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Ambedkar combined fearless and trenchant criticism of religion with a deep sympathy and understanding of it. When he diagnosed Hinduism as a religion of inequality because it sanctified caste or when he converted to Buddhism with his followers, Ambedkar was saying that religion can be and must be criticized. This was not to reject religion but to actually arrive at a more just and righteous religion. Prathama Banerjee delves into Ambedkar’s thinking

In his short reign of 28 years, Shahu succeeded in introducing radical social and legal reforms that had far-reaching consequences for the marginalized and the dispossessed. In the process, he also took the mantle from Phule and passed it on to Ambedkar

Eleven people have been arrested in Chennai for burning effigies of Ram, Sita and Lakshman at a much-publicized event

Renowned Dalit thinker Kanwal Bharti remembers thinker, dramatist and critic Mudrarakshas, who was an inalienable part of Dalitbahujan thought and society because of his writings centred on the concerns of these communities and his advocacy of their interests

In our country, there is complete freedom to propagate religious superstitions but there are innumerable hurdles in the path of anyone who tries to promote scientific and rational ideas

It’s hardly surprising that they don’t have a place in history or religion, but tradition has kept them alive

In 1855, Mahatma Jotiba Phule wrote his play Tritiya Ratna (Third Gem), which is also called ‘Tritiya Netra’ (The Third Eye). This play was the harbinger of social theatre