CATEGORIES

Founding a Movement

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

'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

Striving for Progress of all Haryanvis

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

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

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

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

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?

MURDER, RAPE, HUMILIATION

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

Songs and Sensibilities

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

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.

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

Let's Cosy Up To Challenge 'Love'

Intimate relationships without social recognition is gaining ground in many cities of the country

Journey Of Many Desires

The heart sees beauty, kindness, courage and compassion in more than one person and desires to connect with them

Barbie Is Enough

Self-aware in both Birkenstocks and high heels, Greta Gerwig's Barbie is an unforgettable cinematic experience

Disabled Mindsets

It is not uncommon for persons with disabilities to be haunted by questions of love due to the attitude of others

'Open' Secret

Why some urban Indians are seeking sex, love and togetherness, but not necessarily from the same person

Unbounded Intimacy

Alternative forms of relationships make the world less patriarchal and less traumatic

Let's Talk About Sex PLEASE

THE anthem from the 90s is one of the more memorable harbingers of the sexual revolution that gripped a generation of millennials

Eternally in Love

Only the brave let love flow without restraint for it is neither a claim nor a construct

Spectrum of Connections

The present standards of dating or loving are restricting us from loving many people in their many forms

Beyond THE BODY

The asexual community urges people to understand that they are equally capable of giving and receiving love

Cycle of Violence

The tension and barbarity between the Meitei and Kuki communities shows no signs of abating

A Durable Settlement

Manipur has suffered unbearable losses due to political machinations. How long will settlement, reconciliation and healing take?

Humans... 'Like Us'

India’s ad hoc refugee policy is structured around the politicised binary of good refugee, bad refugee’, with religious nationalism becoming the arbiter

The Endless Wait

Afghan refugees in India fear ending up with nothing

Beyond The Binaries

The Bihar Museum Biennale at NGMA Bengaluru was a gentle reminder on the need to re-imagine gender, inclusivity and museums in a digital world

Striking Difference

The narrative around refugees and asylum seekers across the globe appears politically insinuated. Because data tells a different story