Bahujan Culture
Jotirao Phule’s ideology and literature
Phule challenged the traditional concept of literature. For him, literature was not only about aesthetics. It was a tool for ushering in social justice. This was in sharp contrast with the then prevalent notion that...
How Kanshi Ram’s slogans became the gospel for the masses
It is time we revived these slogans in our political spheres, in our social spaces and university corridors and connected with villages, bastis and working-class neighbourhoods. Kanshi Ram’s slogans remind us that politics must be...
Virendra Yadav’s struggles in the ‘progressive’ camp
Virendra Yadav’s heart was riddled with barbs hurled by his ‘own’ people. But he kept fighting for secular-progressive ideas. He could have easily immersed himself in writing, ensconced in his living room. But he relentlessly...
Virendra Yadav was an incisive intellectual with a vision for social justice
Virendra Yadav’s biggest contribution is the inculcation of a sense of moral-social accountability in Hindi criticism. Through his writings, he tried to establish that criticism is also a tool that uses literature to understand the...
Discovering young Ambedkar’s Indo-US trade petition
‘We, the representatives of India and members of the Indian Society for the Promotion of Commerce, request to...
Beyond Sacrifice: Reflections on the multifaceted life of Ramai
Was Ramabai just a dutiful housewife of Babasaheb, or was she an active co-emancipator who, like Babasaheb, envisioned...
Dr Ambedkar’s interactions with Indian scientists of his era
In my limited research, I found documented evidence of at least four leading Indian scientists who had interactions...
‘Lo Bir Sendra’ reveals yet more facets of the multifaceted Jaipal Singh Munda
In his recently republished memoir, Jaipal Singh recalls founding labour unions in the Gorumasahini and Badampahar iron-ore mines...
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