Topic: BR Ambedkar
How Ambedkar, Munshi & Krishnaswamy Ayyar argued for Uniform Civil Code at Constituent Assembly
On 23 Nov 1948, Muslim members suggested changing laws ‘connected with religious beliefs & practices’. Counter-argument that a code would promote amity and secularism won the day.
No Gandhi means no Savarkar. Mercy plea debate just a way to instal him as New India’s father
The historian as judge-referee looking to ‘settle’ the question of Gandhi allegedly urging Savarkar to file mercy petitions is doomed to fail, and not due to lack of evidence.
The real story is Gandhi, Savarkar were on same page on Hindi, Hindu, Hindustan — and caste
Rajnath Singh's attempt to Gandhi-wash Savarkar has carved his mercy petitions in stone. The debate between politicians and historians is now in the town square.
Gail Omvedt took caste to global audience that was fed only a Brahminical point of view
Gail Omvedt represents a generation of scholarship and activism that combined diverse ideologies to fight out caste-based oppression. She was a trusted friend of Bahujans.
Consensus on a cut-off date for reservation will be real tribute to Ambedkar, Constitution
RSS' support to reservation comes from the awareness that for the political class, creation of ‘backward classes’ has become a handy tool to forge vote banks and win elections.
Hindi Dalit literature has a gaping hole – satire
Writing tragedy makes the writer more responsible; writing satire makes the system cautious.
Don’t rush to cancel wokes in McCarthyist panic. Keep 5 things in mind
Wokes have been called illiberal, online lynch mobs, an intolerant new religion and 'souped-up' Communists.
Labourers are backbone of a capitalist economy. India can’t leave them unattended in Covid
India’s working class, for whose betterment Ambedkar brought a series of legislation, is struggling to access social protection in the Covid crisis.
Indians have put their republic on a pedestal, forgotten to practise it each day
Statues of Ambedkar often show him holding the Constitution in one hand, and his other arm outstretched, finger pointing forward. It’s more urgent than ever to follow that direction.
Bharat Bandh — India’s slide into constitutional grey zone where politics decides right or wrong
No side is playing by the Constitution in letter and spirit, and India is hurtling into a grey zone where rule of law is no longer the yardstick for anything.
Russia shooting down satellite hints at future of International Space Station. It’s grim
While a moratorium on further testing of DA-ASAT weapons may take time, there is no reason why countries cannot start exchanging data on debris in outer space.
Bezos, Branson & Musk — Are billionaires popularising space travel or just on an ego trip?
Jeff Bezos will travel to the edge of space in his New Shepard aircraft — more than a week after billionaire Richard Branson defeated him in a fast developing space race.