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Understanding power through caste: Dr. Ambedkar’s contribution to the sociology of law
Dr Babasaheb’s understanding of Indian society was pivotal: he was prescient in the dangers that loomed ahead, even after drafting the Indian Constitution; because caste-based inequality remains deeply entrenched in society and the post-Independence state did not go much beyond providing formal equality to the lower castes and other marginalised communities, Dr. Ambedkar was acutely aware of the continuing presence of upper-caste hegemony from society to politics and from culture to the economy
Remembering Bhagat Singh, Reclaiming the Right to be A Free Thinker
It is quite a striking experience when, in Europe – including in France which is the historical birthplace of secularism –, one gets automatically told, for example, "Oh, you are a Hindu!" if one says one is Indian, or "Oh, you are a Muslim! if one says one is Algerian.
Freedom from Communalism & Religious Intolerance was Bhagat Singh’s Ideal, Never Hindu Rashtra
Hindu Communalists have forever sought to appropriate the young and fiery martyr in Goebbellsian ways perpetuating lies and falsehoods that include falsely promoting February 14 (Valentine’s Day) as his Death Anniversary rather than March 23, when he was actually hanged
Re-construction, federalism, anti-fascism & a free society: MN Roy on his 136th birth anniversary
Today is the 136th birth anniversary of M.N.Roy (1887-1954). I mention below a photograph in which M.N.Roy is standing in Centre at the top of steps with delegates at the 2nd Congress of the Communist International, 1920 alongwith Lenin and Gorky. On this occasion there are four quotes from his writings which are worth remembering at the present times.
Equality March to mark Dr Ambedkar’s Mahad Satyagraha
Sarvahara Jan Andolan sends out a message of equality in an atmosphere polluted with hatred
Now Kabir Is Also a Pariah to the Hindu India
A few years ago, a Muslim professor at a university in Uttar Pradesh, called Kabir, anti-Muslim. Now, Hindus are also calling him anti-Hindu.
Haleema Beevi: Pioneer of Social Reform and Broad-Based Muslim Education in Kerala
At a time when our society is again falling in the grip of conservatism, irrationalism and over-religiosity, we must remind ourselves of the work of Late Haleema Beevi, the first female journalist from Kerala.
Bombay HC seeks policy on old settlements for protected monuments; stays evictions at Vishalgarh
The Court had last week stayed demolitions by Western Railways on its land, stressing upon the need for rehabilitation of those displaced
Dr. Ambedkar, India’s 1st Law minister’s resignation letter missing from records
Despite an extensive inquiry and search, the document could not be located: President’s Secretariat
No discussion on who killed Mahatma Gandhi is complete without addressing idea of a Hindu Rashtra
First published on: 28 Jul 2016The murder of Mahatma...
Why did Tipu Sultan have a Hindu god’s name on his ring
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