2026-04-02T14:17:44Z https://yabu.me The Satyashodhak https://yabu.me/npub1rmgw020tmq56ssqf0rxsfqznns6p30tskecze5du0q0ddpx06a8s9u4ycs https://s3.c.im/accounts/avatars/109/308/692/142/943/674/original/6ca6cd0a094ce91e.png https://s3.c.im/accounts/avatars/109/308/692/142/943/674/original/6ca6cd0a094ce91e.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgv4g9p0ll6ed9du2hh9ztxsz252hrrufqd08ekry9tfu6gs4lx2qzyq0dpeafa0vzn2zqp9uv6pyq2wwrgx9awzm8qtx3h3upa45yelt57vueft2 &#34;The reason the caste system is fundamentally different from the varna system is not because they explain different realities but rather they explain reality differently.&#34; Article by [@h_tejas](<a href="https://newsie.social/@h_tejas">https://newsie.social/@h_tejas</a> ) <a href="https://thesatyashodhak.com/what-everyone-gets-wrong-about-varna-system/">https://thesatyashodhak.com/what-everyone-gets-wrong-about-varna-system/</a> 2026-03-01T23:36:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0jdxurrda7xsg2tpx3406d0qq2rf0a4des7wznds5zgzf0zaygcgzyq0dpeafa0vzn2zqp9uv6pyq2wwrgx9awzm8qtx3h3upa45yelt57vcth2p We are very pleased to announce the publication of The Phule We Remember, the first English translation of the Marathi book Amhi Pahilele Phule. Amhi Pahilele Phule was edited by Sitaram Raikar and first published in 1981 by Mahatma Phule Samata Pratisthan. It contains the memories of Jotirao and Savitribai Phule&#39;s contemporaries, which were collected by Pandharinath Patil in the late 1920s and were well-preserved in his notebook.<br/><br/>The Phule We Remember is an initiative of the Abrahminical Histories of a City Collective, Pune and the book will be published serially on The Satyashodhak website. The readers can expect a new chapter/memory every Monday. <br/><br/>On the occasion of 152nd anniversary of the Satyashodhak Samaj on September 24, we released the first installment — the introduction written by Sitaram Raikar to the 1981 edition. <a href="https://thesatyashodhak.com/the-phule-we-remember-an-introduction-by-sitaram-raikar/">https://thesatyashodhak.com/the-phule-we-remember-an-introduction-by-sitaram-raikar/</a> <br/><br/>We are grateful to Christian Lee Novetzke and V. Geetha for gracing our launch event and contextualising the book and the Satyashodhak movement for us.<br/><br/>For updates, do join our WhatsApp channel: <a href="https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va5XsGLLNSZvm3ibUu02">https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va5XsGLLNSZvm3ibUu02</a><br/><br/>And subscribe to our newsletter: <a href="https://substack.com/@thesatyashodhak">https://substack.com/@thesatyashodhak</a> 2025-09-25T12:48:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8xtkfv5sx23z9sgtew5uagv7yp32sjjqm8d6z5mg9ttwzngt87kszyq0dpeafa0vzn2zqp9uv6pyq2wwrgx9awzm8qtx3h3upa45yelt57nj95kt On the 152nd anniversary of the Satyashodhak Samaj, we warmly invite you to the launch of the English translation of Amhi Pahilele Phule, a text of remembrance that chronicles the lives and struggles of Jotirao and Savitribai Phule. The event, which will be held on Zoom, will reflect upon what it means to remember, translate and carry the voices of contemporaries of the Satyashodhak movement into our present.