Author: Deshwale Editorial Desk

Every year, on Ambedkar Jayanti, India pauses to remember B. R. Ambedkar. Streets fill with processions. Statues are washed, garlanded, and illuminated. Social media timelines overflow with quotes, many of them half-understood or stripped of context. It is a day of reverence, of pride, and of collective acknowledgement. Yet, beneath this visible celebration lies an uncomfortable question. Do we truly follow Ambedkar, or have we reduced him to a ritual? Ambedkar was not a figure meant for passive admiration. He was a thinker who unsettled the status quo. He challenged structures that most people accepted as natural. He questioned religion,…

Guest of Honour, Malaysia’s Consul General Ahmad Zuwairi Yousoff, alongside other notable figures and numerous Bollywood celebrities, was honoured with the 7th Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Nobel Award on April 10, 2026, at the esteemed Hotel Sea Princess in Juhu, Mumbai, in recognition of their ongoing noble causes. By: Swati Bhat In a distinguished celebration of human rights, guidance, and social excellence, Malaysia’s Consul General, Ahmad Zuwairi Yousoff, was honoured with the 7th Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Nobel Award 2026 (BANA). This prestigious event, organized by the International Human Rights Council, took place in Mumbai, marking a significant occasion in conjunction with…

India Bids Farewell to a Legend India lost one of its most treasured musical voices on April 12, 2026, as legendary playback singer and Padma Vibhushan awardee Asha Bhosle breathed her last in Mumbai at the age of 92. She had been admitted to a private hospital the previous evening due to a chest infection and exhaustion, as informed by her granddaughter Zanai Bhosle on social media. Maharashtra Cultural Minister Ashish Shelar confirmed the news while speaking to the media outside the hospital. The nation mourned as the woman who gave soul to countless melodies from haunting ghazals to foot-tapping…

एक अपमान जिसने इतिहास बदल दिया बात 1840 के दशक की है। पुणे में एक ब्राह्मण मित्र की बारात निकल रही थी। जोतिबा फुले भी उस बारात में शामिल होने गए एक दोस्त की खुशी में शामिल होने, जैसा कोई भी करता है। लेकिन उस दोस्त के घरवालों ने जोतिबा को बीच रास्ते में रोक दिया। कारण? उनकी जाति। जोतिबा माली जाति से थे तथाकथित “निचली जाति।” उन्हें साफ़ शब्दों में कह दिया गया कि वो बारात में नहीं चल सकते। उस दिन जो अपमान जोतिबा ने महसूस किया, वो किसी तलवार से कम नहीं था। लेकिन जोतिबा फुले कोई…

Allied Blenders and Distillers Limited (ABD) has announced a major expansion of its premium and semi-premium portfolio within the Canteen Stores Department (CSD), strengthening its presence in defence distribution channels across India. As part of this move, ABD has introduced three key brands into the CSD network: ICONiQ White International Grain Whisky, Jolly Roger Premium Rum, and Kyron Premium Brandy. The expansion builds on the company’s already strong presence in the segment, where popular offerings such as Officer’s Choice Blue Pure Grain Whisky and Sterling Reserve B10 Premium Blended Whisky are well established. With this addition, ABD aims to diversify…

A searing look at which countries treat passport issuance as a citizen’s right and which treat it as a bureaucratic obstacle course. The passport is not merely a travel document. It is the physical proof that a government acknowledges you exist, that it vouches for you before the world, that it will stand behind you at borders, that it considers you worth the effort of a laminated booklet. Strip away the officialese, and what you hold in your hand when you hold a passport is a government saying: *this person belongs somewhere*. That sentence ought to be easy to issue.…

We have built an entire global industry on the silent suffering of animals. It is not tradition. It is not a culture. It is commerce wearing a costume and the animal always pays the price. I. The Weight That Cannot Speak His name was Ryder. He was a carriage horse in New York City, a grey, broad-shouldered animal who spent his days hauling tourists through the streets of Hell’s Kitchen in the August heat of 2022. On one of those days, in full view of passersby and their cameras, Ryder collapsed on the tarmac. He lay there in his harness,…

Mumbai’s autorickshaw drivers aren’t just protesting a fee. They’re fighting to prove that honest work shouldn’t come with a forced price tag. Raju gets up at 5:30 every morning. Not because he wants to. But because if he doesn’t hit the road before 6, he misses the early office crowd and that first hour can mean the difference between a decent day and a bad one. He drives his autorickshaw through Mumbai’s suburban streets for nearly 12 hours. He skips lunch most days, eating a vada pav at a signal when he gets the chance. By the time he parks…

हमारी दादियाँ इसका जवाब जानती थीं, विज्ञान अब समझ रहा है एक स्टाफ संवाददाता द्वारा ज़रा सोचिए, पिछली बार कब आपने एक असली भारतीय खाना खाया था वह जो आपकी माँ या दादी ने बनाया हो। कोई रेस्टोरेंट की थाली नहीं, बल्कि घर का खाना। वह खाना जिसे बनाने में पूरा दोपहर लग गया हो, जहाँ रसोई में सरसों के तड़के की खुशबू फैली हो और पीछे धीमी आँच पर कुछ पक रहा हो। आपने खाया। शायद ज़्यादा खा लिया। दाल बिल्कुल सही थी, सब्ज़ी लाजवाब थी, चावल था, रोटी थी और साथ में कुछ तीखा अचार। और फिर, जब…

Our Grandmothers Knew the Answer. Science Is Just Catching Up. Think about the last time you sat down for a proper Indian meal the kind your mother or grandmother put together. Not a restaurant thali, but the real thing. A meal that took most of the afternoon to cook, where the kitchen smelled of tempering mustard seeds and something slow-simmering on the back burner. You ate. Maybe too much. The dal was right, the sabzi was perfect, there was rice and roti and something pickled and sharp on the side. And then, just when you thought you were done, a…