with the mainstream left in Kerala, till the time they parted ways. The local ramifications of global events such as …
Arahat Dhivare “Torture is a wound in the soul so painful that sometimes you can almost touch it, but it is also so intangible that there is no way to heal it. Torture is anguish squeezing in your chest, cold as ice and heavy as a stone paralyzing as sleep and dark as the abyss. …
Kanaga Varathan Members of BCP “Bachelor’s club of Parthasarathipuram” have assembled in their society hall for a monthly review meeting on a second Saturday as usual. Today’s agenda was to discuss the statement the club intended to release as part of their golden jubilee celebration. Members of the club were deeply concerned by various violent …
Swapnil Sunil Gangavane In recent years, there has been a noticeable surge in films and television serials in India dedicated to the life and struggles of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, a towering figure in Indian history and the principal architect of the Indian Constitution. While these productions are ostensibly created to honor Ambedkar’s legacy and shed …
Akshay Gujar It has been a decade that the Modi Government is in power in the centre and as the ruling party in other states. Maharashtra also couldn’t resist the Modi wave in its state election of 2014 and BJP ruled the state from 2014 till 2019 with the support of its natural ally Shiv …
Pradnya Garud In part 2 of her interview, Catherine Liu discusses the ideological shifts in U.S. academia after 1968 and its role in manufacturing elite consensus. She examines the rise of liberal authoritarianism and its failure to deliver material gains for the working class. Towards the end, Professor Liu traces the emergence of trauma in …
Suvendu Barik 1. Caste violence on barbers A default understanding of the social position of barbers in the Shudra hierarchy is of holding them accountable for denying haircuts to Schedule Caste communities. While barbers are considered low-caste, they hold onto various casteist norms and simultaneously are minutely regulated by oppressor castes (and feudal, landed communities) …
Ayaz Ahmad Racial minorities of America fought a valiant battle against educational segregation. They made huge sacrifices in their social, political and legal struggle for the creation of integrated educational spaces. That brave Afro-American struggle for the abolition of ‘the separate but equal doctrine’ is stuff of the legends. The US Supreme Court judgment in …