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Response to 'Notion Of Freedom And Reality Of Unfreedom' by Anand Teltumbde
Vaibhav Wasnik [The article 'Notion of Freedom And Reality Of Unfreedom' by Anand Teltumbde can be found here. Vaibhav's response expresses a belief in electoral democracy and the transformative potential of the Indian constitution. Round Table India shall continue to welcome all shades of Dalit and Bahujan opinion] The article by Mr Teltumbde starts off with genuine grievances, talking about the democratic values of ' Justice-social, economic and political; Liberty of thought,...
Read moreDalits must embrace a Metanarrative
Comments on Oxford India Anthology of Tamil Dalit Writing (Part II) Continued from here. P. Dayanandan (Paper presented on 10th April, 2012 on the occasion of the release of the Oxford India Anthology of Tamil Dalit Writing) • In this Anthology M. C. Rajah makes reference to the claim that 'disabilities of 'untouchables' spring from deep-rooted social prejudices...' (p.225). But then he is writing in English, and it is not any translation of a Tamil...
Read moreBuddhism as a social, democratic doctrine: a liberation ideology
Karthik Navayan In 1935, while addressing the Yeola Conversion Conference, Dr. BR Ambedkar declared 'I am born a Hindu. I couldn't help it, but I solemnly assure you that I will not die a Hindu'. He said: 'Hindu civilsation.. is a diabolical contrivance to suppress and enslave humanity'. It was created by Brahminical parasites to enslave people and perpetuate their control over all the power and wealth of the nation. Hindu...
Read moreFreedom, dignity, happiness, or simply, life!
Comments on Oxford India Anthology of Tamil Dalit Writing (Part I) P. Dayanandan (Paper presented on 10th April, 2012 on the occasion of the release of the Oxford India Anthology of Tamil Dalit Writing) • I congratulate Ravikumar, Azhagarsan and Mini for bringing Dalit thoughts to English language readers at large. A quick look at Ravi's writing, speaking and publishing record gives you some inkling of how Iyothee Thass must have managed his time...
Read moreMayawati: Caste Anxieties and Patriarchal Fears
Continued from here. Her roofless abode gives her a clear view of the fields and the village she guards over. She is my paternal family's deity, revered as a force of nature as are the scores of female gods of the Shudra, Atishudra and Adivasi cultures. Her free spirited nature echoes the attitude of another goddess in Siddalingaiah's narrative of village deities: one who refuses a temple with a door, saying,...
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Thought
Food fascism Kancha Ilaiah After the beef festival in Osmania University, Hyderabad, on April 15 — in which 1,500-2,000 students belonging to SC/ST/OBC communities and some faculty members participated — was [ ... ] |
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Atrocities
| The caste cauldron of Maharashtra (Part II) (Report first published in November 2003) Continued from here. Violence against Dalits in Marathwada A Report by the Fact Finding Team comprising Dr. Anand Teltumbde, Akram Siddiqui, Subodh More, [ ... ] |
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Current News
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Opinion
Land and caste Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashta Jatav residents of Ramgarh in U.P. resist attempts by members of a powerful community to grab their land by violent means. Jatav victims of an attack by some members of [ ... ] |
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Educate, Agitate, Organize
The open eyed Buddha and Dr. Ambedkar (Excerpt from a recent article by Dr. Yashwant Manohar in the Marathi daily 'Sakal'. Thanks, Gouri Patwardhan, for the translation-- Round Table India) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar had a special interest [ ... ] |
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Dalitbahujan Renaissance
Jotiba Phule: The Universal Religion of Truth Gail Omvedt
(An excerpt from her book 'Buddhism in India: Challenging Bramanism and Caste')
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Dr. Ambedkar
The Revolt Of The Untouchables (On 20th March, 1927, Babasaheb Ambedkar launched a Satyagraha at Mahad for the right to draw water from the Chawdar Tank. This excerpt from his 'Essays on Untouchables and Untouchability' describes [ ... ] |
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Heritage
| Ravidas: 'Flowering above the World of Birth' Gail Omvedt (An excerpt from the book 'Buddhism in India: Challenging Brahmanism and Caste') While Nandanar has become well-known only in Tamil Nadu and has had no recorded influence on other bhak [ ... ] |
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Gender
Dalit Sthree Sakthi plans anti-liquor campaign Consumption of liquor in the State (Andhra Pradesh) has now reached alarming and monstrous proportions. Today most of the toiling masses, particularly the dalits, have become slaves of the habit, cons [ ... ] |
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Research
| Alienation, consciousness and assertion: an interpretation of Oriya Dalit narrative by Raj Kumar
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Policy
Andhra Pradesh Dalits and Adivasis marching towards achieving Statutory Status for SCP and TSP Karthik Navayan SC, ST Sub-Plan Nidhula Saadhana Ikya Kaaryacharana Committee (United Action Committee to claim SC, ST Sub-Plan Funds) was formed under the leadership of Sri Kaki Madhava Rao, Former [ ... ] |
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