Society & Culture
If pandits didn’t create the caste system, who did?
Mohan Bhagwat’s statement won’t help dismantle the caste system. The way the Brahmins have freaked out over the statement is ample proof that they would not allow the termination of the caste system at any...
Why more and more Dalitbahujan are embracing Buddhism
Over the past few years, the Dalitbahujan are increasingly converting to Buddhism. Does this have anything to do with a State that has allowed the brahmanical hatred towards them to spread unchecked? asks Bapu Raut
Christmas is a protest against all forms of oppression
'O Holy Night', it turns out, was a song of political resistance and protest. Imagine white Americans singing the lyrics in the years leading up to the Civil War, ‘Chains shall He break for the...
के. बालगोपाल के जाति-विरोधी साहित्य का अवलोकन
इस नागरिक अधिकार कार्यकर्ता व वकील की मान्यता थी कि जाति-आधारित समाज की आंबेडकर द्वारा की गई समालोचना ‘एक लोकतांत्रिक व्यक्ति द्वारा एक गैर-लोकतांत्रिक व्यवस्था की समालोचना’ भी है। पहले के अवसान के साथ ही...
A review of K. Balagopal’s anti-caste literature
The civil rights activist and lawyer believed that Ambedkar’s critique of a caste society is also a “democrat’s...
‘Chhello Show’: What EWS would look like on-screen
‘Poor Brahmin’ is the constant refrain in this film chosen as India’s official entry for the Best International...
How can late K. Balagopal’s learnings on the ground benefit academia today
In his writings, Balagopal has revisited the concept of ‘universal’ in a way which I believe, can be...
‘Don’t burn our ancestor Raven’
Attacking a woman with a weapon, disfiguring her – is this not criminal? Will a king spare an...
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