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Cancel the Illegal, Anti-constitutional Adequacy G.O. No. 2 of 2004

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Please sign the petition here.  Date: 13/03/2024 Place: Hyderabad To, The Chief Secretary, Government of Telangana, D.R. B R Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad – 500063, Email – cs@telangana.gov.in Twitter: @TelanganaCS Principal Secretary, Government of Telangana, School Education Department, R. B R Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat Hyderabad – 500063, Email: splcs-edu@telangana.gov.in prlsecyedu@telangana.gov.in The Commissioner and Director of School Education, Govt …

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Babasaheb Ambedkar Writing and Speeches volumes donated to Harvard University

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Mahesh Wasnik The Ambedkar Association of North America (AANA), a US-based nonprofit organization, donated Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Writings and Speeches (BAWS) Volumes to the Harvard University Library at Harvard Yard, 1, Cambridge, MA 02138, on March 8th, 2024. A total of 18 volumes were donated to this university library. Today was a historical day for …

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The Forgotten Dhalavakullam Strike of Vaikom

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Naveen Prasad Alex The Vaikom Satyagraha (from March 30, 1924, to November 23, 1925) is well known as an anti-caste struggle in Kerala and has played a major role in the Kerala reformation movement. It was a historic anti-untouchability movement for access to the prohibited public roads around Vaikom Temple in the Kingdom of Travancore. …

Atrocities

Dalit teen Somesh sacrifices himself to establish a board with Ambedkar’s name and photo

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Rahul Kumar Gautam  On February 27, a horrible incident took place in Silaibada village in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur district. The Jatav community had put up a board that was painted with Dr. Ambedkar’s portrait. The UP police, led by the deputy collector, went with a JCB to uproot the board. The Jatav community opposed the …

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Gains of National Parties: A step towards progression or regression for the state of Telangana?

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Anvesh Baki & Ashok Danavath Historically, federalism in India has suffered at the hands of national parties, especially when they got a comfortable majority in the parliament. The incumbent party at the center, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and its opposition party at the center, the Indian National Congress (INC)—both have their fair share in …

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The social dynamics of reservation

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Vinayak Kale In 2021, the Supreme Court of India, drawing on the Indra Sawhney case, invalidated the Maratha reservation. The court had held that the classification of Marathas as a socially and educationally backward class was unreasonable. After that, demand for reservation in both government employment and educational opportunities geared up in Maharashtra. A notable …

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బహుజనులారా రండి… వచ్చి మీగాధను చెప్పండి…

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  Kranthi Kumar Mungamuri   అగ్రకుల మతోన్మాదులు మీ ఒంటి మీద మిగిల్చిన కుల వ్యతిరేక గుర్తులను చూపించండి….   వచ్చి ఈ… ప్రపంచానికి చెప్పండి వచ్చి ఈ… అణగారిన ప్రపంచ సమాజానికి చెప్పండి…   వచ్చి ఈ… అణగద్రోక్కుతున్న మనువాద నవతరానికి చెప్పండి…   ఈచోటనే… మా నాలుకలని తెగ్గోసారని !   అది బహుజన విముక్తి నినాదాలను పలుకుతుందని !   ఈ చోటనే… మాసెవుల్లో సిసాన్ని పోసారని !   మీ …

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Post Ideological in Popular Dalit Discourse

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Rahul Sonpimple The post-Ambedkar Dalit discourse can be broadly outlined through three key developments in the Dalit movement: 1) the struggle for constitutional rights, 2) the mission for political autonomy, and 3) the quest for alternative culture through Ambedkar’s Buddhism. While mainstream Dalit politics has largely remained fragmented, there is noticeable strengthening in both non-political …

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‘Desh Azaad Hai’ but for whom: Review of Satyamev Jayate

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Review of Episode ‘Untouchability: A life of humiliation’ on television show ‘Satyamev Jayate’, S1/ Episode 10 (Broadcast on 8th July 2012) Nilkamal Chauhan I watched these videos, which are about caste discrimination, on May 18, 2020. In this video, we can see three different case studies. I listened to them again and again because they …