For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Mangesh Dahiwale As Babasaheb Ambedkar remarked once, and I am going to paraphrase, India is united in terms of castes. Caste is the unwritten law that is practiced throughout India. That is why the rebellion against caste must take place wherever it exists. Many people responded to the caste based discrimination throughout India. They …
Round Table India Launch on 27th June, 2018 at Telugu University, Hyderabad. ‘Mahad: The March That’s Launched Every Day‘ by Bojja Tharakam and ‘The Gentle Warrior’, a collection of remembrances of Bojja Tharakam. At NTR auditorium, 5.30 pm. The speakers: Justice M. N. Rao, Kaki Madhava Rao, IAS (Retd), Prof. S. V. …
Asha Kowtal PRESS RELEASE #DalitWomenFight against Caste-Based Violence United Nations Human Rights Council 38 21st June 2018, 12:00 – 13.30Room XXVII, Palais de Nations, Geneva Even as the world celebrates the 70th anniversary of #UDHR (Universal Declaration on Human Rights 1948) the question that remains to be asked is whether caste …
James Michael (Translated into Malayalam by Sreerag Thalippoyil) നാലു വര്‍ഷങ്ങള്‍ക്കു മുമ്പ് സ്ത്രീകള്‍ ജീന്‍സ് ധരിക്കുന്നതുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട് ഗായകന്‍ യേശുദാസ് നടത്തിയ പരാമര്‍ശം വലിയ വിവാദങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് ഇടയാക്കി. അതിന്റെ പശ്ചാത്തലത്തില്‍ “Yesudas and I: Many Hues of a Prejudice” എന്ന പേരില്‍ ജെയിംസ്‌ മൈക്കിളിന്റെ ഒരു ലേഖനംറൗണ്ട് ടേബിള്‍ ഇന്ത്യയില്‍ പ്രസിദ്ധീകരിക്കുകയുണ്ടായി (15 ഒക്ടോബര്‍ 2014). യേശുദാസിന്റെ വ്യക്തിപ്രഭാവം കേരളത്തിലെ കീഴാളജാതികളുടെ സവിശേഷമായ ചരിത്രത്തിനുള്ളില്‍ സ്ഥാനപ്പെടുത്തിക്കൊണ്ട് പരിശോധിക്കുന്ന ജെയിംസ്‌ പാരമ്പര്യം, …
Veewon Thokchom In India the term popularly called the “North-East,” used by the White British colonizers to refer to a part of the then province (Assam) under its rule, Northeast Frontier Area (NEFA), later inherited by the new Brown Indian rulers post 1947, has become a brand, a manufactured decorative term, a spatial concept where …
Pranav Kuttaiah The Karnataka elections of 2018 will be remembered for a number of reasons. Notwithstanding the post-election drama of hastily built coalitions, gubernatorial bias, midnight hearings at the Supreme Court, attempted horse-trading, floor tests and everything in-between, the election itself provided enough fodder to have political scientists scratching their heads trying to make sense …
Mahipal Mahamatta If we look at the history of more than 100 years of Indian cinema, we will find that Caste has been blatantly sidelined from it. Kancha Ilaiah had staid that mainstream history of India, is a history of the upper castes and there is no space for Dalits and Bahujans in it. …
Arati Kade The Dalit community of Bhimchaya Basti in Vikhroli, Mumbai, is protesting against the demolition of their houses. They are protesting since 5th June, demanding protection to slum dwellers living in the Bhimchaya, having proof of living there from 2000 to 2011. Action needs to be taken against the atrocities committed on …
Somnath Waghmare Title of the film – Gail and Bharat Direction and Camera – Somnath Waghmare Editor- Deepu (Pardeep KP) Promo Editor – Shreemith N Watch the film’s promo here: {youtube}t1CPxb8J8qk{/youtube} For years, the mainstream media and academia in India have completely overlooked the struggles and agency of the Dalit-Bahujan people. …