Ambedkar’s Legacy Lives on in Anti-Caste Peasants’ Movements
Ambedkarite peasant radicalism of the 1930s provided multiple avenues for Dalits to forge wide-ranging alliances with non-Dalit masses.
Snapshots from Mahatma Jotirao Phule’s Life, Through the Eyes of His Close Aide
The translation of an essay by Govind Ganapat Kale from the 1981 Marathi book ‘Amhi Pahilele Phule’. The book is a compilation of recollections narrated by Jotirao Phule’s associates and contemporaries, compiled by Pandharinath Patil and edited by Sitaram Raikar.
Do Not Let Hindutva Rulers Destroy Heritage of Communal Unity of Jallianwala Bagh Martyrs
Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs fought and died together for India’s independence.
Remembering Jotiba Phule, the Mahatma who Fought against Brahmin Hegemony
An epoch-maker, Phule is one of the most radical activist-thinkers of the 19th century.
In His Writings on Caste, Bhagat Singh Saw Dalits as Vanguard of Revolution in India
Bhagat Singh understood caste and the practice of untouchability and its associated binary of purity-pollution as an integral part of Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma).
Over 60% OBC, SC Positions Vacant in IIMs
More than half of the faculty positions reserved for OBCs in central institutions of higher education are vacant, while about 40% of those reserved for Scheduled Castes and Tribes also remain unfilled.
Mahad Satyagraha: After 94 Years, Do We have Equality, Dignity & Access?
Ninety-four years ago, on March 20, 1927, Babasaheb Ambedkar walked to the public water tank/pond – Chavdar tale – with fellow satyagrahis and drank water from a common property resource denied to the Dalit Untouchables.
Long Wait for Rehabilitation May Push Thousands Back into Manual Scavenging
Government departments’ apathy and lack of reliable data on manual scavengers is a hurdle to rehabilitation efforts, say stakeholders.
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Fundamentalists Make Hay While the Sun Shines
Perhaps, the rulers and administrators manning the State machinery, haven’t heard this verse of Baba Farid Shakarganj (1173-1265 AD): “Farid, the earth questioned the sky, Where are the mighty captains gone? / In their grave they rot, was the reply / And rebuked for tasks not done.”
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The Discordant Notes of Caste Lines in the Classical Arts
At a recent webinar organized by the UCLA Center for India and South Asia, scholars and artists laid bare the seldom-discussed problem of caste in the performing arts of South India.