A look at three of Ambedkar's ideals which are essential if we want to build a better future for India.
Tag: Ambedkar
‘Witness’ Is an Anti-Caste Film That Treats its Protagonists With Dignity and Humanity
There is little doubt that Ambedkar’s message remains front and centre throughout the film.
Interview: How Somnath Waghmare Draws Parallels Between Documentaries and Politics
In an interview, documentary filmmaker Somnath Waghmare speaks about how he uses the medium as a visual tool to understand society and its relationship with politics.
Reducing Dalits to Mere Beneficiaries: The Neo-Brahmanism of the Sangh Parivar in Karnataka
The Sangh parivar's response to the Karnataka BJP accepting the Justice Das Committee's recommendations to increase reservation for SCs and STs betrays the contradictions between the saffron party's ideology …
How Karnataka’s ‘Preventive Protocol’ Could Help in Retaining All Children in School
The state's RTE protocol on out-of-school children is the first in the country. It has incorporated the provisions of the Articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights …
Revisiting the Wrongs of Bahujan Politics
There is an urgent need to revive Dr. Ambedkar’s Republican ideology to save our socialist secular democracy.
I Was Misquoted, Was Paraphrasing Ambedkar’s Views: JNU VC on ‘Caste of Gods’ Remark
"Most of you should know the origins of our gods anthropologically. No god is a Brahmin, the highest is a Kshatriya," Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit had said.
Dalit Villagers Wanted to Present a Coin to the President. The State Stopped Them.
Thousands of Dalit people funded a symbolic gesture of gifting the Indian parliament a 10-tonne coin calling for the realisation of Ambedkar's dream of untouchability-free India. They were stopped …
The Importance of Anand Teltumbde’s Thoughts in a ‘Republic of Caste’
Anyone engaging seriously with Teltumbde's work will know his beliefs are antithetical to the crimes he is being accused of.
Book Excerpt: What Nehru’s Stance on Muslims Returning from Pakistan Tells Us
An extract from Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee's book 'Nehru and the Spirit of India'.