How have the Dravidian movement, the Dalit movement led by Ambedkar and his successors, the Communist movement, and the ...
From memes to podcasts, Periyar’s ideas on caste, gender, and equality are inspiring a new generation to question hierarchies ...
Free & fair elections in India explained for UPSC. Understand significance, challenges, reforms, ECI role, MCC, political ...
Most conveniently for the Parivar, in this framing of Macaulay’s legacy and his effect on Indian education, to be ...
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Who Counts, Who Knows, Who Decides but Caste?

Counting and classifying citizens for the caste census must not be treated as a benign exercise, but as a political act that can challenge or reinforce hierarchies of knowledge and power.
PM Modi’s talk about ‘colonial mindset’ comes from an ideology whose followers kept aloof from the anti-colonial struggle, ...
In many coaching sessions where relationships come up, I silently ask one question before my client finishes their story: Is ...
Discover the life & legacy of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, architect of India`s Constitution & social reformer. Explore his fight for ...
The real question is not whether Macaulay failed India, but whether India’s own elites failed to fulfil even the limited ...
The dominant political ideology in India today is Hindu nationalism, a spectrum of thought that represents a “New India.” In ...

Stop the alms

Authentic democracy can be achieved with the institution of a set of constitutionally-guaranteed fundamental economic rights, ...