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The International Buddhist Conference held in 1954, in Rangoon, Burma, witnessed Dr. B.R. Ambedkar presenting a comprehensive vision for the revival of Buddhism in India. In the form of a memorandum, Dr. Ambedkar outlined key steps that he believed were crucial for the successful propagation and sustenance of Buddhism in the... See more

🙏🏼 Happy Buddha Jayanti 🙏🏼 India has been seeing a revival of Buddhism since Dr. B.R. Ambedkar converted to Buddhism in 1956. Today, almost 90% of Buddhists in India are from Dalit backgrounds. Babasaheb believed that if one wanted to gain self-respect, power, equality, and create a cooperative society, one must change one's religion.... See more

We look at B.R. Ambedkar’s life and his contributions on the occasion of his birth anniversary, celebrated all over the country as Ambedkar Jayanti #jaibhim . Today, Dalit scholar and Ambedkar’s grandson-in-law Anand Teltumbde and civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha were forced to surrender to the custody of the NIA after the... See more

On 14 October 1956, BR Ambedkar quit Hindusim to embrace Buddhism with 3,65,000 of his followers in Nagpur. The great conversion, or Dharma Diksha, took place on October 14, the date associated with Emperor Ashoka’s conversion to Buddhism (he reigned from 272 to 236 B.C.E.), in the central Indian city of Nagpur, also... See more

जब डॉ. आंबेडकर का गीत गाते हुए रो पड़ी युवती | Deekshabhoomi Nagpur का भावनात्मक पल | WLBS NEWS --- दीक्षाभूमि नागपुर का भावनात्मक दृश्य — जब श्रुति ढोके ने डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर पर गीत गाया और गाते-गाते खुद भावुक होकर रो पड़ीं। यह पल बताता है कि आज... See more

7 days to go until the deadline of the first round proposals for our first issue, Debrahmanising Gender. Apply for our grants for research, visual art, poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Guidelines on how to apply are on our website, link in our bio! Artwork by @azinzya... See more