By Billy Perrigo [Time]

On Jan. 14, protesters gathered in the northern Indian city of Allahabad and lit candles at the base of a tree trunk, beside portraits of two fathers of the Indian nation.

By Mohammed Ayoob [The Hindu]

Unless they remain united, the Dalits will be denied their due share of political power.
B.R. Ambedkar is remembered on his 63rd death anniversary on December 6, principally as the chief draftsman of the Indian Constitution. But above all, Ambedkar was a valiant fighter for the cause of the Dalits. His strategies to achieve the goal of empowering Dalits shifted with changing contexts but the goal always remained the same: attaining equality with caste Hindus in all spheres of life.

By Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd [The Wire]

The iconic leader's prescient observations about varna dharma and its threat to India's constitutional democracy are there for all to see today.

By Snehil Kunwar Singh [Deccan Herald]

The recent political crisis in Rajasthan and the impasse between the Rajasthan Governor and the elected government has brought to fore questions on constitutional machinery in the country. This instance of a tussle with the Governor is one among many...

By Deepanshu Mohan [Fortune India]

As we celebrate Ambedkar’s 129th birth anniversary, there is a need to recognise his contributions in shaping the course of modern Indian feminist movement and thought.