Whose Ambedkar Is He Anyway?
The true riddle of Ambedkar is: why did he consider himself a Hindu at all, despite having seen the ugly side of discrimination and his trenchant criticism of the religion?
Why Is It So Difficult To Get Ambedkar’s Books?
His thoughts and writings, which were ahead of their time, are finding their way to reach out through technology. How apt.
ये तीर अपने निशाने नहीं चूकते
जैसे एक प्रेमी अपनी प्रेमिका से वादे करता है उसी तरह गायक और कवि बाबासाहब को उनके सपनों का जहां देने का वादा करते हैं, जबकि उनके ऊपर व्हाट्स एप्प मैसेज समाज विज्ञानियों के मनोरंजन की चीज हो गए हैं।
In Praise Of West Indies
For bringing a child-like spirit to the game of cricket and taking our breath away
Mere Paas Panama Hain
There are legitimate ways of using tax havens but most of what was going on in Panama was a safe country mile or two from those.
Fly In The Face Of The Finest Print
Vigorous action can nullify the reasons that conspire to keep Dalits out of newsrooms
Ambedkar Is Proof Of Hindu Pluralism
Why we didn’t send liberators like him the Joan of Arc way, or declare them kafirs
These Arrows Don’t Miss Their Mark
Like a lover to the beloved, singers and poets promise Babasaheb the world of his dreams, while WhatsApp messages on him become a social scientist’s delight
A Baker’s Dozen For Babasaheb
Despite his standing as the father of the Indian Constitution, few know more of B.R. Ambedkar beyond the obvious. Pranay Sharma tests your knowledge with this 13-question quiz.
The Riddle Of Riddles In Hinduism
Salvaged from loss, neglect and deliberate oblivion, the survival of Ambedkar’s manuscript (albeit not unscathed) is miracle for readers and scholars alike
Find Me An Icon As Fast As You Can
The BJP-Sangh parivar takes the lead in remaking Constitution-maker Babasaheb Ambedkar in its own image, roiling innumerable political and caste groups
Walks In His Way
Preparations are afoot in Ramabai Ambedkar Colony in Ghatkopar, Mumbai, for the great man’s anniversary. How does Babasaheb inspire his own people in these times of accelerating aspirations? A bouquet of photographs by members of the Photography Promotion Trust seeks answers.
Caste As Gang: Why Hindu Society Is ‘Anti-Social’
Ambedkar saw exactly how Hindu society, ‘cut off’ from itself and anti-social at its roots, is no society at all. It is foolhardy, therefore, to imagine it as a unified nation.
No Thing As Genetic Merit
Sangh arguments for only economic quota are specious. Actually, the private sector must pass on its privileges.
Excluded From The Excluded
Why can’t we accept that being Dalit is just as difficult when one is not a Hindu?
A Dream Of Unsoiled Life
A 30,000-km yatra against a “mildly hazardous” job that killed 1,200 Dalits in two years
The Lake Of Liberation
It was the classic caste confrontation—over water. Eighty-nine years ago, Ambedkar led a group of Dalits to drink water from this lake in Mahad.
Four Shades Of Irony, One Of Fury
The Purusha Sukta glibly drops the four varnas on Hindus. Lit by a holy rage and unwavering in scholarship, Ambedkar exploded the very purity of the chaturvarna.
“Capitalism Will Turn Caste Order Into A Relic”
Chandra Bhan Prasad who from being a believer in Naxalism has embraced capitalism on why his commitment to Ambedkarism is still unwavering
The Page Mnemonist
Shinde has a huge Ambedkar-related library, and there is no better index than his mind