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On the 75th anniversary of the transfer of power from British rule, a reality check is of utmost necessity in the area of healthcare because the current government has charted a ” Health Care 2022 and Beyond” program to mark the 75th year celebration. It’s an ambitious project, to say…

The murder of a child belonging to the scheduled caste community in Saraswati Vidya Mandir school, Sayala, in district Jalore is a crude reminder about the caste system and untouchability persisting in our educational institutions even after the 75th year of independence. This is utterly disgraceful and outrageous. All the…

While conducting an interactive session last Sunday at a local youth club on the eve of Science day, I was astonished at the kind of queries my next generation put forth. I was up for a discussion on topics ranging from the ‘Raman Effect’ up to recent advances in medical…

Whether you agree or disagree with Dr Ambedkar's analysis, anyone genuinely working on social or political strengthening of the Muslim community in India must not ignore it. It is time we stop judging one of the greatest humanitarians by fringe quotes and focus on trying to develop an understanding of…

If you contend that Dr Ambedkar, as an outsider, should not have made his analysis on the Muslim community I will insist that you turn back now. As per my reading, it is one of the most needed analyses and needs to be discussed more often and taken seriously by…

सामाजिक पहचान, जातिगत हो या धार्मिक, उसका निर्माण सामाजिक प्रक्रिया से ही होता है। सामाजिक पहचान के निर्माण की प्रक्रिया में बहुत सारे ऐतिहासिक, सामाजिक और राजनैतिक फैक्टर शामिल होते हैं। किसी भी सामाजिक पहचान को मज़बूत होने के लिए समाज के ही कुछ हिस्सों को अपने अंदर से निकाल…

As India approaches its Republic day, annual rituals of guns salute and unfurling of the national flag followed by republic day parade will be held at Delhi. We all Indian citizens will be made feel proud of our democracy. US President Joe Biden, at the recent Summit for Democracy, emphasised…

सम्राट असोक के माध्यम से दुनिया भर में भारत की नैतिक विजय का जो गौरव हासिल हुआ है, उसकी दीप्ति बाईस सौ साल के बाद भी धुँधली नहीं हुई है। दुखप्रद है कि कुछेक लोग उस दीप्ति को धुँधली करने पर आमादा हैं

Besides being associated with the birth of the Son of God, December 25 is memorable to Indians for an event that acquires more and more resonance as days pass by. It was on this day in 1927, in the wake of Mahad Satyagraha, Babasaheb Ambedkar publicly burned a copy of…

Dr Manisha Bangar also says that “Along with regionalism, casteism is also a big issue in these awards and this situation has been going on since the rule of Nehru and Congress.”