Academic

Dr. Ambedkar Memorial Symposium

  • AIMS organized Dr. Ambedkar Memorial Symposium at University of Calgary where Academic scholars and Orators presented their thoughts on Dr. Ambedkar. Research and papers on a wide variety of topics were presented such as:
    • Caste Oppression Today: Root Causes and Remedies
    • Caste-based violence against Dalits in the Context of the Anti-Reservation Riots
    • Human Rights violations against Dalits in India
    • Caste Oppression Today and India’s Justice System
    • Dalit Camera: ‘Through an Untouchable Eye’
    • Taking Ambedkar Forward: Tackling Rampant Caste Oppression in Indian Context
    • Dalit Assertion – Strategic Considerations
    • Interlinks of Caste and Gender: Interpreting Humiliation and Discrimination through Dalit Women’s Bodies
    • Caste and Gender Intersections in the Paradigm of Health Services
    • Oppressed Caste Capitalism