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Ambedkar’s way: It was education that helped him make a difference Published Apr 13, 2021, 11:55 pm IST Updated Apr 13, 2021, 11:55 pm IST Ambedkar’s birth anniversary is celebrated as a day to reflect upon the progress made in achieving social equity and ending oppression  Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar. (Image: Wikimedia Commons) Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar is the greatest exemplar of the belief that education enables a man to overcome all obstacles in life, be they social, cultural or e...

Northlines Rattan Lal Kataria   A few years ago, a major English TV news channel in the country started a drive to choose the “Greatest Indian” through online and mobile voting. The people of the country chose Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar as the “Greatest Indian.” This is Babasaheb’s greatest legacy. Unlike other leaders, he is still as relevant in the hearts of crores of Dalits and those who fight for a dignified life for underprivileged Indians, as he was i...

Ambedkar, a torchbearer of social transformation: Kataria ​ Sun, Apr 11 2021 20:21 IST | ​ 4 Views Ambedkar, a torchbearer of social transformation: Kataria. Image Source: IANS News Much revered Bodhisattva, Bharat Ratna, Baba Saheb Dr. Ambedkar, the harbinger of social transformation and revolution imbibed in the ideas of great personalities like Buddha, Kabir, Mahatma Phule was born to divert the currents of the era and tides if time. The multifaceted personality of Baba Saheb is so dee...

Read an excerpt from Devesh Vermas The Politician, a fast-paced novel about ambition, power and politics The Politicians protagonist Ram Mohan is an intrepid and ambitious young man in newly independent India, who refuses to be held down by his humble origins. Devesh Verma February 16, 2021 11:15:57 IST Devesh Vermas The Politician (Penguin Random House) is a fast-paced, electrifying political s...

Palace on a dung heap January 26, 2021, 1:29 PM IST Tanoj Meshram, an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad, is a former civil servant, anti-caste social activist and researcher with over two decades of experience at a strategic level in government, non-profits, and social movements. Currently, he is finishing his Ph.D. thesis in Social Policy from Heller School for Social Policy and Management, at Brandeis University, USA. Born and brought up in a village in Vidarbha, he has lived and wor...

A protest against so-called love jihad in Ahmedabad in 2018. | Sam Panthaky/AFP One way of defining secularism is that in a secular state, religion does not form the fundamental basis of law. India’s constitutional scheme makes this clear by giving the people constitutive power. The fundamental rights laid out on the Constitution make no reference to religion as a grounding principle. Rather, as stated in Article 25, the fundamental right to religion is itself subject to mo...

Rights For Human Beings, Not Just for Men: The Amazing Life of Hansa Mehta The Founding Mother of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights brought her persuasive powers into action in the Constituent Assembly. The result is for all to see. Hansa Mehta. Photo: Twitter/@SwedeninIndia Women28/Dec/2020 In true Dickensian twist of, ‘it was the best of times. It was the worst of times,’ as the Midnight Hour drew near, those assembled could not contain their excitement.  True, they were sadde...