Babasaheb Ambedkar

Head-on | India @75: The new idea of India is forward-looking, diverse and free of past’s burdens

A new idea of India is reflected in the fearless teenagers at the Chess Olympiad in Chennai, the sports heroes at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, and innovative startup entrepreneurs in tech hubs around the country

Mann ki Baat: Prime Minister Modi urged people to visit the places associated with Babasaheb Ambedkar

Modi said that he has had the privilege of visiting all the Panch Teerth associated with Balasaheb Ambedkar

Prime Minister Modi mentions Mahatma Phule, Savitribai Phule and Babasaheb Ambedkar in his Mann ki Baat broadcast

Modi said that both Mahatma Phule and Babasaheb Ambedkar fought persistently against discrimination and inequality. He also said that Savitribai Phule played a significant role in the formation of many social institutions

Head-on | India at 75: Why former foreign secretary Shyam Saran misses the point

Shyam Saran, while analysing India’s journey as an independent nation in the past 75 years, is right to stress inclusive growth. But he misses the larger point

NFAI acquires Mahapurush Dr Ambedkar, rare 1968 Marathi short film that portrays Babasaheb's faith, later life

The film was originally made in 35 mm format but what we have found is a 16 mm copy, probably meant for distribution in rural areas, said Prakash Magdum, Director, NFAI.

Watch: TM Krishna's new project sets Ashoka's edicts to Carnatic music ragas

The edicts are sung in the original Magadhi Prakrit by TM Krishna, in ragas drawn from the Carnatic music tradition.

Dalit shahirs of Maharashtra: From Bhimrao Kardak to Sambhaji Bhagat, tracing a legacy of anti-caste music and poetry

The Dalit shahirs of Maharashtra were the poet-musicians of the anti-caste movement, who took Dr BR Ambedkar's idea of the annihilation of caste to the people

Mooknayak turns 100: How Babasaheb Ambedkar's Marathi weekly for Dalits came into being

As word of Ambedkar's newspaper spread, Kolhapur’s Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj himself visited Babsaheb in his chawl in Mumbai, offering a donation of Rs 2,500 to start Mooknayak. The first issue was printed on 31 January 1920

Amid nationwide anti-CAA protests, CJI Bobde in Nagpur says citizenship not just about rights but also about duties towards society

The CJI added that 'if we do not follow our duties then there will be an imbalance in the society'

Manish Tewari blames Savarkar for Gandhi's murder, Manmohan Singh says party not against the man: Why Congress can't make up its mind on Hindutva leader's legacy

Congress' overtly critical views on Savarkar appear to be of recent vintage, and equally neoteric is the party's confusion over where to position itself regarding the radical Hindu leader