For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Tamil Gramsci Periyar E.V. Ramasamy remains a polarizing figure in Indian history, particularly for the Brahmin community, due to his relentless exposure of their deeply entrenched caste-based practices. His work has left an indelible mark on Tamil society, and its relevance extends far beyond regional boundaries, resonating even in today’s conversations about Diversity, Equity, and …
Mohit Meshram I worked at a startup company while pursuing higher education, facing family and financial issues at the time. The company was a fintech firm providing personal loans to students and employees, similar to a company like Mpokket, and it was earning substantial profits. I was part of the KYC verification department, but there …
Ankur Kumar Damon Keith postulated that “Democracy dies in darkness”; this saying later became very well known and also the tagline of US based Washington Post newspaper. It’s an irony that two institutions i.e. mass media and political parties, that are supposed to be the pillars of democracy are proving to be its finest adversaries. …
Dr Anuradha Bele & Dr Jas Simran Kehal The Brahmin and Vaishya population in India is very small. Yet if we study top 1000 companies in India, it is seen that in the board of directors, 93% are upper castes including Brahmins, Vaishyas, Parsis, Ashrafs and Syrian Christians (early Brahmin converts to Christianity), with …
Pramod Kumar A common refrain of the anchors/editors, during the discussions in the studios of news channels and even in print is that “Don’t shoot the messenger”. It is true that except for niche media houses which happen to be affiliated either to a political party or an ideology, the mainstream media had been diverse …
By Kancha Ilaiah The recent happenings in Delhi around the issue of the Lokpal Bill have been celebrated by the media as people’s victory, pinned down on Team Anna Hazare. But the majority of the “masses” of this country, living in institutional caste and class enclosures, are not yet part of the “civil society” that …