RALLY Date: Friday, 26th August 2016 i.e. todayStarting time: Between 2 to 2.30 pmStarting point: Goshaalaa, Lower Tank Bund RoadEnd point: Dharna Chowk at Indira Park, Hyderabad DHARNA Date: Friday, 26th August 2016 i.e. todayTime: 4 pm till 6 pmVenue: Dharnaa Chowk at Indira Park, Hyderabad The honorable MP of Rajya Sabha, Sri Tiruchi …
Kabali and Brahman Naman: A Study in Contrast
Pranav Kuttaiah Two films recently released that couldn’t seem more far apart. They are set in different contexts, directed by vastly different directors, produced and distributed for entirely different audiences, and star actors from completely divergent walks of life and scales of stardom. But the fact remains that they were produced from the same …
Conceptualize the ‘human’ as a product of Dalit struggles: Rekha Raj
Rekha Raj (This speech was delivered by her in the ‘People Against Fascism’ gathering, also known as Manushya Sangamam, on 19th December 2015 at High Court Junction, Ernakulum. The following transcription is based on the YouTube video uploaded by Kerala Freethinkers Forum on 21st December 2015. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLUsUklBqF0) I have a lot to say …
Shrinking Space in JNU: A Study of Dalits
Jadumani Mahanand A University is supposed to be a centre of learning, which would allow critical thinking with experiments, innovations, discoveries, and an open space for debate, discussion, dialogue and criticism. University is not only a place to develop knowledge or to have intellectual persuasion but to revolutionize the conservative socio, economic and politics …
The impossibility of being Sunil Yadav II
Sunil Yadav talks to Vinay Shende: Continued from here. I used to attend classes in the day and work in the night since it was a full-time course. It was tough managing my family, work and studies. Yet I realized that it was a great opportunity being provided to me, and it was for …
Demand for dismissal of Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi and apologies for insulting the tribal community
Talastarada Vedike Kiran Bedi, Ex IAS officer, an active member of a political party and Puducherry Lt Governor, has insulted and condemned de-notified tribes by tweeting on 2 nd August:”Ex-criminal tribes are known to be very cruel. They are hardcore professionals in committing crimes. Rarely caught and/or convicted.” These words of Kiran Bedi have seriously …
Indian society is the very centre of fascism: Sunny M. Kapicadu
Sunny M. Kapicadu (This speech was delivered by him in the ‘People Against Fascism’ gathering, also known as Manushya Sangamam, on 19th December 2015 at High Court Junction, Ernakulum. The following transcription is based on the YouTube video uploaded by Kerala Freethinkers Forum on 21st December 2015. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWWtfM-RAmU Sunny M. Kapicadu is one …
ತಳಸ್ತರ ವೇದಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಪುದುಚೇರಿಯ ಲೆ.ಗವರ್ನರ್ ಕಿರಣ್ ಬೇಡಿ ಕ್ಷಮಾಪಣೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅಮಾನತು ಬೇಡಿಕೆ
ತಳಸ್ತರ ವೇದಿಕೆ, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಅಲೆಮಾರಿ ಬುಡಕಟ್ಟು ಮಹಾಸಭಾ ದಿನಾಂಕ: 09-08-2016 ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಪತ್ರಿಕಾ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ ಮಾನ್ಯರೇ, ಮಾಜಿ ಐಪಿಎಸ್ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಯೂ, ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಪಕ್ಷವೊಂದರ ಸಕ್ರಿಯಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತರೂ, ಪಾಂಡಿಚೇರಿಯ ಲೆಫ್ಟಿನೆಂಟ್ ಗವರ್ನರ್ ಆಗಿರುವ ಕಿರಣ್ಬೇಡಿಯವರು ಆಗಸ್ಟ್ 2ನೇ ತಾರೀಕಿನಂದು ಡಿನೋಟಿಫೈಡ್ ಬುಡಕಟ್ಟುಗಳನ್ನು(ವಿಮುಕ್ತ ಜಾತಿಗಳು) ಅಪಮಾನಿಸಿ ನಿಂದಿಸುವ ಒಂದು ಟ್ವೀಟ್ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ.ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರು ಹೀಗೆ ಬರೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ‘ಮಾಜಿ ಕ್ರಿಮಿನಲ್ ಟ್ರೈಬ್ಗಳು ಅತ್ಯಂತಕ್ರೂರಿಗಳೆಂದೇ ಹೆಸರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಅಪರಾಧಗಳನ್ನು ನಡೆಸುವುದರಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರುನಿಷ್ಣಾತರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಅವರನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿಯುವುದಾಗಲೀ, ಶಿಕ್ಷೆ ನೀಡುವುದಾಗಲೀಆಗುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ’. ಕಿರಣ್ ಬೇಡಿಯವರ ಈ ಮಾತುಗಳು ಈ …
A Discourse called Dignity: Notes from Kashmir
Pushpendra Johar In September 2015, a close friend who is from Kashmir was debating the outcome of the recent recruitments of young Kashmiris in local militant organizations like Hizb-ul-Mujahideen. The discussion was in the light of the history of early days of militancy and their culmination in the late 1990s. He concluded that it …