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Kabir’s uniqueness is evident in his treatment of the ‘questions of caste’. Kabir opposes the caste system but copiously refers to the caste-based social structure. He rejects the idea of caste-based occupations but alludes to them metaphorically in his devotional poems, writes Kamlesh Verma

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Just as imaginary tales were woven to prove that Kabir and Raidas were Brahmins, Dr Hiralal Shukla used a myth to show that Guru Ghasidas had descended from a Brahmin family, writes Kanwal Bharti

For the first instalment of the series, ‘Untold stories of Shudra-Atishudra Awakening’, Kanwal Bharti delves into the history of India’s Hindi heartland

In his book ‘Jati ke Prashn par Kabir’, Kamlesh Verma has looked at Kabir’s personality and literature from an OBC perspective. He says Kabir was neither a Brahmin nor an Untouchable. What was Kabir’s caste then? Harnam Singh Verma reviews the book here

Dalitbahujans are in the middle of a struggle for a better future. Literature gives perspective and sensitivity to a community that is fighting for change. Veteran Rajkishore puts out a reading list for Bahujans

An important link in the Bahujan-Shraman tradition, Tulsi Ram dedicated his entire life and intellect for the cause of the Bahujans. What stood out in his thoughts, life and creations? Dalit author Alakh Niranjan finds out

There is a long tradition of poetry among the so-called Shudra and Ati-Shudra castes. Raidas is one of the key poet-saints of this tradition. He mounted a decisive challenge against the Varna-caste system and dared to dream of an egalitarian society that also didn’t discriminate along religious (Hindu-Muslim) lines – a society where man was looked up to not on the basis of his birth but his human qualities

Gaadge Baba was an institution. He was not only a great saint but a great social reformer, too. Dr Ambedkar had described him as the greatest servant of the people after Jotiba Phule

For me, FORWARD Press was a messenger of social revolution. FP gave a new vision to many a social movement and made people aware. Other magazines may have conceived building a united front of SCs, STs, OBCs and minorities but it was FP that persuaded many to start working towards it