by Mahi Pal
Introduction
Dr B.R. Ambedkar was one the greatest sons of India who was not only a parliamentarian, scholar of repute and constitutionalist expert but also a crusader for the Dalits in India.1 He struggled throughout his life for (...)
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Dr B.R. Ambedkar, Dalits and Decentralised Rural Governance in India: Ideas, Application and Reality
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Ambedkar and Constitutionalism
13 April 2019by Vivek Kumar Srivastava
Constitutionalism is structured on the ideals of limited government, rule of law, regulations and democratic values. The idea of constitu-tionalism was a major theme during the freedom movement which matured in the (...) -
Mother Land
13 April 2019Mother India!
We are all your children,
adoring you, chanting ‘victory to thee’.
But, as in a family, we grow unequally:
some privileged, many neglected.
Your boundless affection cascading
from the perennial fountain
percolates through boulders (...) -
First Dalit Collector who Changed a Feudal District in the 1970s
13 April 2019by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd
Next to Hyderabad, Warangal is the second biggest city of the Telangana State. Most of the present Telangana State’s heritage symbols, Kakatiya Gate, and its tank-based irrigation system go back to the history of (...) -
Congress takes the High Road
13 April 2019, by M K BhadrakumarThe Congress’ manifesto for the upcoming elections has come like the rhapsody of raindrops on a parched land—a reformist mani-festo that promises growth and welfare expansions alike and the pledge of a minimum guaranteed income for the poor that (...) -
Congress Poll Manifesto Analysed
13 April 2019, by Barun Das GuptaThe Congress’ election manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, that was released on April 3, is a document that reaffirms the party’s core commitments, core concerns and core convictions. It seeks to correct the grave distortions that have (...) -
Mirabai — A Feminist Par Excellence
13 April 2019by Ashok Celly
The popular image of Mira is that of a saint-poet who composed highly melodious devotional poems known as bhajans. She is seen primarily as a mystic, the dominant note of whose life and work was ecstatic longing for Lord Krishna (...) -
Redefining National Safety: Who is the Enemy?
13 April 2019, by Badri RainaWere you to ask an ordinary citizen what constitutes a greater threat to her safety, the prospect of a maverick border skirmish by a neighbouring country or the destitute routine of her life unsupported by any guaranteed livelihood or health (...) -
Fascism
13 April 2019, by Badri RainaI am not a fascist only when
I pull the trigger and kill;
I am a fascist when first I think
My work is God’s own will.
I am not a fascist only when
I break the common law;
I am a fascist when first I think
I make the common law.
I am not a (...) -
Open Letter to Chowkidar Narendra Modi
13 April 2019by BINOY VISWAM
Respected Chowkidar Shri Narendra Modi,
When you yourself took up the title of chowkidar, you told the people that you are the watchman of the country. There will be many who believed that you are taking up the responsibility of (...)
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