Thought

Stop Forced Religious Conversions!

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Dr. Udit Raj (First published in September 2006) The Sangh Parivar is not able to resolve the dangers looming large on the caste-based Hindu religion on its own. There is a saying that you should first try to resolve your differences on your own, and then consult your neighbours. But instead of taking recourse to …

Features

Dalit History Month

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  Paari. chelian  Black Americans have protested the slavery and racism thrust on them by the Whites through many forums including those of Black literature and politics. One such forum is Black History Month. They announced and celebrate February as Black History Month to redeem their racial history that has been side-lined so far. February is an important month in …

Atrocities

Murder of Jaggaiyan, Dalit Panchayat President of Nakkalamuthanpatti

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Fact Finding Report on the murder on 22nd November, 2006, of Jaggaiyan, Panchayat President of Nakkalamuthanpatti Village Panchayat, Kuruvikulam Panchayat Union, Tirunelveli District (Press Release of 28th December 2006) Dalit Panchayat President Slain thirty days after Local Government Election for resisting caste slavery I. Introduction Tamil Nadu Federation of Women Presidents of Panchayat Goverment conducted a …

Thought

Institutions and Economic Development

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Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar In the post colonial countries, suffering from pauperized agriculture on the one hand; and, virtual deindustrialization on the other, achieving faster rates of economic growth was naturally a preeminent objective of economic policy. For without substantially increasing, on a sustained basis, the volume of production of agricultural and industrial goods and, making …