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In September, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in opposition against the decision to create separate electorates based on caste.

It is always a good time for Indians to ask themselves which parts of the Constitution work and which don’t. That celebrates Ambedkar, it doesn’t belittle him

What does BR Ambedkar's definition of the Depressed Classes mean for the debate around opening the SC category to Muslims and Christians?

Let us now see to what extent the objectives and possibilities of religious conversion mentioned by Babasaheb have been fulfilled. First, it would be

An excerpt from ‘Caste Pride: Battles for Equality in Hindu India’, by Manoj Mitta.

Arjun Ram Meghwal writes: Accepting and emulating his values through policy and action is a fitting tribute to this great son of India

The issue of separate electorates reveals fundamental differences between Ambedkar and Gandhi when it came to the issue of caste and their respective ideas of political representation for untouchables.

In March 1927, Babasaheb and his followers drank water from a community tank that was prohibited for them. That December, they burnt the Manusmriti, a powerful symbolic rejection of the caste system

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar : The architect of the Indian Constitution    | Opinion News | The Avenue Mail

Explained: The BJP government in Karnataka last week decided to move Muslims out of the OBC list and put them under the 10 per cent EWS quota