Sri Lanka’s Malaiyaha Tamils

Sri Lanka’s Malaiyaha Tamils

Sri Lanka’s Malaiyaha Tamils Context: The Institute of Social Development, an NGO that works to address issues affecting Malaiyaha Tamils, organised the event in an effort to draw attention to the community’s long history of struggle and to call for long-overdue answers to their persistent […]

New Parliament To House Sceptre

New Parliament To House Sceptre

New Parliament To House Sceptre Context: According to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will place the Sengol, a sceptre handed by the British to India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to signify the handover of power in 1947, within […]

Buddhism, India’s Soft Power Projection Tool

Buddhism, India’s Soft Power Projection Tool

Buddhism, India’s Soft Power Projection Tool Context: A two-day international Buddhist summit was held in India’s capital city of New Delhi (April 20–21), and it was planned by the Ministry of Culture in association with the International Buddhist Confederation.  The Dalai Lama and several prominent […]

The Goal Of Building A Popular Dalit Agenda

The Goal Of Building A Popular Dalit Agenda

The Goal Of Building A Popular Dalit Agenda Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar  Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (April 14, 1891, Mhow, India—December 6, 1956, New Delhi), was the leader of  Dalit (Scheduled Castes; historically known as untouchables)  and First law minister of the Indian government (1947-51). He developed […]