For An Informed Ambedkar Age
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 …
Funding Request Dear All, Jai Bhim! We represent the All India Independent Scheduled Castes Association (AIISCA), dedicated to advancing social justice and empowerment for Dalits. Guided by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s legacy, we strive to create a more inclusive society. Despite political reservation, Dalit conditions remain challenging. To address this, we aim to establish a national …
Preeti Chandrakumar Patil In one of the chapters of her book, ‘The Dalit Movement in India: Local Practices, Global Connections’, Eva Maria Hardtmann, offers new insights into the Dalit movement as she has used networks and linkages beyond geography and territory to dig deep into how the Dalit movement spread across India and the world …
JS Vinay Nagraj Manjule is back and this time he is telling us unknown stories of courage via his first Hindi film Jhund that was released on 4th of March, 2022. Nagraj is known to portray people in the most sensitive way and his movies have had top class cinematography, music. This time, the …
Dipankar Devesh Kamble History of Ambedkarite Politics. The Ambedkarite politics of India had been a deciding factor in the electoral system. When Dr. Ambedkar established Independent Labour Party it proved as a potential counter to the then Indian National Congress in the Bombay Legislative Assembly. The Scheduled Caste Federation and Republican Party of India also …
Dipankar Kamble Just a suggestion! Caution: This suggestion is just a view and analysis of an amateur Ambedkarite. I am not a great political analyst; this suggestion just struck my mind when I was sitting idly in the canteen. And I don’t even know how much relevance it holds. On 18th July 2017, Mayawati …
Mahipal Mahamatta and Adhvaidha K “Though, I was born a Hindu, I solemnly assure you that I will not die as a Hindu”, Babasaheb proclaimed in the speech delivered at Yeola in 1936. His decision was the culmination of inequality, inferiority and inhuman treatment given by Hindu religion to fellow human beings. In the modern …
Tejaswini Tabhane When Ambedkar asked us to ‘fight against Hindu Raj’ he was not aware that one day the same propagandists of Hindu Raj will start (mis)appropriating his ideals. The fashion of saffronising Ambedkar has gained a new pace ever since the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government came to power in 2014. …
Payal Rama Nagpur is the winter capital and the third largest city in the state of Maharashtra. It is also one of the prominent cities in Central India. Before the formation of the state of Maharashtra, Nagpur was part of the state of Madhya Pradesh. Under the British rule, it was one of the …