प्रा. श्रावण देवरे शिर्डी येथे 27 व 28 जानेवारी रोजी दोन दिवसांची ‘’ओबीसी जनगणना परिषद’’ संपन्न होत आहे. या परिषदेत प्रा. श्रावण देवरे लिखित ‘’ओबीसी जनगणनाः संसदिय जीवघेणा संघर्ष’’ हे पुस्तक प्रकाशित होत आहे. त्या निमित्ताने पुस्तकातील काही भाग आपल्या वाचकांसाठी देत आहे— संपादक भारताला स्वातंत्र्य मिळाले 15 ऑगस्ट 1947 ला! परकीय सरकार जाऊन स्वकीयांचे …
From Bhima Koregaon to London
Saunvedan Aparanti I am an inevitable product of my history. It shadows me from the battlefields of Bhima Koregaon to the streets of London outside the Indian Embassy. This is where my history meets my destiny. My name is Saunvedan Aparanti. My ancestors were Mahars, shackled under the yoke of the caste system for …
Mythifying History: A Response to Anand Teltumbde’s Reductive Interpretation of Bhima Koregaon
Gaurav Somwanshi I’ll save the trouble of rhetoric and get straight to the points. Though I’m posting paras and countering them, I’ll keep in mind the context too which the author refers to in his article. 1. Anand Teltumbde: “But when Babasaheb Ambedkar painted the Battle of Bhima Koregaon as the battle of Mahar …
Is Fascism knocking at the door?
Dr. Mudnakudu Chinnaswamy Valedictory Speech delivered at Vidrohi Sahitya Sammelana held on 24-12-2017 in Shahada, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra Hon. President of the Sammelana, the dignitaries on the Dais and the august literary audience before me. I am extremely happy to be present here today for two reasons. One is my poems are getting published …
नितीन आगे हत्याकांड – खर्डा येथे नितीन च्या पालकांशी साधलेला संवाद
Bhagyesha Kurane नितीन आगे हत्यांकाड प्रकरणी पुण्यातील काही विद्यार्थ्यांनी खर्डा या गावाला भेट दिली व नितीनच्या आई वडिलांशी या घटने संदर्भात संवाद साधला.ह्या हत्यांकाडाचा तपास एकूणच कशाप्रकारे झाला, आरोपी निर्दोष होण्यामागील काय कारणे होती, सरकारची भूमिका, इत्यादी बाबी जाणून घेण्याचा प्रयत्न केला. दलित हत्यांकाडाच्या केसेस हाताळत असताना सरकारी अनास्था कशाप्रकारे कार्यरत असते हे त्यांच्याशी …
The merits ascribed to the castes of merit in Indian textbooks
Anitya Sanket Apologist arguments in favor of the caste system have not been a recent phenomenon in India. For a deeply oppressive system of social division to have survived more than 3,000 years, it was indispensable to have exponents of Brahmin-Savarna supremacy at successive stages to suppress any sign of a revolt to challenge …
Celebrating 7th November as Students’ Day
Rahul Pagare The government of Maharashtra declared 7th of November to be celebrated as Students’ Day on the occasion of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s first day of school entry, back in 1900 AD. Today 117 years have been completed after this historic step. His school’s name was Chhatrapati Pratap Singh High School, which is located …
A Dalit Panther is not a single person but a complete movement by himself
Praful Kamble I come from a small village named Bhilwadi, in Sangli district of Maharashtra. I had pursued my Bachelor of Arts from my village. When I was in SSC and HSC I started my own Dance Academy called Blue Star. Gradually, I came into contact with the camera and I learned to handle …
Why Should Dalit-Bahujans and Adivasis Do Research?
Yashwant Zagade During my masters programme, after class one day, I was having tea with my classmates. We were discussing about the research topic for our masters programme. An upper caste friend of mine expressed interest in working on the plight of Dalits. My other Dalit friend responded by asking, “Why don’t you rather …