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'Continuous Exposure To Cellphone Radiation Can Affect Brain'
While debate continues over the impact of mobile phone radiation on health, a study on cockroaches has found that continuous exposure to electromagnetic radiation from cellphones can result in widespread effects on the brain, neurons, developing cells and enzyme systems.
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January 2018
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Challenges To Social Justice And Secularism
Presidential address delivered in the 41st National Conference of Kamaraj Foundation of India held at Kozhikode, Kerala on 10th December 2017
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January 2018
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It May Be Bank Account, But We Need To Be Careful!
It is a good sign that recently living with having a Bank Account has increased among people.
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January 2018
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Their Wishes Are Laws Unto Us
Any one who reads of the lawlessness of the Hindus in suppressing the movement of the untouchables, I am sure will be shocked.
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April 2017
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DK Women Cadres Burned The Text In Protest In TN
Girls are supposed to be in the custody of their father when they are children, women under the custody of their husband when married and under the custody of her son as widows. In no circumstances is she allowed to assert herself independently.
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April 2017
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Genesis Of Self-Respect Movement
Genesis Of Self-Respect Movement
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July 2017
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Riddles In Hinduism: Why Did The Bhramins Dethrone Gods And Enthrone Goddesses?
Riddles In Hinduism: Why Did The Bhramins Dethrone Gods And Enthrone Goddesses?
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July 2017
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Self-Respect Conference Chitegain, Nasik Dr. Ambedkar's Presidential Address
Self-Respect Conference Chitegain, Nasik Dr. Ambedkar's Presidential Address
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July 2017
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Periyar And Self Respect
Periyar And Self Respect
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July 2017
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Social Revolution Of Inter-Caste Dining Centenary Of Rationalist Movement At Kozhikode, Kerala
Social Revolution Of Inter-Caste Dining Centenary Of Rationalist Movement At Kozhikode, Kerala
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July 2017
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Appointing Archakas Praise For Kerala
Hon’ble Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister, deserves every appreciation for having removed the thorn from the chest of the great rationalist Periyar E.V.R., in having appointed Priests, dismantling the age old practice of appointing Priests from Brahmins caste only!
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December 2017
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The Theory of Manvantara
The Brahmins had a theory of the Government of their country from Heaven. This seems to be the idea underlying what is called a Manvantara.
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November 2016
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Law , How administered?
The passion for justice is expressed in the Roman adage Fiat Justitia, Ruat Coelum (Let justice be done even if Heaven’s fall). One may add that let it be done in time to serve the purpose of claimant for the justice.
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November 2016
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Democracy vs Varnashrama
Caste has been and still is a scourage and a curse on India, and will yet endanger the unity, peace, and independence of India and her peoples. But mere professions of this sentiment take one nowhere. Almost from the time of Lord Buddha, tirades have been delivered against caste, but caste itself was not destroyed because the fundamental basis for caste was not subjected to attack.
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November 2016
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Women - Property Rights
In India, there exist several cruelties -unacceptable to humanity, justice and rationalism—which cannot be found anywhere else in the world. There are two major, important cruelties that need to be solved immediately so that people of the world don’t consider Indians as barbarians and instead consider Indians as a humane and civilized society qualified to protect, govern and rule their own nation without the help of foreigners.
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March 2017
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I Am No Opponent of Nationalism but...
The text of the address delivered by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in response to the Civic Address presented to him by the Municipal Corporation of Madras on 22nd September 1944.
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March 2017
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This is Not a Drill
This is not a drill. We are looking at the very real possibility—even the likelihood—of the rise of fascism in the United States. We need to take action, and we need to do it now.
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March 2017
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Untouchability By Untouchables
The book under review, which bears a rather intriguing title which can be rendered in English as ‘Untouchability within Untouchability’, bares certain hither to not much known bizarre facts which have been practised in this ‘Incredible India’ from time immemorial.
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November 2017
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Curse Correction: Legistlation Against Superstitions In Karnataka
Following the line of Maharashtra, Karnataka State cabinet has cleared the Bill to prevent evil, inhuman and superstitions practices, prevalent in the State.
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November 2017
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senior citizens sane or senile?
“crabbed age and youth cannot live together; youth is full of pleasance, age is full of care; youth like summer morn, age like winter weather; youth like summer brave, age like winter bare.”- shakespeare in “passionate pilgrim”
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january 2017
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Bringing out Black Money: Treatment worse than the Disease
The terming of the current socio-economic scenario 'Operation Success - Patient Dead' is incorrect; the operation itself is ill-targeted by the means of which the recovery chance of the patient become nil.
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December 2016
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About Myself
I express, plainly and openly, thoughts which occur to me and which strike me as right.
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December 2016
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Unfortunately I was Born a Hindu Untouchable but I will not Die a Hindu
With a view to reviewing the political and social situation in the light of ten-year old relentness social struggle, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar decided to hold a Conference of the Depressed Classes at Yeola (District Nasik) Sunday, 13th October, 1935.
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December 2016
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Justice Party Centenary Celebration
The yearlong centenary celebration of Justice Party, a non- Brahmin movement, commenced in November 2015 was concluded on November 20, 2016.Dravidian Historical Research Centre (DHRC) organized a commemorative celebration on November 20, 2016 at Periyar Thidal, Chennai.
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December 2016
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abolish neet
entrance tests, act as barricades for the historically deprived classes denying them admission to higher education. eligibility based on the marks secured in the time tested examinations, conducted by government/university for the pre requisite courses has proved ideal to uphold social justice.
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january 2017
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shivaji coronation
opposed hindutva installs statue.
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january 2017
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Ancient India On Exhumation
There are two typed copies of this Chapter. Both of them contain additions and corrections in the handwriting of Dr. Bahasaheb Ambedkar. After consideration, we decided that the latter version should be included here. This essay, consisting of three pages only, seems to be an introduction to a larger subject Dr. Ambedkar probably had in his mind.
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January 2018
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A Most Unnatural Alliance
Maarten Boudry Research Fellow, Ghent University, Department of Philosophy and Moral Sciences
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January 2018
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Periyar And Socialism
In the early 1930s, Periyar spent about three months in the Soviet Union while on a trip to Europe.
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January 2018
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An Atheist Interviews God
Douglas J. Whaley Emeritus Proffessor of Law, Ohio University, USA
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