Thousands of brutal killings of SCs, STs and minorities
Thousands of brutal killings of SCs, STs and minorities don’t buzz these sections of people like the one...
Why Religion makes us “as blind as a bat”? [Anecdote]
In previous post, we have discussed about ‘Chaturvarna‘ and how it is problematic for our society. But we...
Abnegation of Caste: Some pertinent questions and a ‘Reality-check’
Even after 70 years of commencement of the Constitution of India, we are shocked to see the news...
Why ‘chaturvarna’ is problematic ?
It is a pity that Caste system even today has its defenders. The primary argument against the caste...
Ambedkar and the Study of Religion at Columbia University
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar arrived at New York in the July of 1913 to pursue graduate studies at Columbia...
Ramabai: The woman whose sacrifices turned Bhima into Dr Ambedkar
Ramabai Ambedkar was born on 7th February, 1898. She came from a humble background and was the second...
Nangeli : The Dalit woman who challenged the oppressive breast tax
Her name was Nangeli and she lived in Cherthala, a watery alcove on the Kerala coast. We do...
Sant Soyarabai: A Dalit poet-saint of the Varkari tradition
Soyarabai lived in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth century near Pandharpur. The saint-poets, of the Varkari tradition,...
Kuyili : The Dalit Women Warrior
It is not common knowledge that Velu Nachiyar (1730-96), the Queen of Sivagangai, was the first ruler in...
P K Rosy: The First Dalit female actor of Malayalam cinema
She was Malayalam cinema’s first woman actor. But far from being hailed for breaking the glass ceiling, PK...