Prof Lenin and Ilan Suriyan Under the guise of Section 144, the police have been obstructing dalit leaders from paying their last respects to Ilavarasan. Even the prominent dalit woman activist, writer and politician, P Sivakami has not been spared from this harassment. Sivakami had to enter Natham colony secretly through another route as …
Oh Periyar! Look what they have done to your teachings!
United Dalit Students’ Forum The death of Ilavarasan must be a revelation for people who think we are a democratic society. Is there any society that kills couples who choose to live a life based on mutual consent? Yes, it’s our own “Mera Bharat Mahaan.” In spite of such savagery it does not prick …
Political Agenda of Pasmanda Muslims in Lok Sabha Elections, 2014
National Alliance of Pasmanda Organizations (NAPO) In a meeting of various pasmanda (dalit and backward caste) muslim and other dalit/OBC organizations/intellectuals held in Lucknow on June 30, 2013 the following resolutions were adopted in the wake of Lok Sabha Elections 2014: a) Boycott of any political party supporting the ashraf-driven demand of TOTAL MUSLIM …
Dharmapuri Ilavarasan Murdered! Call for Road Roko!
Road Roko at 11 am on 5th July, 2013, at Luz Corner, Mylapore, Chennai We call upon all democratic & progressive forces to protest against this murder & demand a proper judicial probe. Rescue & ensure safety for Ilavarsan’s wife Divya & her family from PMK – Vanniyar sangam.
From Colonies to Agricultural Land
Six months of land struggle at Arippa Ajith Kumar A S It was on December 31st 2012, that landless people, majority of them being dalits and adivasis, entered 56 acres of revenue land at Arippa in Kollam district of Kerala demanding land rights. Now there are almost 1300 families in the protest land. The …
From Colonies to Agricultural Land
Six months of land struggle at Arippa Ajith Kumar A S It was on December 31st 2012, that landless people, majority of them being dalits and adivasis, entered 56 acres of revenue land at Arippa in Kollam district of Kerala demanding land rights. Now there are almost 1300 families in the protest land. The …
Protest against FYUP at Jantar Mantar
Joint Action Front for Democratic Education A massive demonstration will be organized at Jantar Mantar on 22 June, in which teachers, students, academics, political leaders, and members of the civil society will participate. The Joint Action Front for Democratic Education is compelled to organize another demonstration. We have been conveying our concerns to the …
Send Mumbai Red-Light Area Girl To NY University!
Summary I, Shweta Katti, am the FIRST girl from India’s red-light areas to be accepted to a US university! I have a full scholarship to the prestigious Bard College in New York but need funding for my room and board. Newsweek recently named me a “25 Under 25 Young Women to Watch,” and my …
FYUP will cause the entire higher education system to collapse: Jenny Rowena
Gurinder Azad for Neel Kranti Media In the continuing series of protests against the Four Year Undergraduate Program (FYUP) several students groups, including Students’ Union of India and UDSF of Jawaharlal Nehru University, with several activists and faculty groups demonstrated in front of the Ministry of Human Resource Development today i.e. on 11th June, …