Unnamati Syama Sundar’s book, which shows how cartoonists between 1932 and 1956 presented Ambedkar unflatteringly, is a step towards understanding the caste impulses that drive visual cultures in India read more

JNU officials have launched a campaign removing all posters pasted on the walls of the campus buildings. read more

While critics often label it as an anti-Dalit force, the fact remains that under Narendra Modi, the BJP has consciously sought to cultivate the Dalit vote. The real challenge, however, will remain the minorities read more

The reading list this week includes a study of the cartoons on the chief architect of the Indian constitution, a new work from one of our foremost novelists, and a history of the first Indian cricket team read more

In his address at an election rally in Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh, PM Modi claimed that the BSP supremo Mayawati had betrayed her own ideology by allying with the “people who were opposed” to the Dalit ideologue BR Ambedkar. read more

Among the main candidates in the fray are former Maharashtra chief ministers and Congress leaders Ashok Chavan (Nanded) and Sushilkumar Shinde (Solapur), Dr BR Ambedkar’s grandson Prakash Ambedkar (Solapur and Akola) and former union minister Gopinath... read more

With Dalit votes likely to be divided during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, the 128th birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar on Sunday saw parties trying to woo Dalit voters. read more

Author Yashica Dutt feels the portrayal of Dalit characters in Hindi cinema has only stereotyped them with a facade of exposure and equality read more

Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar put an end to the possibility of joining the Opposition coalition on Tuesday, saying that his front, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), will contest all 48 seats in the state in the Lok Sabha elections. read more

Loknath Yashwant’s poetry talks of caste but critiques the Dalit middle class too read more

The new generation rejects the old Congress model of clientelism but is also disappointed by the lack of Dalit representation in the BJP power structure. read more

Maharashtra had acquired the London house where Dr Ambedkar lived as a student in the 1920s, three years ago. read more

Contrary to these prophets of doom, we have stayed united, and somewhat democratic. However, as we mark the completion of 69 years as a Republic, a sober reflection is called for read more

Narratives of the battle vary wildly, but most historians agree that the British army comprised 500 Mahars, the most populous of the Dalit sub-castes in the state. read more

The RBI’s toils and travails through decades of a rollercoaster fiscal ecosystem that saw devaluation, bank nationalisation, bankruptcy, liberalisation, and demonetisation read more