Caste and Caste-Based Discrimination among Indian Muslims – Part 10: Transformations in the Colonial Period Continued from here. Masood Alam Falahi (Translated by Yoginder Sikand for NewAgeIslam.com) [Part 10 of Masood Alam Falahi‘s Urdu book Hindustan Mai Zat-Pat Aur Musalman (‘Casteism Among Muslims in India’)] ~ Caste and Religion With the onset of British …
To empower dalits, do away with India’s antiquated retail trading system
Chandra Bhan Prasad & Milind Kamble A couple of months ago, the UPA government cleared Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail. It is a politically risky step. But for once, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh showed both spine and spunk biting the bullet. Since then, both Left parties and the BJP have expressed serious reservations …
Demonstration For Reservation in Promotion To OBCs & Separate Ministry For OBCs
Demonstration Before Parliament For Reservation in Promotion To OBCs & Separate Ministry For OBCs [Via Ashok Yadav] On December 05, 2012, Wednesday, 10.00 am to 01.00 pm. Jantar Mantar, Parliament Street, New Delhi.
Dalit Sthree Sakthi’s Campaign for Dalit Women and Children’s Rights
Dalit Sthree Sakthi, Andhra Pradesh, is organizing a Dalit Women and Children’s Rights Campaign (Hakkula Chaitanya Yatra) with a 80 member contingent for 10 days on the ‘Rights of Dalit Women and Girl Children’ starting from Ambedkar Statue, Tank Bund, Hyderabad, on 6th December and ends on 15th December at Lakshimpeta of Srikakulam District. During this …
Caste and Caste-Based Discrimination among Indian Muslims – Part 9
Caste and Caste-Based Discrimination among Indian Muslims – Part 9: Evidence From the Mughal Period Continued from here. Masood Alam Falahi (Translated by Yoginder Sikand for NewAgeIslam.com) [Part 9 of Masood Alam Falahi’s Urdu book Hindustan Mai Zat-Pat Aur Musalman (‘Casteism Among Muslims in India’)] ~ It is likely that, like the Muslim so-called …
Prof. Shrawan Deore’s ‘OBC nchya Sangharsh Wata’: Book Release Function
[Via Satyashodhak Chhatrapati Dnyanpith] Prof. Shrawan Deore‘s new book ‘OBC nchya Sangharsh Wata‘ (‘Battle Streets of OBCs‘) shall be released: on 4th December, 2012, 3 p.m., at Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh, Azad Maidan, Opp. CST/ VT station, Mumbai. All are cordially invited.
Caste and Caste-Based Discrimination among Indian Muslims – Part 8
Caste and Caste-Based Discrimination among Indian Muslims – Part 8: Firoze Shah Tughlaq’s Reign Continued from here. Masood Alam Falahi (Translated by Yoginder Sikand for NewAgeIslam.com) [Part 8 of Masood Alam Falahi‘s Urdu book Hindustan Mai Zat-Pat Aur Musalman (‘Casteism Among Muslims in India’)] ~ Sultan Firoze Shah Tughlaq, who succeeded Muhammad bin Tughlaq …
Caste and Caste-Based Discrimination among Indian Muslims – Part 7
Caste and Caste-Based Discrimination among Indian Muslims – Part 7: The Role of the Medieval Ulema Continued from here. Masood Alam Falahi (Translated by Yoginder Sikand for NewAgeIslam.com) [Part 7 of Masood Alam Falahi‘s Urdu book Hindustan Mai Zat-Pat Aur Musalman (‘Casteism Among Muslims in India’)] ~ Following the end of the short-lived Arab …
Dalit Women’s Right to Political Participation in Rural Panchayati Raj (Part 2)
Dalit Women’s Right to Political Participationin Rural Panchayati Raj A study of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu Continued from here. ~Executive Summary ~Jayshree MangubhaiAloysius Irudayam sjEmma Sydenham ~(Research done in Collaboration with Navsarjan Trust, Gujarat and Evidence, Tamil Nadu) ~ IV. Responsiveness of the State “I did not take other problems …