For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Raju Chalwadi Our plural society is going through one of its most fragile phases; the very notion of its multi-identity is under threat. The irony is that the threat is not from outsiders but from its own citizens who are trying to impose their version of history, culture and nationalism on “others.” Since the …
Ratnesh Katulkar Continued from here. It was during the Mauryan period, particularly at the time of Asoka, that India reached its zenith. There was an advanced stage of development in the field of architecture (which is visible in the remains of the Asokan inscriptions), science and technology, literature, administration and above all the emergence …
Sanjay Jothe परम संत रविदास का नाम ही एक अमृत की बूँद के जैसा है. जैसे भेदभाव, छुआछूत और शोषण से भरे धर्म के रेगिस्तान में अपनेपन, समानता और भाईचारे की छाँव मिल जाए. जैसे कि प्यास से तडपते हुए आदमी को ठंडा पानी मिल जाए. ऐसे हैं संत रविदास. इनकी जितनी तारीफ़ की …
Ratnesh Katulkar Buddhism is one of the most prominent topics in the study of ancient Indian history. The reason for its presence and visibility in Indian history owes to its existence to a wide time scale traversed during the 6th century BC to 11th century AD. There is no doubt that many special and …
संजय जोठे (Sanjay Jothe) सनातनी षड्यंत्रकार जब अध्यात्म और धर्म की व्याख्या करते हैं तब वे चर्चा और प्रचार के लिए अपने पवित्र पुरुषों को नहीं चुनते। वे उन्हें तहखानों में सुरक्षित रखते हैं। धर्म प्रचार शास्त्रार्थ आदि के लिए वे आदि शंकर या तुलसीदास को नहीं चुनते बल्कि वे बुद्ध, गोरख, रविदास और …
Amar Khade On Sunday, 9th October 2016, rumour spread across social media like Whatsapp that a 14 year old Dalit boy molested a minor girl in Talegaon (Nashik district, Maharashtra). It was later reported by the guardian minister of Nashik, Girish Mahajan, that the medical authorities have reported that rape has not occurred, and …
Guru Murthy and Mahesh Sosle Dalit Students Federation, University of Mysore The progressive thinkers, cultural personalities and social activists gave a new dimension to the history of Mysuru by celebrating ‘Mahisha Dasara’ on September 29, 2016 organised by Dalit Welfare Trust in association with Backward Class Association, Mysore University Dalit Students and Research scholar Federation …
ರಘೋತ್ತಮ ಹೊಬ (Raghottama Hoba) ಕೆಲದಿನಗಳ ಹಿಂದೆ”ಬುದ್ಧಿಸಂನ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಅಂಶಗಳು ಭಗವದ್ಗೀತೆಯಲ್ಲಿವೆ”ಎಂಬ ದೇವನೂರ ಮಹಾದೇವರ ಈ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಯ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂಡಿಬಂದ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ’ಬುದ್ಧನ ನಂತರ ಕೃಷ್ಣ?’ ಎಂದು ಪತ್ರಿಕೆಯೊಂದರಲ್ಲಿ (ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ) ಓದುಗರೊಬ್ಬರು ಕೃಷ್ಣನ ಕಾಲಾನಂತರ ಬುದ್ಧ ಜನಿಸಿದ್ದು ಎಂದು ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದರು. ಆದರೆ ವಾಸ್ತವ? ಈ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ದೇವನೂರರ ಈ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗೆ ಪೂರಕ ಅಂಶಗಳು ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರರ ಬರಹದಲ್ಲಿ ದೊರಕುತ್ತವೆ. ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರರು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ “ಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ಮೂಲ ಸಂಪಾದಿತ ಕೃತಿಯು ‘ಜಯ’ ಎಂಬುದು ಮತ್ತು ಅದನ್ನು ಸಂಯೋಜಿಸಿದವರು ವ್ಯಾಸ. ಅದರ …
Suresh Ravichandran ~ According to this doctrine (Patit Samutpad – Dependent Origination), the question whether God exists or does not exist is not the main question. Nor is the question whether God created the universe the real question. The real question is how did the creator create the world. The justification for the belief …