For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Sanghapali Aruna Kornana (A report on the events and protests that followed the tragic death of the 20 year old Dalit girl in Jind, Haryana, on 24th August, 2013) What happened? The country witnessed another horrific yet beautifully manipulated story of a young woman who was raped and murdered. The mutilated body of a …
Mashaal Rally : Protest against the gross apathy and nelgigence in the investigation of rape and murder of Dalit girl in Haryana at 6.00 pm on Saturday, 31st August, 2013 at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi The 20 year old girl was found dead under very mysterious circumstances on the morning of Aug. 25th. From …
Two documentary films on caste in contemporary Kerala –’3D STEREO CASTE‘ (23 min; Dir: A S Ajith Kumar) and ‘DON”T BE OUR FATHERS‘ (30 Min; Dir: Rupesh Kumar ) will be screened at different colleges/universities in New Delhi from August 30th to September 3rd. Screening Schedule August 30, Friday – 9.30 am: Kamala Nehru …
Asha Kowtal and Jenny Rowena On 24th August, a 20 year old Dalit girl was brutally raped and murdered in Jind, Haryana, while she was on her way to write an examination. Her mutilated body was found near a canal the next day by the police. There were cigarette burn marks on her body …
At 6: 15 p.m., on 28th August, 2013, Old Conference Hall, Main Campus, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Talk on ‘Reclaiming the Legacy of Mahatma Ayyankali‘ Speaker: Mohammed Irshad 28th August marks the 151st Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Ayyankali one of the anti-caste superstars of India. He walked fearlessly on the streets of Travancore …
Sruthi Herbert “She is so fair that to look at her, you wouldn’t say she is an SC girl”. The ‘Dark is Beautiful’ campaign got a big fillip with its endorsement by Nandita Das, who no doubt, has experienced the bias that the movie industry has against dark-skinned people. One kept having nagging doubts …
Ketaki Chowkhani Last summer, an 18 year old, 12th Std. student approached me to help him out with a project on caste. He was located at an elite school in a small town in South India, and wanted me to teach him for around 4 months, culminating in a presentation of that project. I …
Department of Social Exclusion Studies, EFL University and ActionAid India invite you to Democracy Dialogue Speaker – Professor Felix Padel, School of Rural Management, Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur “Democracy and Real Development: an urgent need in Adivasi Areas“ at Room No. 1, Academic Block, EFL University, on 23rd August 2013, 4:00 p.m.
Anjali Rajoria Nandita Das, the talented Indian actress was recently involved in the campaign “Dark is Beautiful”. The idea has been endorsed by many celebrities across the nation. Despite being a vehement critic of the social standards of ‘Beauty’, I do not extend my support to this campaign. My logic is simple. Let me …