For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Kshirod Nag There are numerous tangible and historically grounded reasons for remembering B. R. Ambedkar. However, among the most salient and analytically significant aspects that distinguish him from other thinkers are his conception of the nation as a moral-social formation, his notion of freedom as the essence of life, and his articulation of a universal …
Dr Md Afroz & Dr Tabrez Alam “We must make our political democracy a social democracy as well.”–B.R. Ambedkar Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, envisioned a republic built not just on paper laws but on the lived reality of social justice, liberty, and fraternity. His foresight was prophetic. As India …
Prashant Kumbhar Dr. B. R. Ambedkar placed significant emphasis on ‘social democracy’ within his philosophical framework. Throughout the freedom struggle, the social movement unfolded alongside the national movement. The marginalized and oppressed classes actively engaged in the social movement, aspiring to establish an ideal social order distinct from the elite-dominated national movement. This social movement …
Prashant Randive India is one of the world’s largest democracies, with a constitution that enshrines democratic ideals and a political system that is meant to reflect them. However, despite the country’s many democratic achievements, there remain significant challenges and contradictions that continue to affect Indian society and politics. One of the most important figures in …
Salman Farissi COVID-19 hit India in March 2020. Nationwide lockdown prohibited all forms of political or religious congregations. Protesters on the streets of India against CAA, NRC, and NPR retreated as responsible human beings but the deep state and the Indian state (RSS-BJP) seem to have been searching for their prey hiding in the lurches. …
സിന്ധു മരിയ നെപ്പോളിയൻ (SAVARI and Round Table India are doing a series to put together the Bahujan perspective on the Coronavirus pandemic) [The conversation was recorded on April 17, 2020] രാകേഷ് റാം എസ്: സിന്ധു മാധ്യമ പ്രവർത്തകയായി ജോലി ചെയ്തിട്ടുണ്ട്. കമ്മ്യൂണിക്കേഷൻസ് ആണ് പഠിച്ചത്. ആ അനുഭവത്തിന്റെ പശ്ചാത്തലത്തിൽ, കോവിഡ്-19 പകർച്ചവ്യാധിയുടെ പ്രതിരോധത്തിൽ കേരളത്തിലെ മാധ്യമങ്ങളുടെ ഇടപെടലിനെ പറ്റിയാണ് ചോദ്യം. ലോക്ഡൗൺ കാരണം ഏറ്റവും കൂടുതൽ …
KK Kochu Democracy, according to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, is not just an order of governance, but it is a way of living. Unsegregated living with sense of unity and sharing of acquired experiences is necessary in order to achieve such a state. He has said that it is impossible to achieve such a state …
Utkarsh Manav If one has to theorize a concept where people at a specific space and time come together to form a system where 1) they are governed by themselves, 2) they follow a set of rules and regulation, 3) they all are equal in status and 4) where they all are part of a …
N. Sukumar and Shailaja Menon If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. ~ Luke 6:29 Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets. ~ Mathew 7:12 The poster boy of …