December 6 is observed as Mahaparinirvan Diwas to commemorate the 1956 demise of B.R. Ambedkar in New Delhi (Scroll, "Mahaparinirvan Diwas: Why is it celebrated on 6th December?"). December 6,…
A Blue Plaque marks the London house at 10 King Henry’s Road, which Dr. B.R. Ambedkar rented as a student in 1921-22 and which is now a memorial and museum.…
A 1972 militant anti-caste organization, Dalit Panthers, was inspired by the name and ideology of the Black Panthers in the US (Vajiram & Ravi, “Dalit Panthers Movement”). The movement impacts…
The Hindu Code Bill, proposed by Dr. Ambedkar in 1947, aimed to reform and consolidate the laws governing the personal relations of Hindus. These included marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption and…
This article will define and explain caste reservation in India, along with providing specific information on the percentages, court cases and how it relates to affirmative action in the U.S.…
The Constituent Assembly of India created India’s constitution between 1946 and 1949. It was formed as part of the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946 and had its first session in…
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s The Problem of the Rupee is a study on India’s currency, written in 1923, during his time as a student at the London School of Economics (LSE).…
Navayana Buddhism is a modern offshoot of Buddhism that originated with Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in 1956, and is sometimes referred to as Neo-Buddhism or Ambedkarite Buddhism. The word “navayana”…
Article 17 of the Constitution of India outlaws ‘untouchability’ in any form and forbids its practice. This article also states that anyone enforcing untouchability will be liable to punishment (Constitution…
For books about the caste system focusing on history and lived experience, this list provides some resources. It includes Ambedkar’s works, Dalit memoirs, fiction, and scholarship. The books address caste…