[Via Tejaswi Dantuluri] Disha Science Center, Tellapur in association with Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Hyderabad (ICCR) and J.W.C.S,Telangana Govt. is organizing a world record painting event observing 125th Birth Anniversary of Bharath Ratna, Dr B R Ambedkar at ICCR Art Gallery, Ravindra Bharathi on 10 April 4, 2016 from 8:00 AM to 1:00 …
Building the Idea of India: Conserving Brahmanism and the Brahmanical State? Part II
Pinak Banik Continued from here. Prof. Habib advances, saying, “a concept of India, politically independent, is already present in 1857. But was it sufficient?”, “something more was needed to turn India from a ‘country’ into a ‘nation’.Two stages seem to me to be very important for such conversion. First of all, there had to …
‘What Babasaheb Ambedkar Means To Me’: Call for articles
Round Table India Celebrating Babasaheb’s life and achievements needs no particular occasion, he has emerged as a consciousness, a moral anchor for the masses. A musical tradition of rendering his life events from birth onwards, winding through Mahad, Poona Pact, Kalaram Mandir, Round Table conferences, the constitution itself, the conversion and his death was …
Ambedkarite Scholars Group’s Open Letter to California State Board of Education
Ambedkarite Scholars Group 3/16/2016 To:Instructional Quality CommissionCurriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division (CFIRD)California Department of Education1430 N Street, Room 3207Sacramento, CA 95814Tel: 916-319-0881;Fax: 916-319-0161Email: hssframework@cde.ca.gov Re: History–Social Science Framework for California Public Schools Dear Members of the Instructional Quality Commission, We write as a group of scholars whose work is focused on the issues …
Lion in sheep’s clothing: Hindu Right poses as ‘Progressive’ in America
Vinay Bhat “As long as caste in India does exist…and if Hindus migrate to other regions on earth, Indian caste would become a world problem.” ~ Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development As part of the periodic textbook review process (which occurs every six years), the California State Board …
Caste in the Armed Forces: Some direct questions
A Kumar 20th August 2014. I received a call letter from the Indian Air Force informing me that I have cleared the NDA/NA(1) 2014 examination conducted by the almighty UPSC. As per my choice I was called for AFSB. AFSB Day 1: Screening Test I cleared the screening test and was selected for a …
India upholds Caste System at the UN
Amar Khade [A compilation of news and commentary] Recently the Special Rapporteur on minority issues Rita Izsák, of United Nations Human Rights Council Published a report on minority issues. The report was presented and discussed in the UN Human Rights Council on 15th March 2016. The mandate of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues was …
Academic Hindutva and the Futility of Dalit-Left Unity Calls
C Ahamed Fayiz Since the beginning of this year, Indian campuses have been witnessing a grave turmoil. It is nothing but an expression of accumulated frustration born out of the inequitable system of governance in every domain, which has a long history of centuries. Campuses and educational spaces are the most vulnerable places for discrimination …
Open Letter to VC, Ambedkar University: Reconsider Invitation to Prof. Romila Thapar for Ambedkar Memorial Lecture
An Open Letter to the Vice Chancellor, Ambedkar University, Delhi, to Reconsider Decision to Invite Prof. Romila Thapar for Ambedkar Memorial Lecture, 2016 We, the members of Dalit Bahujan Adivasi Collective, are writing this Open Letter to the Vice Chancellor, Ambedkar University, Delhi (AUD) in order to register our protest with the manner in …