B.r. Ambedkar News

Opinion

Opinion | The end of affection between men and women

What we are going through is the reformation of men—by women, and by some very phoney men

4 min read21 Jan 2019
Opinion

Opinion | Why the upper classes are imitating the weak

The strong are discovering the power of vulnerability, victimhood and the moral high ground

4 min read14 Jan 2019
Politics

Amarinder Singh tells Congress MPs from Punjab to fight for Dalits in Parliament

Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh tells Congress MPs from the state to fight in Parliament to ensure that the SC/ST Act is not diluted

2 min read14 Apr 2018
Videos

Why is blue the colour of Dalit resistance? Dalit, Dalit protest, SC/ST Act, B.R. Ambedkar

B.R. Ambedkar's blue suit is one of the main reasons Dalits adopted the blue flag. Blue is also the colour of sky - It stood for the community a representation of non-discrimination, that under the sky everyone is believed to be equal. When thousands of Dalits marched through Delhi on Monday protesting against a Supreme Court ruling that dilutes the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC/ST Act), it was as if they had been washed in blue

5 Apr 2018
Politics

AI can help eliminate caste system, inequalities: Ambedkar followers

AI predication of caste violence by zip code, or caste group can provide tools to develop preventive measures to stop caste violence, according to Ambedkar followers

2 min read7 Mar 2018
Politics

Chandrashekhar Azad—The man in the blue scarf

Chandrashekhar Azad, the founder of the Bhim Army, clearly wants the scarf to be his calling card

4 min read9 Jun 2017
Politics

Why memorials and statues are so important to Dalits

For the Dalits who have been subjugated in various forms, installation of statues of leaders represents their struggles for the symbolic appropriation of public spaces

4 min read8 Jun 2017
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The changing fabric of Dalit life

126 years after his birth, Ambedkar's sartorial-political statement continues to inspire the way Dalits dress and present themselves

10 min read21 Apr 2017
Politics

Note ban has its roots in Ambedkar’s economic thinking: Yogi Adityanath

Yogi Adityanath says Ambedkar had said if any country wanted to strengthen itself economically, it must be ready to change currency notes at regular intervals

1 min read14 Apr 2017
Politics

Dalit issue: Narendra Modi asks politicians to shun irresponsible statements

Narendra Modi also said that he was committed to the welfare of Dalits and other oppressed sections of the society

1 min read2 Sep 2016
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