In ‘Makers of Modern Dalit History’, Sudarshan Ramabadran and Guru Prakash Paswan write Veda Vyasa’s achievements show how Dalit communities have helped Hinduism revolutionise and reform. SUDARSHAN RAMABADRAN and GURU PRAKASH Arevolutionary reformer, a path-breaking poet, a writer par excellence, […]
Featuring several inspiring accounts — from ancient sages to 20th century Dalit icons — of individuals who endured ill treatment and social ostracisation, the book seeks to enhance present-day India’s imagination and shape its perception of the Dalit community. A […]
The interaction between identity, history and community evolves spaces into contested or cordial ones. Nazima Parveen, in her book ‘Contested Homelands: Politics of space and identity’ describes how the perspectives around Muslim dominated localities have changed over the past four […]
A murderous English pirate in the 1600s plundered a ship carrying Muslim pilgrims home to India from Mecca and then eluded capture by posing as a slave trader. A handful of coins unearthed from a pick-your-own-fruit orchard in rural Rhode […]
Mohammad Mirza is a travel writer and a social media executive from Hyderabad. He is currently based in the Middle East. His Instagram page “Mosques of India” is stocked with images of abandoned mosques with striking architecture that has remained […]
Shab-e-Barat 2021: Know all about the date when 15th of Shabaan will begin in India and the history of the Muslim festival along with its significance and customary rituals that form a part of its celebrations Translating to the ‘The […]
“Poor people like me could have never thought of doing agriculture before MGNREGA was introduced,” says Dashmi Ram, a landless Dalit farmer from Jamuanwan village in Bihar’s drought-prone Kaimur district. By Mohd Imran Khan He now farms on leased land […]
Mahad Satyagraha or Chavdar Tale Satyagraha was led by Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar on 20 March 1927 to allow untouchables to use water in a public tank. Here’s more Mahad Satyagraha or Chavdar Tale Satyagraha was led by Dr Bhimrao […]
The debate around Indian translation is not just about cultural loss, it’s the role languages play in the field of translation & the hierarchy they fall under. BY RACHEL JOHN In Bangla, the term ‘babu’ is a term of respect, […]
The caste system pervades every aspect of Indian life, with many rules enforced by Upper-Caste society to humiliate, hurt, and dehumanize Dalits and Bahujan. One such pervasive practice that was practised widely in colonial India was having different wells for […]
