For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Parth Shrimali On 14th August, a day before the 71st Independence Day, a Dalit man was assaulted in Sojitra village in Anand district of Gujarat for skinning a dead cow. Earlier this year, in May, caste violence led to the torching of 25 Dalit houses by Rajput men in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. In July …
Amar Khade On Sunday, 9th October 2016, rumour spread across social media like Whatsapp that a 14 year old Dalit boy molested a minor girl in Talegaon (Nashik district, Maharashtra). It was later reported by the guardian minister of Nashik, Girish Mahajan, that the medical authorities have reported that rape has not occurred, and …
Aditya Reading Bathani Tola and Laxmanpur Bathe Judgment* “Everyone strives to attain the law…how does it come about, then, that in all these years no one has come seeking admittance but me?….The doorkeeper replies……. No one but you could gain admittance through this door, since this door was intended only for you. I am …
Jadumani Mahanand The current scenario of Indian society is deeply volatile and violent, instigating gruesome and brutal attacks on Dalits and Muslims. Any concerned citizen will feel anger and frustration, reading everyday about the violence, rape and killings of minorities such as Dalits and Muslims. No method has been left unused, to theorize or …
ಹಾರೋಹಳ್ಳಿ ರವೀಂದ್ರ (Harohalli Ravindra) ಗೋ ಹತ್ಯೆ ಎಂಬ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಗೋ ಮಾತೆ ಎಂಬ ಪೂಜ್ಯಾ ಮನೋಭಾವನೆಯ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ದಲಿತರನ್ನು ಹತ್ತಿಕ್ಕಲು ಏನೆಲ್ಲಾ ರಣತಂತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸಬೇಕಿತ್ತೋ? ಅದನ್ನು ಮೋದಿ ಸಕರ್ಾರ ಬರುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಗೋ ಮಾಂಸವು ಇಡೀ ಜಗತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾರ್ವತ್ರಿಕ ಆಹಾರವಾಗಿದ್ದರು ಕೂಡ ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ಅದನ್ನು ಅಪರಾಧವೆಂಬಂತೆ ಬಿಂಬಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಆ ಮೂಲಕ ಆಹಾರ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಹಿಡಿತ ಸಾಧಿಸಲು ಸಂಘ ಪರಿವಾರ ಬಹಿರಂಗವಾಗಿಯೇ ತನ್ನೆಲ್ಲಾ ದಬ್ಬಾಳಿಕೆ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಲೇ ಬಂದಿದೆ. ಇಂದಿಗೂ ಅದನ್ನು ಮುಂದುವರಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ. …
Jadumani Mahanand I was born in a hill area of Kandhamal. In a small hamlet in a remote region surrounded by mountains, where there are no basic facilities which a modern state promises to ensure its citizens. There is no electricity, no proper road communication, no school to get education, no adequate work for wages …
Anonymous Disclaimer: Since one cannot pen a word about terrorism without being accused of being a sympathizer, especially if your name rings Muslim, I would like to clarify that I do not endorse any sort of violence anywhere. ~ With the terror attack outside the Prophet’s mosque in Medina on July 5, what we …
Arvind Boudhh (Some notes from his Facebook wall over the years) Confession #14 (first caste atrocity as a child) It was the time when I used to play cricket. I was about 6 years old and we were playing cricket with a plastic ball and a wooden plank as improvised bat. India being a …
Sruthi Herbert I have a major deadline to meet next week, and this must be why all those things I feel I should write come to me at this moment. Below is a screenshot from the movie Kammath & Kammath that released in Kerala in 2013. Before I go further, let me explain that I …