Dr. Chandraiah Gopani, Mr.Anand Kumar, Mr. Pradip, Mrs. Annu Chouthmahal There are contested views and understandings of the Indian freedom movement and nationalist thinking. A comprehensive study of the literature suggests that the Indian Freedom Movement was manifested in various ideological positions. Subalterns articulated a distinct nationalist thought aimed at challenging British and Brahmanical supremacy. …
Caste and Urban Marginalization: Exploring the Dynamics through the Lens of ‘Kaala’
Ajinkya Sanjay Khandizod Urbanization and Slum Growth Urbanization has exploded in Indian metropolises over the last few decades. The urbanization degree worldwide is around 57%, whereas in India, it is 34%. According to the U.N. report on World Urbanization Prospects 2018, cities’ population will double by 2050. Between 2014-2018, the slum percentage increased from 23% …
Kaala: A Critique of the Communists, and a Call for them to join the Dalit movement
Sree Govind Bharatvaraj Pa. Ranjith’s Kaala makes an Ambedkarite critique of the communists yet calls for their participation in a collective battle against Hindutva. Keywords: caste; Hindutva; communist; Ranjith; Kaala Tamil filmmaker Ranjith (well known as Pa. Ranjith) is an Ambedkarite who is influenced by the 1990s Dalit political movements. In his movie Kaala, he …
The Marginalisation of the Katkari Tribals
A Study of Water Scarcity and Caste Discrimination in Panvel Subdistrict, Maharashtra Anil Sardar Abstract This paper extensively examines the marginalisation of the Katkari tribals of India, who are one of the most vulnerable indigenous communities in terms of accessing basic necessities such as water, livelihood, education and healthcare in the tribal areas of the …
Tribal Intellectual Collective India announces Lecture Series
The Tribal Intellectual Collective India, a national platform of academics and scholars from the Scheduled Tribe communities are organising a special lecture on an important subject concerning the history and process of becoming a Scheduled Tribe in India. The lecture will be delivered by its National Convener (Academic) Dr. Bodhi S. R, Associate Professor and …
Just Savarna Things…
Pranav Jeevan P The survey results conducted by various institute bodies of IIT Bombay over the last one and a half years have been made public by the media. These results point to the atmosphere of blatant casteism and humiliation that Dalit Bahujan Adivasi (DBA) students must face on a day-to-day basis. Though the survey …
The Street Vendors and Marginality: A Field Study in Panvel, Mumbai
Gaurav Kawalkar Abstract The marginalization of street vendors in Panvel, a city in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, is examined in the paper. In India’s informal economy, street vendors are the one of most marginalized urban groups. India’s economy comprises the formal and informal sectors, with more than ninety percent of the workforce in the …
Caste Discrimination In India’s Urban Private Sector
Preeti Chandrakumar Patil Sukhadeo Thorat and Katherine Newman in their article ‘Caste and Economic Discrimination: Causes, Consequences and Remedies’ have defined Social Exclusion as a process by which certain groups are denied full or partial access to the economic, educational, and social institutions that determine social membership. Exclusion in India is defined by systems that …
Navayana Buddhism – Context, Debates and Theories
The Shared Mirror PRE RELEASE COPY Navayāna Buddhism Context, Debates and Theories shaileshkumar darokar subodh n.w bodhi s.r Published by Dedicated to all members of the Navayāna Buddhist Sangha The Shared Mirror Publishing House The Shared Mirror Publishing House shall endeavour to promote Dalit Bahujan literature and writers. It …