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    • On Ambedkar | Jyoti Nisha: ‘Root of Brahminical & Dalit patriarchy is same but Dalit men are slightly kinder, ours is a shared struggle’

      On Ambedkar | Jyoti Nisha: ‘Root of Brahminical & Dalit patriarchy is same but Dalit men are slightly kinder, ours is a shared struggle’

      Dalit History Month: On 134th Ambedkar Jayanti, April 14, MUBI released two documentaries, by Jyoti Nisha & Somnath Waghmare. Bahujan Spectatorship theorist Jyoti Nisha talks about her film ‘Dr. BR Ambedkar: Now & Then’ (2023), Bahujan feminist gaze & how caste being talked about in cinema now from an assertive gaze is a new phenomenon.

    • Ambedkar Jayanti 2024: Date, history and significance

      Ambedkar Jayanti 2024: Date, history and significance

      Ambedkar Jayanti 2024: BR Ambedkar was born on this day in 1891 in a small town called Mhow in Madhya Pradesh. He was a prominent Indian social reformer and relentlessly fought for social justice and equality.

    • Ambedkar Jayanti 2023: Telangana CM unveils 125-feet-long statue of B R Ambedkar in Hyderabad

      Ambedkar Jayanti 2023: Telangana CM unveils 125-feet-long statue of B R Ambedkar in Hyderabad

      India’s tallest statue of Ambedkar stands next to the State Secretariat, opposite to Buddha statue and located beside the Telangana Martyrs memorial and is expected to inspire citizens and motivate the entire state administration.

    • Bank holiday today in these cities for Ambedkar Jayanti. See full list

      Bank holiday today in these cities for Ambedkar Jayanti. See full list

      Bank Holiday: While the bank branches will remain closed, mobile and internet banking will remain functional as usual. Today's bank holiday is on account of Ambedkar Jayanti and the many state new years.

    • Ambedkar Jayanti 2023: History, significance and events

      Ambedkar Jayanti 2023: History, significance and events

      Ambedkar Jayanti 2023: In Telangana, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is scheduled to unveil the 125-ft tall statue of BR Ambedkar.

    • Remembering BR Ambedkar as a monetary economist

      Remembering BR Ambedkar as a monetary economist

      Ambedkar argued that the gold exchange standard during colonial India was flawed. While it did restrict private citizens from minting silver to coins, it did not prevent the Indian government from doing so 

    • Ambedkar Jayanti | Nation celebrates 131st birth anniversary of the father of Indian Constitution

      Ambedkar Jayanti | Nation celebrates 131st birth anniversary of the father of Indian Constitution

      Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Dr. Balasaheb Ambedkar in Delhi on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti.

    • Ambedkar Jayanti 2022: Celebrations planned in UP, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra

      Ambedkar Jayanti 2022: Celebrations planned in UP, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra

      Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, on Wednesday, announced in the State Assembly that Ambedkar's birth anniversary will be celebrated as the...

    • Ambedkar Jayanti 2022: History, significance and bank holiday

      Ambedkar Jayanti 2022: History, significance and bank holiday

      Ambedkar Jayanti: Banks will be closed in these states to mark on Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's birth anniversary...

    • Ambedkar Jayanti 2020: A day to commemorate the life and work of the champion of Dalit rights

      Ambedkar Jayanti 2020: A day to commemorate the life and work of the champion of Dalit rights

      Born on April 14, 1891, into a low cast family in Madhya Pradesh, Dr BR Ambedkar grew up to become not just one of India’s tallest statesmen, but the champion of Dalit rights and the principal architect of India’s Constitution

    • DigiDhan movement is a safai abhiyaan to fight the menace of corruption, says PM Modi

      DigiDhan movement is a safai abhiyaan to fight the menace of corruption, says PM Modi

      The Prime Minister is at a function on the occasion of the 126th birth anniversary of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar. Track the live developments here.

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