For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Subodh Minto The month of March in the year 2014, brought India closer to the next general elections, which were due in April and May. The failure of policies of Indian National Congress led UPA II Government raised hopes of the chief opposition, the Bharatiya Janata Party, a Hindutva (Brahmanic) force which was trying to …
Pradnya Jadhav ~ I have seen youAt the front of the Long MarchThe end of your sari tucked tightly at the waistShouting “Change the name”Taking the blow of the police stick on your upraised handsGoing to jail with head held high……… ~ Jyoti Lanjewar Namantar means Renaming. Few decades ago, the word Namantar had …
Upendra Sonpimple Pune University made a major headway for Dalit Bahujan politics through its association with the name of Savitribai Phule – a symbol and source of inspiration for many Dalit-Bahujans in Maharashtra. Renaming universities in the name of social revolutionaries has been an ongoing phenomenon, though not without struggle. It was in 1994 …
Pradnya Jadhav Bhimabai said: “It has been always ‘my’ honour to be known as the wife of my husband…, I am seen as responsible for raising his children and caring for his family… I am also seen as a great support to him, he always… always praised me for my humble nature, cooking for …