Gurinder Azad गुरिंदर आज़ाद शुक्रिया बाबा साहेब !आपके चलतेहमें किसी से कहना नहीं पड़ताकि हम भी इंसान हैं ! उनके अहं को जो भी हो गवारालेकिन अब तस्दीक हो चुका हैकि बराबरी थाली में परोस कर नहीं मिलतीआबरू की धारा किसी वेद से नहीं निकलतीबड़ा बेतुका हैकल्पना करके सोनासुबह अलग सा कोई नज़ारा होगाया …
Run for Caste Free India 2014
Run For Caste Free India in Hyderabad on Babasaheb Ambedkar‘s Birth Anniversary 14th April, 2014 Starts at 6.30 a.m From People’s Plaza on Necklace Road, Tank Bund.
Dalit Christian Pastors protest state of Salvation Army in Tamil Nadu
[Received the following communication from the Affected Retchanya Senai Retired Officers (i.e. Retired Tamil Dalit Christian Pastors in Tamil Nadu)] ~ For the kind attention of Soldiers, Local Officers, Divisional & THQ Officers and Leaders of The Salvation Army, South Eastern Territory, India: Are you aware that the present administration of the Salvation Army …
Discussion on ‘Appropriation of Ambedkar’s writings and recent debates’
Dalit Panthers (Baroda) initiates a Discussion on: ‘Appropriation of Ambedkar’s writings and recent debates’ at 6.00 p.m on 14th April, 2014, at Ambedkar Bhavan, behind Alkapuri Arcade, R. C. Dutt Road, Alkapuri, Vadodara-390007. Participants
The Price of Silence ……Who Will Bell the Cat?
Dr. N Sukumar “Laws alone cannot secure freedom of expression; in order that every man presents his views without penalty there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population”. ~ Albert Einstein A few months ago, the academia was intensely debating the Wendy Doniger issue. For the person on the street, it was much …
‘The Doctor and The Saint’ should be detached from ‘Annihilation of Caste’
[Via Karthik Navayan] The event Democratic Debate on Appropriation of Ambedkar’s Writings was held on 10th April 2014, in Hyderabad. It was addressed by Dalit Bahujan intellectuals, Bojja Tharakam, Professor Kancha Ilaiah, U Sambashiva Rao, Joopaka Subhadra, Gogu Shyamala and other participants who discussed thoroughly the content, and also the intentions of the publisher …
Introducing Arundhati Roy and Friends
Karthik Navayan (On 9th March, 2014, Navayana had planned to launch its ‘annotated critical edition’ of Dr BR Ambedkar’s Annihilation of Caste with an introduction by Arundhati Roy, in Hyderabad city. The event was cancelled because of distribution issues according to the publisher. But the spin put on the cancellation, especially by the corporate …
Democratic Debate on Appropriation of Ambedkar’s Writings
~ Democratic debate on the appropriation of ‘Annihilation of Caste’ by Navayana on 10th April, 5 p.m., at Sundarayya Vignana Kendram, Hyderabad ~ Dear Friends, All of you are aware about the ongoing discussion on the issue of publication of Dr B.R.Ambedkar’s “Annihilation of Caste” by Navayana Publications with an introduction of Arundhati Roy …
Sanskritization or Appropriation: Caste and Gender in “Indian” Music and Dance
Sreebitha P. V. Two recent articles in The Hindu address the question of caste and gender in Indian Music and Dance. The first article titled ‘Sanskritization and Culture’, highlights the fact that many artists from the field of dance and music have rejected and embraced Sanskritization at different points in history. The second article, …