For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Shilpa Dasra and Navratri are widely celebrated across India as a festival of devotion, divine femininity, and the victory of Goddess Durga over the demon king Mahishasura. However, beneath this widely accepted narrative lies a complex history that reveals layers of caste, culture, and identity politics. A growing movement among Dalit, Bahujan, and Adivasi communities …
Vaibhav Kharat, Ganesh Pandit A House Full of Noise, Still Nobody Listened: A Reading of Maharashtra’s Monsoon Session 2025 It was raining outside here in Delhi. And inside the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan, it was storming. But not the kind that brings change. Thunder roared, voices clashed, cameras blinked, and something essential was missing: ‘the people’. …
Vivek Kumar Singh, Manisha In response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Radhika Vemula and Abeda Salim Tadvi—the mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi, who both died by suicide following caste-based discrimination on university campuses—the University Grants Commission (UGC) has released the Draft Regulations 2025 for the ‘Promotion of Equity in Higher …
Lokesh Bag In a society where caste continues to shape access to knowledge, power, and dignity, any conversation about merit or excellence must begin by confronting the foundations on which our institutions stand. Caste is not merely a social identity; it is a structural faultline that distorts every idea of fairness, reason, and justice. As …
Pradnya Garud Touré F. Reed, professor of 20th-century US and African American History at Illinois State University, speaks with Round Table India on a wide range of topics related to US history and politics. In Part 3, he focuses on Black History in the USA. Pradnya: For a global audience, how should we understand black-led movements in the US? …
Umar Nizar The night listens, with its soft palette of shadows. Daylight colours gradually lose their glistening sheen. Life begins where death abates. Images lurk in the embers of memory. Shadows emerge. Gazes soften, seeking that solace, beloved of the weary. In the smithy of the heart, intensities cool down, settling into primordial life rhythms. …
Pradnya Garud Touré F. Reed, professor of 20th-century US and African American History at Illinois State University, speaks with Round Table India on a wide range of topics related to US history and politics. In Part 2, he focuses on Race and Class Reductionism. Pradnya: Racial identity is often seen as central to understanding social and economic inequalities …
Pradnya Garud Touré F. Reed, professor of 20th-century US and African American History at Illinois State University, talks to Round Table India on a wide range of topics about US history and politics. In Part 1, he delves into US electoral politics, focusing on white nationalism and its roots. Pradnya: How would you describe the …
Dr. Ohi Uddin Ahmed The spread of Islam in the Indian Subcontinent was one of the significant aspects of Indian History, but it received very little attention from historians and scholars at large. The consequent outcome of the absence of critical analysis formed a notable knowledge gap and perpetuated stereotypes as a result of some …