Author: Pavel Pavel

INDIA CELEBRATES SEVENTY-SIXTH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVESARY- REJOICE AND REGRET

The whole country as well as Indians abroad are celebrating India’s 76th  Independence Anniversary while a major section of Indians are groaning and mourning due to the onslaughts unleashed by the ruthless majoritarianism and India remaining afflicted with so many political, economic and social diseases, more particularly during the last 9 years, upon ascension of BJP […]

India’s Untouchables By DeWitt Mackenzie

Today, 4th January 1943 in Ambedkarite History, an article by DeWitt Mackenzie appeared in ‘The Windsor Daily Star’ which includes Babasaheb’s speech from his residence in Delhi giving practical solutions to the problems of the Untouchables. THIS IS A RARE PIECE which includes a speech by Babasaheb Dr. Ambedkar given at his residence in 1943 […]

“Ambedkar” surname is not given by any Brahmin teacher

The following is from serious of questions answered by Shekhar Bodhakar     QUESTION 1: Why don’t Dalits acknowledge the Brahmin teacher of Ambedkar who gave him the knowledge and also his surname? ANSWER: Brahmins say that Bhimrao Ambedkar was given a Brahmin Surname. It seems to many Ambedkarites that the Brahmins will next popularise Dr Ambedkar to be […]

Meaning of the word CASTE

WHAT DOES THE WORD ‘CASTE’ MEAN? The word caste is an English word and a HYPERNYM, derived from the Spanish/Portugese word, ‘CASTA’.  It makes it easier to understand what the word ‘Caste’ actually means, if you understand the two words, HYPERNYM and HYPONYM. HYPERNYM (Dictionary meaning) is a word with a broad meaning constituting a […]

DR AMBEDKAR REGARDING VAGUE TERMS AND THREE QUESTIONS FOR “DALIT” INTELLECTUALS

VAGUE TERMS Dr Ambedkar did not like using words and terms (especially labels) with vague meanings DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SCHEDULED CLASSESS (SC), THE DEPRESSED CLASSES AND EXTERIOR CLASSES (EC). It was Mr. Mullan, Chief Superintendent of Assam (not Dr. Ambedkar) who suggested the term Exterior Classes (EC). Although EC is not the ideal term either, Dr. […]

WHY did Dr. Ambedkar say, “Gandhi is the greatest enemy of the untouchables”?

When Dr. Ambedkar used the words “greatest enemy”, HE LITERALLY MEANT IT but WHY? (I hope to make this crystal clear by the end of the article). The actual words used by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar were, “Gandhi is the greatest enemy the untouchables ever had in India” When did Dr. Ambedkar say, “Gandhi is the greatest enemy the […]