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Opposing the use of the English language as the medium of teaching and learning in public institutions and allowing it to flourish in private institutions is a dangerous method that over a period of time will lead to Indian English becoming the new Sanskrit – a preserve of the few, writes Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd

Budh Sharan Hans is counted among the leading Dalitbahujan thinkers. He tells Arun Narayan that it was the OBC leaders’ indifference to Ambedkar adopting Buddhism that turned their communities into the biggest advocates of Brahmanism

The coronavirus pandemic has not only exposed the incompetence of the BJP-led government but has also unmasked the RSS that projects itself as being committed to nation-building, service and social integration. The Bahujans have discovered the superficiality of their morals and the hollowness of their objectives, writes Ravikant

Bodies floating in the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar and buried on the banks of the river have kicked up a big row. Who are these dead? Dalitbahujans traditionally bury their dead or consign them to the rivers, says Sushil Manav

Phanishwarnath Renu was among the few authors with a deep understanding of how casteism pervades Indian society and how it relates to certain communities monopolizing agricultural land. His works clearly demonstrate that he firmly stood by the oppressed, writes Kaushal Kumar Patel

Recently, a Hanuman temple cropped up overnight in the middle of a road in the Chandni Chowk area of Old Delhi, the spot from where an old Hanuman temple had been removed in adherence to a Delhi High Court order. Leaders of all political parties have come out in support of the new temple. Against this backdrop, Bhanwar Meghwanshi observes a shift in Indian politics

Jagdeo Prasad devoted his entire life to the service of the Bahujans and paid with his life. In a conversation with Upendra Pathik, his brother Virendra Prasad recalls his simple life, his struggle and his sacrifices

The politics of RSS-BJP is against humanity. They are not propagators of Hinduism but of the Vedic religion. They want to re-establish the socio-economic order that prevailed in the Vedic times. This is clear from the way they are harassing the common man, says Prakash Ambedkar

Historian P. Sanal Mohan says caste continues to be a substantial experience in Kerala. There are numerous occasions in everyday life, like when choosing whom to marry, when one realizes that caste is a reality

Why is the BJP bent on creating political instability in Rajasthan? Is it for ideological reasons? Is the party rankled by the new sociopolitical equations emerging in the state because of a string of policy decisions taken by the Gehlot government? Bhanwar Meghwanshi analyses the recent developments