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You are our Mooknayak, the leader of us who were made dumb by the caste–nation. You fought for us only with words when everything else was snatched away from us. On your birthday today, I shut my ears and eyes because they could be enchanted by the foolish creations the world around me is making for a cheap adrenaline rush. I am enriching you in words. — PEOPLE are increasingly becoming less and less interested in words. They are behind events, and visuals which provide them instant adrenaline rush. But in truth, when were people in this country interested in words? Words which ‘speak’ never fail to communicate, words which do not need disguise, words which inspire us to think, words which expose our own fear and vulnerabilities, and words which make us conscious of our own responsibilities and pain followed by it. When I shared a poem about PhD scholar Rohith Vemula on his death anniversary, it attracted many more ‘likes’ and much more attention on social media than when I shared the

Ambedkar: The Romantics Subscribe Home Rights Rule of law Niches Areas Courtroom In focus Multimedia Art, literature and more Special issues Subscribe Home Rights Rule of law Niches Areas Courtroom In focus Multimedia Art, literature and more Special issues Ambedkar Jayanti 2023 Ambedkar: The Romantics Yogesh Maitreya Published on : 14 Apr 2023, 9:54 am Copied Follow Us You are our Mooknayak, the leader of us who were made dumb by the caste–nation. You fought for us only with words when everything else was snatched away from us. On your birthday today, I shut my ears and eyes because they coul

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