For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Anitya Sanket Intimate partner violence (IPV) gained widespread attention during the COVID-19 lockdowns and has continued to feature prominently in public discourse. Mass layoffs, precarious and uncertain working conditions, and poor social security policies were shown to strongly correlate with increased instances of IPV during the pandemic and its aftermath. While the COVID-19 crisis should …
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 – …
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 …
Dr. Md Tabrez Alam & Dr Md Afroz Introduction: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the education sector, offering new opportunities for accessibility, personalized learning, and administrative efficiency. However, for marginalized students, AI presents both advantages and challenges. While AI-driven tools can help bridge learning gaps through adaptive learning, language translation, and assistive technologies, structural barriers …
Santosh Rasve Land ownership in India is entwined with caste hierarchies, reflecting thousands of years of structural inequality and exclusion. Dalits, Adivasis, Lower OBCs, and other marginalised communities are landless or marginal landholders. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar emphasised that land is not merely an economic asset but a marker of social status and dignity. Historical and …
Neeraj Bunkar Phule—a film directed by Ananth Mahadevan faced significant opposition from Brahmanical ideologues. The film chronicles the revolutionary lives of Jyotiba and Savitribai Phule, whose fight against caste oppression and gender inequality remains strikingly relevant. A Historical Canvas with Contemporary Resonance The film opens in 1897, Poona, during the bubonic plague, with an elderly …
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,” …