<br/><br/>We are honoured to have Prof. Christian Lee Novetzke (University of Washington), whose work explores memory, religion, and public life in South Asia, and Prof. V. Geetha (historian, feminist scholar, and founding editor of Tara Books), who has long been writing about caste, gender, and translation. <br/><br/>The session will be guided by Tejas Harad (founder-editor, The Satyashodhak) and Rucha Satoor (representing the Abrahminical Histories of a City Collective). <br/><br/>Wednesday, 24 September<br/>Time: 8.30 pm IST to 10 pm IST<br/>Link: <a href="https://upenn.zoom.us/meetings/93254731039/invitations?signature=DYwMvvvApVIqaO1g2jzLuqvKnj6_9-PC8dLbepx586A">https://upenn.zoom.us/meetings/93254731039/invitations?signature=DYwMvvvApVIqaO1g2jzLuqvKnj6_9-PC8dLbepx586A</a><br/>Meeting ID: 932 5473 1039<br/>Passcode: 1234<br/><br/>See you there!<br/> <img src="https://s3.c.im/media_attachments/files/115/242/549/919/576/485/original/2ba55c274970b29e.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-21T13:37:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxhaq7wvd7adnhwdlagrz8th0wkn0l5j698ldmqm9t95nmd4pugegzyq0dpeafa0vzn2zqp9uv6pyq2wwrgx9awzm8qtx3h3upa45yelt57ratddy OBC Subcategorisation as a path to substantive equality <a href="https://thesatyashodhak.com/obc-subcategorisation-as-a-path-to-substantive-equality/">https://thesatyashodhak.com/obc-subcategorisation-as-a-path-to-substantive-equality/</a> 2025-05-29T05:04:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr43kr594m0pgfumct68c73sdez7k7e7azvwaear5qn5vr5wg09dszyq0dpeafa0vzn2zqp9uv6pyq2wwrgx9awzm8qtx3h3upa45yelt57xgmdhe &#34;The Palghar conference began with women’s movement songs and the local tarpa folk dance. Madhubai Dhodi, an activist associated with the Kashtakari Sanghatana, chaired the conference.<br/>Madhubai Dhodi.&#34; <a href="https://thesatyashodhak.com/maharashtra-all-women-conference-calls-attention-to-womens-health/">https://thesatyashodhak.com/maharashtra-all-women-conference-calls-attention-to-womens-health/</a> 2025-05-23T13:09:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq0sudayfj3gvlxhlnvpxvc75shrj6lcavurzs9yv9r3ecgs06xaqzyq0dpeafa0vzn2zqp9uv6pyq2wwrgx9awzm8qtx3h3upa45yelt57hma6ax &#34;To achieve true liberation, OBCs must free themselves from the influence of Brahmanical traditions that perpetuate social hierarchies,&#34; writes Sai Ganesh Akarapu. <a href="https://thesatyashodhak.com/ambedkar-and-other-backward-classes/">https://thesatyashodhak.com/ambedkar-and-other-backward-classes/</a> 2025-05-23T13:08:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd697428eam8gw6csh4uugq3gda05yuctmzsrxlljavl9d7v0g7vczyq0dpeafa0vzn2zqp9uv6pyq2wwrgx9awzm8qtx3h3upa45yelt577vjuzj Buddhist community demands control over Bodh Gaya temple <a href="https://thesatyashodhak.com/buddhist-community-demands-control-over-bodh-gaya-temple/">https://thesatyashodhak.com/buddhist-community-demands-control-over-bodh-gaya-temple/</a> 2025-03-08T17:06:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9hr98p6a7zwj0ckmamlmewnxz8qeqvet3feljtkd28kgxz8gs7xgzyq0dpeafa0vzn2zqp9uv6pyq2wwrgx9awzm8qtx3h3upa45yelt57v4x7jk OBCs must demand caste census <a href="https://thesatyashodhak.com/obcs-must-demand-caste-census/">https://thesatyashodhak.com/obcs-must-demand-caste-census/</a> 2024-09-20T04:22:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9gu8jrxqjl88cz06z0sg2hy2y7j8mkhlqakl289sz9rctugsj00qzyq0dpeafa0vzn2zqp9uv6pyq2wwrgx9awzm8qtx3h3upa45yelt572p2vzu Phule to Panthers via Ambedkar: A brief history of Marathi anti-caste journalism <a href="https://thesatyashodhak.com/phule-to-panthers-via-ambedkar-a-brief-history-of-marathi-anti-caste-journalism/">https://thesatyashodhak.com/phule-to-panthers-via-ambedkar-a-brief-history-of-marathi-anti-caste-journalism/</a> 2024-09-08T02:32:35Z