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Out of the margins: Dalit bahujan in Indian cinema

Even international masterpieces such as Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi chose to bypass the ideological friction between Ambedkar and Gandhi, effectively archiving the anti-caste struggle as a footnote. (Getty Images)

Published 58 days ago

Ideals of Gandhi, Lohia, Ambedkar, and Deen Dayal mooted for just society

Dignitaries at the day-long seminar organised in Lucknow on Saturday (HT Photo)

Published 92 days ago

Quote of the day by Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar: ‘One whose mind is not free…’

Dr BR Ambedkar championed the rights of the marginalised sections of society.

Published 168 days ago

India’s guiding document to uphold unity & democracy

We should be grateful to our founding fathers who created the unique document we call the Constitution. It’s our holy duty to preserve the sanctity and the soul of the great text. (Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)

Updated 168 days ago

Ambedkar is dead. Long live Ambedkar!

Noida,India-December 06, 2025:People Paying floral tributes to Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's Statue on the occasion of Mahaparinirvan Diwas at Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal and Green Garden, in Noida, India, on Saturday ,December 06, 2025. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times)

Published 218 days ago

Sea of blue and white in Dadar as a million throng Chaityabhoomi

Mumbai, India. Dec 06, 2025 - Aerial view of Shivaji Park. Ambedkar's followers across the country arrived at Shivaji Park in Dadar to pay their respects to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on Mahaparinirvan Din, which marks the leader’s 69th death anniversary. Mumbai, India. Dec 06, 2025. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Raju Shinde)

Published 218 days ago

Mayawati questions delay in self-respect driven ‘acche din’ for Bahujans

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Published 218 days ago

Rahul on Ambedkar's death anniversary: ‘He showed a path to the entire country'

Rahul Gandhi paid floral tributes at Ambedkar's statue at the Prerna Sthal.

Published 219 days ago

PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi pay tributes to BR Ambedkar on Mahaparinirvana Diwas

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Rahul Gandhi, Kiren Rijiju and other senior leaders on Mahaparinirvana Diwas honoured Dr BR Ambedkar.

Published 219 days ago

‘Avoid company of sanatanis’: Siddaramaiah warns against RSS influence

Siddaramaiah clarified that the proposal to include Kurubas in the ST list originated during the previous BJP government under Basavaraj Bommai. (CMO Karnataka)

Published 267 days ago

Academic who foregrounded Dalit issues in Indian sociology

Even after independence, the majority of Dalits lived under dire social and economic conditions. However, some were undoubtedly inspired by the extraordinary legacy of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, and thus aspired to be embraced by the new India as scholars, educators, and intellectuals. (ANI Photo)

Updated 336 days ago

Chasing Dalit vote without addressing the social divide

The contradiction between Dalits being wooed in the electoral battlefield and rejected in the social space is not new. (Hindustan Times)

Published 396 days ago

The importance of Ambedkar’s constitutionalism

Dr BR Ambedkar. (Sunil Ghosh/ HT File Photo)

Updated 403 days ago

UP: Over 60 charged for vandalising police outpost

In the Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh, around 60 individuals have been charged for damaging a police outpost and obstructing the Bareilly-Agra Highway during an Ambedkar Jayanti parade.

Published 453 days ago

New York City proclaims April 14 as Dr B R Ambedkar Day

Mayor Eric Adams of New York City declared April 14, 2025, to be Dr. B R Ambedkar Day, and the city's 8.5 million citizens will commemorate the day.

Published 454 days ago

Stock market to remain closed today over Ambedkar Jayanti | Full holiday list

People walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, March 9, 2020

Published 455 days ago

Ambedkar Jayanti 2025: Messages, images to honour the legacy of visionary leader

Ambedkar Jayanti 2025: The day is marked by public holidays and events commemorating his fight for equality and rights for the marginalized.

Updated 455 days ago

Ambedkar Jayanti 2025: Are banks open today? What's open, closed on April 14

Rajiv Gandhi Sealink(Bandra Worli Sealink) illuminated with Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Protraist and Indian Parliament , on the eve of Dr Ambedkar Jayanti at Chaityabhoomi, Dadar Chowpahtty, in Mumbai, India, on Sunday, April 13, 2025.

Updated 455 days ago

Uttarakhand CM Dhami renames Gajiwali village, locals celebrate

Residents of Uttarakhand's Haridwar district rejoiced over the state government's decision to rename Gajiwali hamlet and many other villages to Arya Nagar in an effort to "honour public sentiment, Indian culture and heritage."

Published 467 days ago

‘Anti-Dalit’: Atishi claims Ambedkar, Bhagat Singh photos removed from CM office

Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta with LOP Atishi in the assembly. (Photo by Raj K Raj/ Hindustan Times)

Updated 504 days ago

‘You are crushed by the system’: Rahul Gandhi to Dalit students in Rae Bareli

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi interacts with students in Rae Bareli.

Updated 508 days ago

‘Brahmin': Marathi actor stirs fresh row with remarks on Ambedkar

While apologising, Rahul Solapurkar said that he will not make incorrect statements about national icons in future.

Updated 518 days ago

BR Ambedkar's statue vandalised in Ahmedabad; FIR filed, CCTV video being probed

Representative image: A statue of Dr Ambedkar was damaged in Ahmedabad, triggering protests demanding justice

Published 567 days ago

Arvind Kejriwal launches Dr Ambedkar Samman Scholarship for Dalit students

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal has launched a scholarship for Dalit students in honor of Babasaheb Ambedkar

Updated 568 days ago

Kejriwal launches scholarship for free foreign education of Dalit students

AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal said under the new scheme, any Dalit student from Delhi will be able to receive education in foreign universities. (PTI)

Published 569 days ago

Keeping up with UP| Losing my Ambedkar: How BSP lost an opportunity this week

What has baffled Mayawati’s supporters and those who track BSP’s politics is her seeming lack of indignation on the raging controversy. (PTI File Photo)

Published 569 days ago

Not in the name of Ambedkar

Bengaluru, Dec 19 (ANII): Photos of Dr BR Ambedkar has been placed inside Karnataka Assembly to condemn the Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remark in Rajya Sabha over BR Ambedkar, in Bengaluru on Thursday. (ANI Photo) (Congress-X)

Published 570 days ago

House acrimony goes from face-off to dust-up

INDI Alliance and BJP MPs protest at the Makar Dwar of the Parliament in New Delhi on Thursday. (ANI Photo)

Published 570 days ago

House spat turns ugly as both sides allege assault

INDIA MPs protest against home minister Amit Shah’s remarks on BR Ambedkar on Thursday. (PTI)

Updated 570 days ago

Who is Pratap Sarangi, BJP MP in ICU after scuffle at Parliament today?

BJP MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi gets injured after clashes between India Bloc and NDA MPs at Parliament complex in New Delhi.

Updated 571 days ago

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