15TH AUGUST IS NOT INDIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY (Discover Why)
On 15th August 1947, two separate Dominions – India and Pakistan – were created from the territories of British India through an act of the British Parliament. (The Dominion status is in between a colony and a sovereign state). Other erstwhile colonies of the British Empire like Canada, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa etc. were […]
MY THOUGHTS ON “CELEBRATING” DEEPDAN DIWAS ON DIWALI
The Indian Buddhist community is still going through a discovery and development phase trying to figure out what is the right thing to do regarding certain days/festivals/rituals etc. Many try to justify celebrating /not celebrating, to fit their personal agendas and views. On Karthik Amawassiya in the Buddhist calendar, the enlightened Ven Maha Moggallana was […]
DID DR. AMBEDKAR OR ASHOKA-THE-GREAT “CELEBRATE” DEEPDAN UTSAV?
The day that Asoka the Great embraced Buddhism is called Asoka Vijay Dashmi (AVD). Centuries after the first celebration of AVD, the Brahmin Dharma festival of Dussehera started being celebrated on the same day. Eventually AVD was almost forgotten until the revival of Buddhism in India during the 20th century. It is said that when […]
Can B. R. Ambedkar be blamed for the reservations in India?
This may come as a surprise to you but Dr. Ambedkar did not want the reservation system but had to settle for it to save Mr Gandhi’s life at the request of Mrs Kasturba Gandhi. Dr. Ambedkar did not create the caste based reservation as is commonly portrayed. He only wanted the then government to […]
Letter from UK MP, Stephen Timms, regarding the growing number of arrests in India of human rights defenders, trade unionists and the opposition
Attachment: 1. Pdf version of the document 2. Stephen Timms (MP) Video
No RSS or any Hindu organization have come forward to help the victim’s family in the ‘Hathras Rape Case’ is proof that: Historically oppressed castes are not Hindu and all must leave the Hindu fold asap
सभी युवा साथियों से निवेदन है एक बार वीडियो जरूर देखें आपकी आंखों पर लगा काला चश्मा उतर जाएगा* वाल्मीकि समाज द्वारा हिंदू संगठनों का बहिष्कार उत्तर प्रदेश के हाथरस गांव केस पर भड़कता हुआ वाल्मीकि समाज कहां हमारा समाज बहुत हिंदू बनता है सच्चाई आई सामने अब हम हिंदू संगठनों का बहिष्कार करेंगे हम […]
Safeguard Rights Of Human Rights Activists, NGOs : UN Human Rights Commissioner Appeals To India Govt
The Ministry of External Affairs responded by saying that violations of law cannot be condoned on the pretext of human rights. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday appealed to the Government of India to safeguard the rights of human rights defenders and NGOs, and their ability to carry out their […]
SC-ST House panel refuses Hathras visit
The parliamentary committee on the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has rejected a request by some of its members to visit the family of the teen who was allegedly gang-raped and murdered by “upper caste” [Thakur] men in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district. Although the girl passed away on September 29, a week after […]
UN statement in wake of recent joint letter by UK MPs, Global Ambedkarites, women rights and other organisations seeking CM Yogi’s dismissal
UN in India calls attention to cases of sexual violence against women and girls in India The UN Resident Coordinator in India issued the following statement on 4 October 2020: The UN in India is profoundly saddened and concerned at the continuing cases of sexual violence against women and girls in India. The recent cases […]
British MPs and over 75 organizations write to UN on Hathras
British MPs and over 75 organizations write to UN on Hathras
