Deepak Kumar In Gujarat, on the 25th of June 2016, an NGO called ‘Human Development and Research Centre’ (HDRC) attempted to problematize and eradicate the social stigma on the untouchables who work as sweepers. But this initiative was welcomed with stone-throwing by the so-called upper castes1. This is the real face of Hinduism and …
No Ram, Jai Bhim!
Harohalli Ravindra The usage of the phrase ‘Loafer Ram’ has become a hotly discussed topic today. The person who used this phrase, a senior professor in the Department of Journalism in Mysore University, Prof. Mahesh Chandra Guru, was issued a body warrant and detained in Mysore Central Jail for one week from 17-06-2016. And …
Looking through His Majesty’s Glasses: The Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes in Odisha
Sangram Keshari Mallick September 2015. There is ample discussion these days on the achievements of Sri Naveen Patnaik in the first year of his fourth innings in power. While different writers have highlighted many other issues, this write up shall be restricted to discuss the condition of SCs and STs who constitute 39.98% population …
ನೋ ರಾಮ್, ಜೈಭೀಮ್
ಹಾರೋಹಳ್ಳಿರವೀಂದ್ರ (Harohalli Ravindra) ಲೋಫರ್ ರಾಮ ಎಂಬ ಪದಬಳಕೆಯು ಇಂದು ಬಹಳ ಚಚರ್ಿತ ಪದ ಬಳಕೆಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ಪದ ಬಳಕೆ ಮಾಡಿದ ಮೈಸೂರು ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾನಿಲಯದ ಪತ್ರಿಕೋದ್ಯಮ ವಿಭಾಗದ ಹಿರಿಯ ಪ್ರಾಧ್ಯಾಪಕರಾದ ಪ್ರೊ.ಮಹೇಶ್ ಚಂದ್ರಗುರು ಅವರ ಮೇಲೆ ಬಾಡಿ ವಾರೆಂಟ್ ಜಾರಿಯಾಗಿ 17-06-2016 ರಂದು ಮೈಸೂರಿನ ಸೆಂಟ್ರಲ್ ಜೈಲ್ ಒಂದು ವಾರ ಹಾಕಲಾಯಿತು. ತದನಂತರ ದಿನಾಂಕ 24-06-2016 ರಂದು ಜಾಮೀನು ಸಿಕ್ಕಿ ಹೊರಬಂದರು. ಹಾಗಾದರೆ ಏನಿದು ಪ್ರಕರಣ? ಯಾರು ಈ ಲೋಫರ್ ರಾಮ? ಈ ಪದಬಳಕೆ …
Reservation: Pondicherry University does not follow UGC guidelines
Jishnu EN A PhD candidate and alumnus of Pondicherry University has decided to go to the court against the reservation policy of the University which ‘systematically’ keeps the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students out of the campus. Srutheesh. S, who secured fourth rank in the general merit list for PhD in Mass Communication …
‘Jai Bhim, Lal Salam’: Myth and Reality
Vinod Kumar Of late, uniting Ambedkarism and communism has become a matter of discussion among intellectuals and students across India. As far as the emergence of this discourse is concerned, it is because of the increasing assertion of the Ambedkarite forces to alter the politics of the most prominent institutions, in particular HCU, JNU, …
Using Ambedkar against Dalits
Swapnil Dhanraj In 2014, Narendra Modi rode a massive campaign promising Acche Din for the people of our country. After suffering for 2 years from the witch-hunting of the minorities, murders of Dalits and fund cuts for marginalized students, the country has realized that the rule by the Sangh-led government is not going to …
ಡಾ.ಬಿ.ಆರ್ ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್: ಭಾರತದ ನೋಟುಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಯಾಕಿಲ್ಲ..?
ದಿಲೀಪ್ ನರಸಯ್ಯ ಎಮ್ (Dileep Narasaiah) ಇಡೀ ಪ್ರಪಂಚದಲ್ಲಿ ತಮ್ಮದೇ ವಿದ್ವತ್ತಿನಿಂದ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಚಾಪನ್ನು ಮೂಡಿಸಿ, ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಮಾನವತಾವಾದಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಅರ್ಥಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಜ್ಞರಾಗಿ ಗಮನ ಸೆಳೆದವರು ಡಾ.ಬಿ.ಆರ್.ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್. ಆದರೆ ಜಾತಿಯ ಮತ್ತು ಧರ್ಮದ ಸಂಕೋಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಲುಕಿ ಹಾಕಿಕೊಂಡು ದೂರ ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸಿದವರಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟರೆ ಬಹುಶಃ ಜಗತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಮತ್ಯಾವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಕಾಣಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ. ಯಾವತ್ತಿನಿಂದ ಅಸ್ಪೃಶ್ಯತೆ ಆಚರಣೆ ಮತ್ತು ಜಾತಿ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಹೋರಾಟ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಿದರೋ ಅಂದಿನಿಂದ ಇಂದಿನವರೆಗೂ ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್ ಅಸ್ಪೃಶ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ದಲಿತ ನಾಯಕರೆಂದು ಗುರುತಿಸಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತಾರೆ. …
Renaming as Humiliation
Jadumani Mahanand In JNU, many a times, an Ambedkarite cannot make out any difference between the Left, Right and Centre, which means one observes striking similarities among them. Because of the so-called Modi “wave”, the ABVP in JNU is trying to play politics by renaming the library, convention centre and stadium grounds after B. …