For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Dr. Diksha R S What is suffering? Should it be endured, transcended, or even celebrated? This question has troubled the human mind across civilizations and centuries. Human beings have constantly sought to understand why suffering exists, what meaning it holds, and whether it can be overcome. Different philosophical traditions have offered radically different answers, reflecting …
Chanchal Kumar Since I don’t have anything to pass off as an introduction, I would prefer to plunge straightaway to the topic at hand. The fact that Dr Ambedkar studied and mastered so many different fields of knowledge, from something as diverse as Economics and Law, not only proves his extraordinary commitment and love to …
Dr. Anuradha Bele Navayana Buddhism – Context, Debates and Theories by Shaileshkumar Darokar, Subodh N.W. and Bodhi S.R: The Shared Mirror Publishing House, 2022, ISBN: 9788192993058 (Paperback) pp.vi to 120, INR 250. Navayana Buddhism – Context, Debates and Theories, is a 120 page book that engages with a path crafted by Dr. Ambedkar within the …
Pratiksha Bhaware Dreaming of Babasaheb’s idea of Enlightened India: a beautiful India in which all human beings, animals, birds are equal. Where there is the power to revolt against wrong; where there are constitutional rights; where there is no caste discrimination. Where there is no ego, where there is the middle path of the Buddha. …
Dr Anuradha Bele & Dr Jas Simran Kehal Reading about Mahavir and Buddha with my son in his class VI ICSE history textbook took us back to the 6th century BC. The chapter explained state of affairs that led to rise of a new religious revolution. The causes enumerated in the textbook forced me …
Mook Nayak 2.0 Preliminary Observations A lot of debates are going on about Feminism, its origin and its ideals etc. It is said that the main objective of feminism is to promote equality between the sexes. For a moment, let’s leave the counter arguments made on feminism (1) and look at one profound link which …
Ratnesh Katulkar The decade of 90s had witnessed two landmark political movements, Mandal and Kamandal. The Mandal movement was based on social justice while the Ram Mandir roused majoritarian emotions of religious injustice. The supporters of Ram Temple agitation, despite their rightwing religious coating, have seemed to put forth one logical argument. They used …
Saraswati Suna “I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.” ~ Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Education is a path for equal opportunity and ensures possibilities for individual growth, social mobilities and economic empowerment to the oppressed, Dalit and marginalized communities. However, education throughout Indian history has only …
Nikhil SanjayRekha Adsule (Speech delivered by Nikhil Sanjay-Rekha Adsule in Kathmandu, Nepal at the 8th Asian Pro Bono Conference as an introduction to his paper on ‘Dr.Ambedkar and his pro bono services in Access to Justice and reclaiming Humanity along with a presentation on India’s Social Structure i.e Caste system and its modus-operandi’) Good morning …