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In solidarity with Rajendra Pal Gautam
by rti_adminon October 15, 2022 October 15, 2022 1
Mahesh Wasnik, (on behalf of NRI Ambedkarite organisation) Strong condemnation of Delhi and central government NRI Ambedkarites from USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Nederland, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Japan, Korea, Singapore, New Zealand, Belgium, Hungary, Australia, UAE, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Malaysia condemn the manner in which Delhi's Social Welfare minister Rajendra Pal Gautam …
Slowdown in the spread of the Dalit Buddhist movement
by rti_adminon May 18, 2022 May 18, 2022 110
Mrinal Kumar The Dalit Buddhist movement began after 1890s under Iyothee Thass, Anagarika Dharmapala, Col. H. S. Olcott and Madam Blavatsky. They did not get much fame in Tamil Nadu but they did the work of sowing a seed again. After 50 years, Bodhisattva Dr. B. R. Ambedkar along with 5 lakh people mainly from …
Words Of The Ordained Women
Dr Amritpal Kaur 'What becometh a woman best, and first of all? SILENCE. What second? SILENCE. What third? SILENCE. What fourth? SILENCE. Yea, if a man should aske me till Domes daie I would still crie Silence, Silence… ' – Thomas Wilson, The Arte of Rhetorique, 1560. Women have long been expected to govern their …
Why did Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar like Buddhism?
by rti_adminon April 21, 2022 April 21, 2022 170
Vinay Damodar Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar preferred Buddhism because it gives three liberatory principles in combination which no other religion does. All other religions bother themselves with God and Soul and life after death. Buddhism teaches Prajna (understanding as against superstition and supernaturalism). It teaches Karuna (love). It teaches Samata (Equality). This is what man wants …
Religion and Dalits: Learning from Black Americans
by rti_adminon February 11, 2022 February 11, 2022 Leave a Comment on Religion and Dalits: Learning from Black Americans6
Chanchal Kumar Before we come to the question of religion, we must first contend with the issue concerning our knowledge of history. History as a means to self-definition and a way to place ourselves in society and the larger world. Religion and history (by which we mean not just knowing our past but also …
Buddhist Sangha — an embodiment of gender neutrality
by rti_adminon November 22, 2021 January 29, 2022 Leave a Comment on Buddhist Sangha — an embodiment of gender neutrality1
Dr Amritpal Kaur When an ideology for restructuring of human nature and society becomes a religious cult, it not only loses its spirit of rationality and political relevance but its professional representatives also degenerate into mere religious organizations. It then becomes impossible for such a psycho-social philosophy to maintain its effectiveness, particularly in the …
Analyzing a Brahmin historian's views on the origins of untouchability
by rti_adminon November 11, 2021 November 11, 2021 Leave a Comment on Analyzing a Brahmin historian's views on the origins of untouchability4
Shubhi Often the theory of varnasankara or mixed castes and untouchability are discussed together in Indian academia mainly to rationalize the link between low occupational status of lower castes and untouchability. There is no obvious link between the two; for Ambedkar argued beef eating by the Buddhist broken men had resulted in the imposition …
Dr. BabaSaheb Ambedkar's Idea of an Ideal Democracy
by rti_adminon September 15, 2021 May 12, 2022 Leave a Comment on Dr. BabaSaheb Ambedkar's Idea of an Ideal Democracy0
Babasaheb Ambedkar always used to say that, Political democracy will not work if there is no democracy in the society. Social democracy is important. But democracy is neither a political machinery nor a social system. It should be the philosophy of life & attitude of the mind. We must not equate democracy merely to …
Buddhist Outlook on Gender Identities as a Delusion
by rti_adminon September 6, 2021 September 6, 2021 Leave a Comment on Buddhist Outlook on Gender Identities as a Delusion10
Dr Amritpal Kaur Identities are culturally located historical formations, open to reinterpretation and dispute. They are culturally, socially and psychologically constructed delusions that tend to reinforce a state of emotionalism on the human self. Nationality, religion, class, caste, race, gender and all are intrinsically responsible for defining the boundaries of human identity. Most of the …
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