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When alive, he was kept on the margins of mainstream politics. And post-demise, there was a grand Neruvian design to confine ...
Rahul Gandhi said Siddaramaiah would agree that what Ambedkar faced was shameful and should not be endured by any child in ...
Malayalam and English poet Aleena speaks of her experiences in dealing with bigotry and how Savarnas perceive her online ...
The significance of Babasaheb Ambedkar’s decision to embrace Buddhism continues to resonate today, but Dalits seeking to ...
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi has written to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, urging the state government to enact a law named Rohith Vemula Act for ensuring that no one faces ...
Ambedkar’s birth anniversary (April 14) is a moment to revisit Christophe Jaffrelot’s 2005 book about the man who gave hope ...
The main reason for the neglect of Ambedkar in Nepal is the preponderance of communist and/or socialist parties. For some reason, communists in both India and Nepal, including the leftist Dalit ...
The persistence of caste stigma against Dalits in India is a complex issue rooted in historical, social, economic, and ...
A cleanliness drive was undertaken in Uttar Pradesh's capital city Lucknow on Sunday a day ahead of the Ambedkar Jayanti.
The announcement marks a high-profile intensification of the government’s efforts to claim Ambedkar. On March 30th Mr Modi ...
Yes, there are exceptions. There always are. But they’re often tokens, held up to suggest that the gates are open. They prove ...
In the villages of Tamil Nadu and across India's urban parishes, a profound contradiction unfolds daily. "My faith teaches ...