For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Leichan Ayekpam Growing up in Manipur, my childhood was steeped in the rich traditions and vibrant rituals of Manipuri Hinduism. Our festivals were a blend of joy, spirituality, and community, with each celebration deeply rooted in our unique cultural heritage. The serene temples, the rhythmic chants (Sankirtana), and the age-old customs made me proud of …
Bodhi Ramteke What could be the priorities for any poorest state, where literacy rate is low, malnutrition level is high, having no proper educational & health infrastructure and other endless issues The vision before such a state should be to overcome those issues through framing and implementing good and constructive policies in a very democratic …
Umar Nizar The brutal murder of P. Jeyaraj and his son Beniks in police custody in Sathankulam in Tamil Nadu invokes the Nirbhaya case in its brutality, the only difference in this case being that the perpetrators were policemen. The atrocious and horrific nature of the torture and the brutalities inflicted upon the victims …
Kalyani K COVID-19 as a pandemic has affected the population across geographies irrespective of people’s nationality, class, race, caste etc. The virus causes the same symptoms and can affect almost anyone. But can one claim COVID-19 virus is a global equalizer? The question needs a contextual understanding of the ways in which social realities around …
ದಿನೇಶ್ ಅಮೀನ್ಮಟ್ಟು ಪ್ರಿಯ ಜನಾರ್ದನ ಪೂಜಾರಿಯವರೇ, ಇಪ್ಪತ್ತೈದು ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಹಿಂದೆ ನಿಮಗೊಂದು ಪತ್ರ ಬರೆದಿರುವುದು ನಿಮಗೆ ನೆನಪಿದೆಯೋ ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ನೆನಪಿಲ್ಲದಿದ್ದರೆ ಅದರ ಪ್ರತಿಯನ್ನು ಕಳುಹಿಸಿಕೊಡುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಅದು ನಾರಾಯಣ ಗುರುಗಳು ಕುದ್ರೋಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿದ್ದ ಗೋಕರ್ಣನಾಥೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನದ ಜೀರ್ಣೋದ್ದಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ನೀವು ತೊಡಗಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದ ಕಾಲ. ಜೀರ್ಣೋದ್ದಾರ ಮಾಡಿದ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ಉದ್ಘಾಟಿಸಲು ಶೃಂಗೇರಿ ಮಠದ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಗಳನ್ನು ಆಹ್ಹಾನಿಸಿರುವುದನ್ನು ನಾನು ವಿರೋಧಿಸಿದ್ದೆ. ವರ್ಣಾಶ್ರಮ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯನ್ನು ವಿರೋಧಿಸಿ ನಾರಾಯಣ ಗುರುಗಳು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿದ್ದ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ವರ್ಣಾಶ್ರಮ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯನ್ನು ಈಗಲೂ ಪಾಲಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಸ್ವಾಮೀಜಿಗಳಿಂದ ಹೇಗೆ ಉದ್ಘಾಟನೆಮಾಡಿಸುತ್ತೀರಿ ಎನ್ನುವುದು ನನ್ನ …
Nidhin Shobhana ‘Every Image embodies a way of seeing’ – John Berger. He enters the giant classroom in his crisp white short kurta, he walks with an ease which inspires pensive and fearful silence; he is fair-skinned, well-fed and tall, and he speaks clearly with authority. One of the most powerful images of our …
The National Tribunal – Violence against Dalit Women in India (on 30th September and 1st October, 2013, at the Constitution Club in New Delhi) was conceived in the hope that it would be ‘one small step in the long and arduous journey of Dalit women for reclaiming their rights‘. Asha Kowtal very succinctly expressed the …
Dr. K. Jamanadas Dr. Ambedkar asked to use temple money for public good In a special editorial in Mahanayak of 14th July 2012, titled, ‘Name of God, wealth of Brahmins’, the author has given interesting statistics. The following is the gist of it. Mr. Sharad Yadav has recently demanded that the money collected in the …
MYSORE: After a long wait of 17 years, justice was delivered to dalits of Badanawalu village of Nanjangud taluk where three community members were killed by a mob following a row over puja at a village temple. Sixth additional sessions judge L Malvalli convicted Suresh and 19 others. The sentence will be pronounced on October …