This Vesak, Sanjoy Chowdhury celebrates with a look back at how Buddhism rose, declined, and revived in India, the home of its birth
The Dalai Lama has been invited to a major international conference in Mumbai after honoring the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Maryland is now home to the first Ambedkar statue in the United States and the largest one outside of India
As many across India prepare to celebrate the great leader, there is still much disagreement about how best to honor his legacy
Caste discrimination has existed for millennia in South Asia, despite efforts from reformers such as B.R. Ambedkar, and it is following many people around the world
Dr. Keune’s project will focus on Dalit or Ambedkarite Buddhists as they travel beyond India’s borders for education, work, and more
The film depicts a Dalit girl standing on the shoulders of a Buddha statue while reminding her father that the Buddha taught that there is no God
New statue of the political and religious reformer will help continue his legacy of the personal and social liberation of all people
Omvedt’s love for oppressed communities in India built a legacy of scholarship and activism
Why the Buddhadhamma is uniquely feminist
Dalits continue to face widespread inequality and…
India’s social turmoil as the culmination of an oppressive…
