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

While travelling through the country, a team from Forward Press came across devotees flocking to Mhasoba temples and a revered Mahisha, giving the lie to the brahmanical Durga-Mahishasur myth

That the Asuras or Daityas or Rakshasas were the people who ruled this land is evident from the texts of the Aryans and memoirs of the Bahujans. Bali is remembered in various festivals throughout India – the Bihu festival in Assam, Balipratipada across central and north India, and Onam in south India

Jotirao Phule realized the need for a Bahujan literature 132 years ago. “The writers who herd goats riding camels can never understand the pain of us Shudras and Ati-Shudras,” he wrote in a letter to the Marathi Granthakar Sabha – a literary convention of Marathi writers – held on 24 May 1885

The resistance of the dominant Brahmanical forces has always lent new energy to the Bahujan movement

In an interview with Utpalkant Anish, social activist Teesta Setalvad, while underlining the danger to democracy today, calls for a united struggle against the RSS

Mahishasur Martyrdom Day is observed on the day of Ashwin Purnima. On this day, the members of the Asur community had held a condolence meeting following the killing of their hero, Mahishasur. This year, Mahishasur Martyrdom Day is held on October 15. Let’s find out how we ought to celebrate one of the key festivals signifying the Bahujan culture of resistance

To me the vision was very clear: to return to launch a bilingual (English and Hindi) magazine to provide a platform for the silenced Bahujan majority, with a special focus on the voiceless farmers and artisans, who make up the majority of the OBCs

I see FP’s seven-year journey akin to writing the preface of a big resolution. With its limited financial resources and sustained by the passion of some writers, FP, even in its new form, is an important achievement for those dreaming of social justice

Ambedkar recognized the difference between his first schooling in rural Maharashtra, where he first experienced untouchability, and his experiences as a student in the cities of New York and London that helped him – temporarily – forget his untouchability, until he returned to Indian shores