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May 12, 2018
Uttar Pradesh's Dalits embrace Buddhism to escape discrimination, but conversion isn't the solution to their problems
One of the reasons for the conversion is the clash between Thakurs and Dalits that took place in Shabbirpur village, when Dalit homes were set on fire, while Thakurs had also used abusive language against Ambedkar -
May 01, 2018
Ladakh's nuns
The number of Ladakh's nuns had dwindled to 300 in the mid-1990s as they grappled with adverse factors. Thanks to the intervention of Dr Tsering Palmo, the founder of the Ladakh Nuns Association, the community is now 1200-strong. -
Apr 30, 2018
On Buddha Purnima, Narendra Modi says his teachings are important in context of terrorism, casteism
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India has never been an aggressor nor encroached upon anyone's territory and saw no distinction between religions, castes and languages -
Apr 14, 2018
On Ambedkar Jayanti, meditations on his speech Mukti Kon Pathe?, which critiqued Hinduism
This speech by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar provided untouchables with a vast number of reasons to consider renouncing Hinduism | #FirstCulture -
Apr 02, 2018
UP govt adds 'Ramji' to BR Ambedkar's name: BJP won't succeed in hijacking Babasaheb for caste politics, say experts
The BJP govt's attempts to usurp Babasaheb Ambedkar as a Hindu icon, by highlighting his father's name Ramji, will not succeed, claim experts. -
Mar 13, 2018
Sri Lanka violence mirrors Myanmar unrest: As Buddhist monks stoke communal fire, religion's 'tolerant' image under threat
Buddhism may be touted in the West as an inherently peaceful philosophy, but a surge in violent rhetoric from small but increasingly influential groups of hardline monks in Asia is upending the religion's tolerant image. -
Mar 10, 2018
Sri Lanka president Maithripala Sirisena arrives in New Delhi, will attend International solar alliance
Sri Lanka president Maithripala Sirisena arrived in India on Saturday to attend the first conference of the founding members of the International Solar Alliance in New Delhi. He will head to Japan afterwards -
Mar 09, 2018
Buddhist refugees in Mizoram begin journey back to Myanmar, but unconfirmed tales of horror keep them on edge
According to sources, 996 out of the 1,484 refugees from Myanmar's Zhakai community, have already left from Mizoram and the rest are expected to leave the Indian state within this month -
Mar 07, 2018
Emergency in Sri Lanka: President Sirisena must act against radical Buddhist groups or risk emboldening them
Imposition of a nationwide state of Emergency for 10 days in Sri Lanka following violent clashes between the minority Muslims and the majority Buddhists has underlined the fragility and volatility of the country in its post-war phase -
Mar 07, 2018
State of emergency in Sri Lanka: 'Supremacism' of Sinhalese Buddhists or ‘segregation’ of Wahhabi Muslims?
Sri Lanka's Buddhists often accuse Muslims of desecrating the Buddhist structures and forcibly converting "the Buddha's devotees" to Islam.
