Asha Kowtal A two day event planned in Delhi from tomorrow, September 30th, is one small step in the long and arduous journey of Dalit women reclaiming their rights. The programme will be held at Constitution Club, Rafi Marg, New Delhi. All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (AIDMAM) is organizing the National Tribunal – …
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 …
Crimes against Northeast women: Is the state concerned enough?
Alana Golmei The brutal gang rape of India’s daughter on the night of 16th December, 2012, has awakened the whole nation from its deep slumber just like the fairy’s spell that was broken when the Prince finally arrived. As the tale goes, when the fairy cast a spell, everyone that lived in the castle …
Caste and Caste-Based Discrimination among Indian Muslims – Part 8
Caste and Caste-Based Discrimination among Indian Muslims – Part 8: Firoze Shah Tughlaq’s Reign Continued from here. Masood Alam Falahi (Translated by Yoginder Sikand for NewAgeIslam.com) [Part 8 of Masood Alam Falahi‘s Urdu book Hindustan Mai Zat-Pat Aur Musalman (‘Casteism Among Muslims in India’)] ~ Sultan Firoze Shah Tughlaq, who succeeded Muhammad bin Tughlaq …
Dalits Protest in New Delhi against Laxmipeta Massacre
Dalits Protest in New Delhi against Laxmipeta Massacre on 6th September Neel Kranti Media On 12th June, this year, at Laxmipeta, Andhra Pradesh, another chapter was added in the long list of massacres of Dalits by dominant castes in “Independent” India when men and women from Kapu caste attacked Dalits from the same village, killing …