Dr. Ambedkar’s warning on the establishment of Hindu state- The above Sakhi of Raidas Sahib contains the concept of such a welfare state, which is relevant even after six hundred years.

Recent events involving the demolition of a temple dedicated to the medieval poet-saint Raidas and the ensuing political controversy have focused attention on a great voice of social protest that ...

A case in point is the story of the cobbler Raidas. One day, a group of pilgrims came to Benares in the course of their pilgrimage. They approached Raidas to have their shoes mended. They asked ...