BR Ambedkar

Anatomy of a Pastiche

Abhinav Prakash

What we see in the name of Dalit politics and Ambedkarite discourse is an echo of old-style leftist talk coupled with Naxal grandstanding of yore

Underground Dalit Leaders: Band of Brothers

Kumar Anshuman

Kumar Anshuman meets the underground leadership of Dalit assertion in western Uttar Pradesh

Out of Maya

Rahul Pandita

Old-timers in BSP are disillusioned with Kanshi Ram’s protégé. Do Dalits share their sentiment? Rahul Pandita travels in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh to gauge the depth of dissent against Mayawati

It’s Complicated

TCA Srinivasa Raghavan

The Constitution tries to do too much. It needs to be made to do less

Independence of the Mind

Srinath Raghavan

When We Are Looters at the Site of History

Dont’t Burn the Book of Freedom

Shashi Tharoor

Has Indian democracy fully tapped the creativity of the Constitution?

Urmila Pawar: Voice of the Voiceless

Open

Her autobiography, Aaidan, or The Weave of My Life: A Dalit Woman’s Memoirs, is a profound inspiration

BR Ambedkar: Slayer of All Gods

Pratap Bhanu Mehta

He challenges the illusions about power and democracy, wealth and violence, Hinduism and tradition, nationalism and justice, and about all that metaphysical cant. He is the mirror in which we dare not look at ourselves. His presence is a constant reminder of our bad conscience and bad faith