Indian democracy and Ambedkar have almost became synonymous. Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Yesterday · 09:00 am Prakash Singh/AFP In recent weeks, there has been a demand for the new Parliament building being constructed on the revamped Central Vista in New Delhi to be named after the architect of the Constitution and anti-caste leader BR Ambedkar. On … Continue reading Why naming the new Parliament building after BR Ambedkar would be a true step towards decolonisation

The critical difference between the ‘integration’ and ‘liberation approach’ is that the latter is designed to provoke the 15 per cent Muslim population of Telangana. KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD 12 September, 2022 08:41 am IST File photo of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao. | Photo: ANI Politics over the celebration of Hyderabad’s inclusion into the … Continue reading Modi govt’s Hyderabad ‘Liberation’ Day reopens old wounds. KCR’s ‘Integration’ wiser approach

Caste The future of India and its people of all castes and communities now depends on the survival of the Constitution in its present form. Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Photo: PTI As the country waves flags and celebrates the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, it is also time to take stock. What did India’s founders and … Continue reading Independent India in 75 Years Has Not Fulfilled All Expectations of the Dalitbahujan

Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd writes about imagining the nation and the flag not in terms of who were or are in power – Nehru and Modi – but in terms of the philosophers and leaders – Phule and Ambedkar – who fought for freedom in its truest sense, that is the complete freedom of the Shudra/Ati-Shudra … Continue reading How the Tricolour can inspire us, the Bahujan, to fight for freedom in its truest sense | Forward Press