Hariram A Indian history is a history of bigotry, it is filled with the loads of lies and misinterpretations. These lies have become the base for the exploitation of millions of indigenous communities in this country. But, many great souls fought against the system which was created by these bigotries, and were successful in …
Making Stars on the Shore: Ramblings on Caste, Religion
Carmel Christy The Christmas star was hung on top of the mango tree in front of Metilda’s house. It was made of white paper and nine edges of narrow plywood pieces carved from bamboo trees, pasted together by a mix of maida flour boiled in water. Manuel, Metilda’s father worked on the star everyday after …
Ensure Social Justice and Equal Opportunities in Aided College Appointments
Scrap the unconstitutional provisions of Direct Payment Act, 1972 Ensure Social Justice and Equal Opportunities in Aided College Appointments We welcome the move by the present LDF government to implement reservations in aided college teaching/ non-teaching appointments. It is laudable that the democratic government is putting to an end the constitutional breach and anti-reservation stance …
Social Transformation and Nation
Pruthviraj Rama Gorakh From the last two years, the topics of nation and nationalism are being hotly debated in the country. In the last parliamentary elections, the BJP’s campaign put forth their idea of nation, based on Hindu nationalism. As they complete two years in office, we are now able to analyze their idea …
ದೇವರಾಜ ಅರಸು ಸಮಾಜ ಪರಿವರ್ತಕ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ
ಶಂಕರ್ ಎನ್ ಎಸ್ ದೇವರಾಜ ಅರಸು ಮೊದಲ ಬಾರಿಗೆ 1972 ರಲ್ಲಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಯಾದರು. 77ರವರೆಗೆ ಪೂರ್ಣಾವಧಿ ಆಡಳಿತ ನಡೆಸಿದರು. ನಂತರ ಮತ್ತೆ 78ರಲ್ಲಿ ಎರಡನೇ ಬಾರಿ ಅದೇ ಹುದ್ದೆಗೇರಿದರು. 1980ರಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ಇಂದಿರಾಗಾಂಧಿಯವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ವಿರಸ ತಲೆದೋರಿದ ಕಾರಣ ಅವರು ಪದವಿಯಿಂದ ಕೆಳಗಿಳಿಯಬೇಕಾಗಿ ಬಂತು.ಅಂತೂ ಈ ನಾಡಿನ ಸೌಭಾಗ್ಯ- ಎಂಟು ವರ್ಷ ಕಾಲ ಸತತವಾಗಿ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಚುಕ್ಕಾಣಿ ಹಿಡಿದು ಆಡಳಿತ ನಡೆಸುವ ಅವಕಾಶ ಅರಸರಿಗೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿತು. ಯಾಕೆಂದರೆ ಅಂಥ ದೂರದೃಷ್ಟಿ, ದಕ್ಷತೆ, ಸಂಕಲ್ಪ ಶಕ್ತಿಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ …
Caste in God’s Own Country: Dalit woman journalist and family attacked
Investigative report by Rupesh Kumar, first published on 24th August 2016 in Narada News. Translated from Malayalam by Navami TS. The lustre of the centenary celebrations of Sree Narayana Guru’s proclamation ‘we do not have caste’ in hypocritical Kerala has been turned into a comic scene by the corrupted smog of the brutal casteist …
ଗୁମୁଡୁମାହ ହତ୍ୟାକାଣ୍ଡ: ଲୋକତନ୍ତ୍ର ଉପରେ ଆକ୍ରମଣ
ଯୋଗାନନ୍ଦ କୁମ୍ଭାର (Yogananda Kumbhar) ଗୁମୁଡୁମାହ ହତ୍ୟାକାଣ୍ଡ ରାଜ୍ୟ ନିୟୋଜିତ ଆତଂକବାଦଇତିହାସ ରେ ଆଉ ଏକ କଳଙ୍କ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରିଛିା ପୋଲିସ୍ ପ୍ରଶାସନ ଦ୍ବାରା ଘଟାଯାଉଥିଵାନରସଂହାର ଓଡିଶା ରାଜ୍ୟ ପାଇଁ କିଛି ନୁଆ ନୁହେଁ, ଏହାର ଇତିହାସ ବହୁ ପୁରୁଣା ଏବଂ ଲମ୍ବା ଅଟୋ କଳାହାଣ୍ଡି ର ଜଗସାଇପାଟନା, କନ୍ଧମାଳର ମାଦାଗୁଡା, ଯାଜପୁର ର କଳିଙ୍ଗନଗର ଇତ୍ୟାଦିର ବିଭତ୍ସ ହତ୍ୟାକାଣ୍ଡ ଚର୍ଚିତ କୁଖ୍ୟାତ ଘଟଣାବଳି ପୁଲିସ-ପ୍ରସାଶନ ର ପାରିବା ପଣିଆର ନଗ୍ନ ନିଦର୍ଶନ ଅଟୋ …
ಜನಾರ್ದನ ಪೂಜಾರಿಯವರಿಗೊಂದು ಪತ್ರ
ದಿನೇಶ್ ಅಮೀನ್ಮಟ್ಟು ಪ್ರಿಯ ಜನಾರ್ದನ ಪೂಜಾರಿಯವರೇ, ಇಪ್ಪತ್ತೈದು ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಹಿಂದೆ ನಿಮಗೊಂದು ಪತ್ರ ಬರೆದಿರುವುದು ನಿಮಗೆ ನೆನಪಿದೆಯೋ ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ನೆನಪಿಲ್ಲದಿದ್ದರೆ ಅದರ ಪ್ರತಿಯನ್ನು ಕಳುಹಿಸಿಕೊಡುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಅದು ನಾರಾಯಣ ಗುರುಗಳು ಕುದ್ರೋಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿದ್ದ ಗೋಕರ್ಣನಾಥೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನದ ಜೀರ್ಣೋದ್ದಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ನೀವು ತೊಡಗಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದ ಕಾಲ. ಜೀರ್ಣೋದ್ದಾರ ಮಾಡಿದ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ಉದ್ಘಾಟಿಸಲು ಶೃಂಗೇರಿ ಮಠದ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಗಳನ್ನು ಆಹ್ಹಾನಿಸಿರುವುದನ್ನು ನಾನು ವಿರೋಧಿಸಿದ್ದೆ. ವರ್ಣಾಶ್ರಮ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯನ್ನು ವಿರೋಧಿಸಿ ನಾರಾಯಣ ಗುರುಗಳು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿದ್ದ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ವರ್ಣಾಶ್ರಮ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯನ್ನು ಈಗಲೂ ಪಾಲಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಸ್ವಾಮೀಜಿಗಳಿಂದ ಹೇಗೆ ಉದ್ಘಾಟನೆಮಾಡಿಸುತ್ತೀರಿ ಎನ್ನುವುದು ನನ್ನ …
‘Dalit Atrocity’ or ‘Atrocity on Dalits’?
Priyadarshini Ohol For the last few months I’ve been noticing that sections of the media, especially those that are usually loathe reporting on caste or mentioning dalits, have started vehemently using the phrase “Dalit Atrocity” to describe crimes against them. There are also some oppressor caste communists using this phrase with abandon. This is …