Tag: ambedkar
Tamil Nadu: The Politics behind the defacing of Periyar Statue
On Jul 17, 2020 the statue of ‘Periyar’ E.V. Ramasamy in the Sundarapuram area of Coimbatore was found coated with saffron-colored paint by unknown...
Fraternity: Ambedkar’s forgotten gift
One could argue that the absence of the founding ideals of democracy, such as equality, liberty and fraternity, in our past customs, in the...
Ambedkar Jayanti, Anand Teltumbde arrest and the casteist face of power
As PM Modi reminds the nation on the values of Ambedkar on Ambedkar Jayanti while extending the lockdown, his words couldnt have been more...
On Constitution Day : We the people and the Constitution of...
"Democracy is not merely a form of government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. It is essentially an...
Tamil Nadu: The Curious Case of Dalits Punished in the Ambedkar...
On August 26th, a video from Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam went viral. The video showed a young man climbing up to the Ambedkar statue installed at...
Nation’s Crisis Can’t Be Solved Unless Intellectual Crisis is Addressed
I hope the readers of the Gauri lankesh news need no explanation about the crisis the country is facing today. What is the solution...
Jignesh Mevani : Buddha, Basvanna and Ambedkar’s teachings are road map...
I am deeply humbled to have been asked to write in Gauri Lankesh Patrike. Gauri Lankesh was a mentor, a guide and most importantly...
