Bahujan Culture
How Jagdeo Prasad saw Jan Sangh’s animosity towards Muslims
The BJP has been fomenting hatred against the Muslims, leading to the community being gripped by a feeling of insecurity and helplessness. Against this backdrop, an article by former Bihar deputy chief minister and founder...
How Jagjivan Ram was repeatedly denied prime ministership
Jayaprakash Narayan should have ensured a democratic election for the leader of the Janata Alliance’s parliamentary party. In his book ‘Ek Zindagi Kafi Nahi Hain’, eminent journalist Kuldip Nayar wrote, “Had there been an election,...
When Ambedkar urged workers of India to unite against Brahmanism and capitalism
Two years after he launched the Independent Labour Party, Ambedkar addressed a conference of Dalit workers employed by the railways in Manmad in which he identified Brahmanism and capitalism as the enemies of the Indian...
How months of deliberations preceded Santhal Hul
Kedar Prasad Meena’s research concluded that Hul was the response of a people yearning for freedom and self-respect to their exploitation by moneylenders, the loot of their land and sexual exploitation of their women by...
Ambedkar’s insights and foresight remain deeply underappreciated
Dr B.R. Ambedkar’s vision of democracy transcended the simplistic notion of majority rule. He critiqued majoritarian democracy as...
Seminal role of Dalit-OBCs in development of language and literature
Scripts were invented by painters and sculptors, and not scholars. Not only in India but in civilizations the...
Raidas: A modern revolutionary thinker from the feudal medieval era
Raidas’ radical thinking and works didn’t get wider national and international acceptance. In fact, his modern vision wasn’t...
As Jharkhand turns 24, a reason to celebrate and a reality check
Jharkhand stands at a crossroads. The state must strike a balance between preserving its rich cultural heritage and...
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