Nikhil Bagade Jai Bhim! Namo Buddhay! Couple of years ago, when I came across the work of Syamsundar Vunnamati, I was quite inspired by his work of digging up cartoons and news articles about Dr. Ambedkar to present us the context of his struggle amidst the Brahminical media. It got me thinking how foreign news …
Unmasking the Myth of “Neutral” Tech
Pranav Jeevan P There is a popular myth that technology is neutral, but in reality, technology reinforces the hierarchical and exploitative power relations of the societies that create and use it. Throughout history, technological advancements have been deeply intertwined with acts of genocide, apartheid, and the exploitation of people. From the colonial era, where technological …
Is filmmaker Pa. Ranjith an anti-Periyarist?
Sree Govind Bharatvaraj In the recent past, the popular filmmaker Ranjith has been overtly criticized as an anti-Periyarist and a Hindutva supporter by Dravidian intellectuals and Periyarists. Starting from senior intellectuals like Suba Veerapandian to young Periyarists, this criticism is framed around Ranjith. But how far this argument is true is a serious one that …
Review of Dr. Savita Ambedkar’s ‘Babasaheb — My Life with Dr. Ambedkar’
Book Review: “Babasaheb My Life with Dr. Ambedkar” by Dr. Savita Ambedkar translated from the Marathi by Nadeem Khan Rajesh Chandra Kumar & Vinay Damodar Dr. Savita Ambedkar, formerly known as Dr. Sharada Kabir, was born into a middle-class Saraswat Brahmin family and met Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar while he was a patient suffering from a …
Leaving Delhi
Chanchal Kumar Leaving Delhi. Won’t start by saying it was bad. It was good, in that I survived. Delhi is like a festering wound that stops to plug. Every time I have to visit it, I hope it will be better than the last time. But no. Anyway, Delhi could be slightly better if: Water …
Horse blinkers
Tripak Horse blinkers ‘Walk with horse blinkers’, advised my forty year old father out of his tobacco filled mouth, rotten teeth showing, from the gap of two lips. While removing my blood stained , white school uniform, on a rainy evening of shravan, when I came back from the school, breaking the skull of …
Vadodara: Model City for upper castes
Sanjukta Bhowal Stalwarts of the BJP regime, typically Savarnas, vouch for the idyllic, model like qualities of the city of Vadodara and its sister cities in the state – Ahmedabad, Surat amongst others. Undeniably it is an idyllic city, but only for UCs who seek the comfort of its refuge. The Prime Minister often claims …
Dalit Law student in grave need of financial support
Round Table India Maruthi N is pursuing BA, LLB in Bhaskar Law College, Moinabad, Telangana. He is a Dalit student belonging to a Scheduled Caste. Due to financial constraints he is being deprived of an opportunity of becoming a law graduate which he had secured through long years of hard work. Our humble request is …
Fascist, Brahmin, corporate threat against Dr Ambedkar’s Deekshabhumi
Dr Ratnesh Katulkar Deekshabhumi is a site where Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar embraced Buddhism on October 14, 1956 along with his five lakh followers. However, this place of historical and spiritual significance is now facing an existential crisis. Common persons’ entry to the upcoming Dhammachakra Pravartan Divas in October could be permanently restricted if things continue …