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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
BOOK REVIEW – Bhil Vidroh: Sangharsh ke sawa sau saal
Chronicling the historic events of Bhil revolts in India
A historicity of Savarkar’s rehabilitation project
An examination of claims made as part of the Hindutva leader’s image makeover
37-year-long mockery of searching for the killers of 1984 Sikh massacre
A deep dive into how various governments and political parties failed the people of India in getting justice for one of the worst instances of communal violence in the country
Udham Singh: An icon of inspiration and idealism
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150 years of Gandhi: A legacy of Ahimsa and Communal Peace
First published on: 28 Sep 2019Gandhi spent the last year...
Mihir Bhoj statue: UP gov’t under fire at Gurjar Mahapanchayat
Controversy over ‘caste’ and lineage of 9th Century king Mihir Bhoj, fuelled further by UP CM Adityanath unveiling statue
Kannur University likely to drop works of Savarkar, Golwalkar from syllabus
This has been recommended by a two-member committee syllabus review appointed by the university, following massive public uproar
Moulvi Muhammad Baqir: The journalist who made the pen his sword
Baqir played a crucial role in encouraging people to come together for the 1857 Rebellion against the British and was martyred
Remembering the independence activist, Jatindra Nath Das
He died in 1929 at the age of 25, after a 63-day fast for protecting political prisoners from injustice
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