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Satyashodhak Samaj: Modern India’s first organised challenge to Brahmanism
Satyashodhak Samaj was a revolutionary organisation founded by lower caste activists under the leadership of Jotirao Phule. On the 147th…
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अनिता: ‘नीट’ ह्या संस्थात्मक ब्राम्हणवादाला आग लावणारी पेटती मशाल
पा रंजितच्या “काला” या चित्रपटाच्या एका गाण्यामधील फ्रेम. अनिता, जिला आता सर्व अभिमानाने डॉक्टर अनिता म्हणतात, तिच्या संस्थानिक हत्येला ह्या…
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Intersectionality is key for a strong feminist movement
Rashmi Nair Women from marginalised communities have often criticised the mainstream feminist movement in India. For example, women from Dalit,…
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State power and Brahmin endowments
Bhumi pujan yagya officiated by Brahmins West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has announced a 1,000 rupees monthly allowance and…
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Mukundrao Patil: Peasant Spokesman
Mukundrao Patil (1885–1967) A major intellectual and the leading peasant spokesman of the non-Brahman movement from 1910 to 1930 was…
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Statement of Solidarity for Dr. Maroona Murmu from the Faculty of Presidency University
We, the undersigned teachers of Presidency University, Kolkata, are shocked to know about the recent attacks on Dr. Maroona Murmu,…
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Varna system in the Dharmasutras
Dharmasutras are ancient texts written by Brahmins for other Brahmins. These texts advocate division of society in four varnas. Tejas…
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Education for liberation: Exploring Mahatma Phule’s work in education
Karthik Venkatesh engages with Jotirao Phule's views on education as expressed in Phule's two most important tracts—Gulamgiri (Slavery) and Shetakaryacha…
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Statement against the denial of seats to OBCs in the all-India medical admissions
We the undersigned concerned citizens of India, express our strong displeasure at the non-implementation of Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation…
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Descendants of a storm
Baba Adhav tells the story of Mahatma Jotirao Phule's descendants with Phule's daughter-in-law Radha aka Chandrabhaga as the protagonist of…
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