For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Dr Ratan Lal Youth for Buddhist India had organized a protest at Jantar Mantar chiefly for atrocities being committed on Dalits. The protest also included a three minute silence for the MPs from Dalit, Tribal and OBC backgrounds because of their indifference towards their communities. I was also a part of the programme. The …
ಹಾರೋಹಳ್ಳಿ ರವೀಂದ್ರ (Harohalli Ravindra) ಗೋ ಹತ್ಯೆ ಎಂಬ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಗೋ ಮಾತೆ ಎಂಬ ಪೂಜ್ಯಾ ಮನೋಭಾವನೆಯ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ದಲಿತರನ್ನು ಹತ್ತಿಕ್ಕಲು ಏನೆಲ್ಲಾ ರಣತಂತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸಬೇಕಿತ್ತೋ? ಅದನ್ನು ಮೋದಿ ಸಕರ್ಾರ ಬರುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಗೋ ಮಾಂಸವು ಇಡೀ ಜಗತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾರ್ವತ್ರಿಕ ಆಹಾರವಾಗಿದ್ದರು ಕೂಡ ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ಅದನ್ನು ಅಪರಾಧವೆಂಬಂತೆ ಬಿಂಬಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಆ ಮೂಲಕ ಆಹಾರ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಹಿಡಿತ ಸಾಧಿಸಲು ಸಂಘ ಪರಿವಾರ ಬಹಿರಂಗವಾಗಿಯೇ ತನ್ನೆಲ್ಲಾ ದಬ್ಬಾಳಿಕೆ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಲೇ ಬಂದಿದೆ. ಇಂದಿಗೂ ಅದನ್ನು ಮುಂದುವರಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ. …
Rahi Gaikwad and Sukanya Shantha “Should Dalits not fall in love?” asked Shahaji Sonawane in an impassioned plea for justice for his 16 year old son Swapnil, who was brutally done to death by caste Hindus from the OBC Agri community on July 19. Swapnil was killed for being in a relationship with his childhood …
Jadumani Mahanand I was born in a hill area of Kandhamal. In a small hamlet in a remote region surrounded by mountains, where there are no basic facilities which a modern state promises to ensure its citizens. There is no electricity, no proper road communication, no school to get education, no adequate work for wages …
Sanjeev Kumar and Babasaheb Kambale It’s very rare to witness the demolition of any space of Brahminical importance – for instance, spaces associated with Gandhi, Nehru, Savarkar, and Patel etc. However, it’s very common that the spaces belonging to historical figures who propounded fraternity, equality, freedom and justice for humanity such as Ambedkar, Phule, Periyar, and …
Amar Khade On 25-06-2016, some parts of Ambedkar Bhavan situated in Dadar area of Mumbai were demolished by the current Trustees of the “The People’s Improvement Trust”. The said structure is under the control of “The People’s Improvement Trust”. In Maharashtra, the political movement among the Ambedkarites is fractured and has many factions. And …
Vaibhav Wasnik “Tyranny is defined as that which is legal forthe government but illegal for the citizenry” ~ Thomas Jefferson Recently, an issue that has hit at the very crux of Ambedkarite consciousness across Maharashtra (and parts of India) has been the destruction of Ambedkar Bhavan located at Dadar. This has resulted in a …
ଦେବନୁରୁ ମହାଦେବ (Devanuru Mahadeva) ‘ସହିଷ୍ଣୁତା’ ଓ ‘ଅସହିଷ୍ଣୁତା’ ଆଜିର ‘ମୋତେ ଛୁଅଁ ନାହିଁ’ ଶବ୍ଦ ହେଇଯାଇଛି। ଶୁଦ୍ଧତା କୁ ଅସ୍ପୃଶ୍ୟତା ସହିତ ଯୋଡିକରି,ଭାରତ ଏକ ଅର୍ଧ-ମୃତ ଏବଂ ଅର୍ଧ-ଜିଅନ୍ତା ଲୋକଙ୍କ ଦେଶରେ ପରିଣତ ହୋଇଯାଇଛି । ସେଥୀପାଇଁ ଯେତେ କମ କହିବେ, ସେତେ ସୁରକ୍ଷୀତ । ମୁ ଭି ବୁଝିବାକୁ ଚେଷ୍ଟା କରୁଛି । ଆଜିର ପ୍ରଚଳିତ ଅସହିଷ୍ଣୁତାକୁ ନବୁଝି,ସହିଷ୍ଣୁତାକୁ ବୁଝିହେବନି। ଉଦାହରଣତଃ: ଜୁନ ୮,୨୦୧୬ ‘ପ୍ରଜାବାଣୀ’ ରେ ଖବର ଛପିଲା ଯେ ମୟସୁରୁ …
Dr Nilratan Shende The current Trustees and Adviser of People’s Improvement Trust (PIT) have demolished Ambedkar Bhavan on 25th June 2016. This unfortunate demolition has also wrecked the glorious historical prominence associated with it. However, the demolition has not gone down well with the followers of Babasaheb and it was followed by agitations. Trustees and heirs …