CATEGORIES

A Canvas of Exchanges

The role art plays in society as a tool of survival must be acknowledged. Art memorialises stories and draws attention to the social and the political

Art from the Margins

Artists from marginalised communities reflect on the everyday lives of Dalits and the oppressed classes at an exhibition

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COLUMN CULTURE, DIPLOMACY, INCLUSIVITY

How India Restored G20 Mandate in the face of Uncertainties

7 mins |

INDIA'S BET ON G20 PRESIDENCY

The G20 presidency this year provides India a strong platform to find wider support as the voice of the global south as it seeks to lead developing countries towards greater inclusion in global geopolitics and push back against the hegemony of the global north

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The Battle GOES ON

The Black Panther Party may have been dissolved but many of the original ideas have resurfaced in different forms. The core principles, however, remain the same

Founding a Movement

The Dalit Panthers were committed to the mission of fighting cruelty and oppression

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'Monumen'tal Loss

The monuments, statues and parks in Lucknow are a stark reminder of what the Bahujan Samaj Party once stood for

Beyond Feminism

Dalit women's fight for equality and assertion has been as much with the 'woman' as with the 'man'

"It's not impossible to smash the caste system"

Anand Teltumbde is a scholar and civil rights activist known for his extensive work on B.R. Ambedkar's life and work as well as the caste issue. He was arrested in connection with the Elgar Parishad case in 2020 and released on bail in November 2022 after spending 31 months in jail. The 72-year-old spoke to Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

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Striving for Progress of all Haryanvis

Policies and programmes of Manohar Lal Govt. change the lives of people

7 mins |

Ambedkar and Gandhi

COLONIAL rule, European education and Christian missionary activities had led to some lower-caste assertions in the late 19th century, resulting in the emergence of two distinct responses—a reformist approach by those belonging to the upper castes, trying to integrate the Dalits into the social system, and a confrontationist approach by those belonging to the lower castes to claim what they thought was rightfully theirs

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Ambedkar's Ideal of Maitri

Babasaheb's universalist vision of the community based on maitri enriches the political imagination everywhere

Smt. Lakshmi R Hebbalkar, Hon'ble Minister for Women and Child Welfare, Disabled and Senior Citizens Empowerment in the Government of Karnataka

Minister Madam: Firstly, during the tenure of the previous BJP government, people were shaken by price rise. People had reached a point where it was difficult to survive

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Tracing the Movement

Dalit radicality in the name of Ambedkar is threatened of decay and cooption, thereby running the risk of receding into the landscape of caste

8 mins |

Museum of Untouchability

The practice of untouchability and the heinous crimes that are committed in the form of brute killings, rapes, and public beatings are still in practice. How about a space that depicts all of this?

6 mins |

MURDER, RAPE, HUMILIATION

Atrocities against Dalits are taking place regularly across India. Here's a snapshot

9 mins |

Songs and Sensibilities

Gaddar, a poet and a communist revolutionary, died on August 6

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The English Goddess "English is the milk of a lioness, only those who drink it will roar." -BR Ambedkar

Rule of Peshwa is gone/Mother English has come./In such a dismal time of ours/Come Mother English, this is your hour. /It is all for the good of the poor/Manu's dead at English Mother's door. /Knowledge is poor man's refuge and shade/It's akin to comfort mother-made.

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A Cry from the Heart

The first Dalit autobiography to be published, Baluta created a stir when it appeared in Marathi in 1978. Set in Mumbai and rural Maharashtra of the 1940s and 50s, author and poet Daya Pawar depicts the stark reality of caste violence and untouchability in this classic. It also celebrates the resilience, dignity and courage of the Dalit community and their fight for equality in an unequal society