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Navayana ( navayāna, ‘new vehicle’) refers to the idea that a Buddhist movement may represent a new yāna, i.e. major branch of Buddhism, in addition to the traditionally recognized branches of Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana. This status has been claimed both for the Dalit Buddhist movement as well as Western Buddhism.
Navayana is an independent anti-caste Indian publishing house based in New Delhi, strongly influenced by Ambedkarite ideas. It was founded by S. Anand and D. Ravikumar in 2003. The first book it published was Ambedkar: Autobiographical Notes priced at Rs 40 (about $1 at that time). Since then it has published acclaimed fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels and poetry anthologies. From 2009 onwards, Navayana broadened its publishing outlook to include social issues other than caste because ‘the struggle against caste cannot happen in isolation from other struggles for justice and equality’ as a statement on the website reads.
The word ‘navayana’ means ‘new vehicle’, after B.R. Ambedkar’s interpretation of Buddhism.
In 2014, Navayana brought out the annotated, critical edition of Annihilation of Caste by B.R. Ambedkar, with an introductory essay by Arundhati Roy titled, “The Doctor and the Saint”. It also published the critically acclaimed graphic biography of Ambedkar titled Bhimayana: Experiences of Untouchability in 2011 which has been translated into nine languages.