Shewli Hira Anecdotes from well-to-do dalit homes do not match with the experiences in well-to-do uppercaste homes as our households were not ruled by manusmriti …
So, you think you can dance?
Pradnya Mangala One of my cousins is a terrific dancer. She would pick up Bollywood songs and dances by watching it just once or twice …
“ನಮ್ಮ ನೋವು, ಅವಮಾನಗಳು ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್ವರಿಗೆ ಕಂಡಂತೆ ಅವರ ನೋವುಗಳೇಕೆ ನಮಗೆ ಕಾಣುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ?”
Chaithra M G ಹಿಂದೂ ಸಮಾಜದ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ತಳಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿರುವುದೇ ಕೆಳಸಮುದಾಯಗಳು ಶತಶತಮಾನಗಳಿಂದಲೂ ಈ ಸಮುದಾಯಗಳು ಸವರ್ಣೀಯರಿಂದ ಅಸ್ಪøಶ್ಯ ಎಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿವೆ. ಇಂತಹ ತಳ ಸಮುದಾಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಹುಟ್ಟಿ ಸಾವಿರಾರು ವರ್ಷಗಳಿಂದ ನಡೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಬರುತ್ತಿರುವ ಅಸಹ್ಯ …
Field Notes: A day in Kabirnagar
Pradnya Jadhav I had been waiting for a long time to meet Jamanabai and her daughter Sangita, and today I was going to meet them. …
Empowered by Babasaheb’s Words
Ruia Prasad I think my first introduction to Babasaheb Ambedkar came from my father’s ramblings on long drives back from my mother’s night classes. Undoubtedly …
A Boy Comes to See You
Vidya This article was first published here in Round Table India and has been translated by Rahi Gaikwad How should one feel when a boy …
Towards Ambedkar’s Ideas, A Journey Of Self Transformation
Suravee Nayak The call for articles on the theme “What Ambedkar Means to Me” made me look back at my life, and reflect upon what …
I dare say ‘I am Ambedkar.’
Swati Kamble I met Babasaheb for the first time probably in my mother’s womb. Making such a lofty claim in naive vanity is not what …
For the Mook Nayak
Lakshmi Parvathy My earliest encounter with caste was when my immediate family showed discomfort to disclose our caste. The rest of our world’s curiosity never …
When Love is Brutal: Personal Narrative of Surviving Domestic Abuse
Swati Kamble After being treated unjustly for five years and after contemplating about it for over a year and a half, it’s only now that …