పల్లికొండ మణికంఠ Abstract ఇటీవల మళ్ళీ తెరపైకి వచ్చిన రోహిత్ వేముల కేసు గురించి ఇప్పుడున్న పరిస్థుతుల దృష్ట్యా ఆలోచిస్తే, మనకు అర్థం అయ్యేది ఏమిటంటే – ఒక మనిషి లేదా సమూహనికి అన్యాయం జరిగితే, పౌర సమాజం మొదటగా చూసేది కులం. ఆసక్తికరమైన విషయం ఏంటంటే, రోహిత్ మరణించాడు అనేది చర్చ కాదు. ఎలా, ఎందుకు మరణించాడు అనే ప్రశ్నలను ఏనాడో ఈ పౌర సమాజం పక్కన పెట్టింది. అప్పుడు, ఇప్పుడు ఉన్న ఏకైక ప్రశ్న – …
Kaala: A Critique of the Communists, and a Call for them to join the Dalit movement
Sree Govind Bharatvaraj Pa. Ranjith’s Kaala makes an Ambedkarite critique of the communists yet calls for their participation in a collective battle against Hindutva. Keywords: caste; Hindutva; communist; Ranjith; Kaala Tamil filmmaker Ranjith (well known as Pa. Ranjith) is an Ambedkarite who is influenced by the 1990s Dalit political movements. In his movie Kaala, he …
Understanding Chamkila by delving into his songs
Bobby Marwaha For some people, like his critics, Chamkila is a notorious singer who promotes vulgarity, sexism, alcoholism, and illicit relationships through his songs. For his listeners, who enjoy his songs, he is their beloved singer and lyricist. We are not a part of either of the groups. We will attempt to understand Chamkila’s songs …
Unveiling Caste Identity Crisis: The Rohith Vemula Case and Systemic Marginalisation by the Government
Rathod Raghuvardhan In the final report submitted by the Telangana Police to the High Court of Telangana, a pivotal question regarding Rohith Vemula’s identity arises. Despite implicating the former Vice Chancellor and BJP leaders in the case, the police absolved them of any wrongdoing. They asserted that Rohith Vemula was cognizant of not belonging to …
Dalits and Delayed Justice: Land appropriation in the state of Tamil Nadu
Lingaraj Azad Despite living on their own assigned lands, more than 70 conservancy working families belonging to the most marginalized Arunthathiyar caste have been removed from their land by the District Administration at Dalit colony (Gandhi Nagar) in Thoothukudi. The officials in the district revenue administration have colluded with the local money lenders and intentionally …
Being a Bahujan Muslim in the Ambedkarite Sphere
Ablaz Mohammed Schemnad My Socio-political observations as the elected vice-chairperson of TISS Hyderabad Students’ Council 2022-23 One thing I realised as an active member of the Ambedkarite student movement for the last two years during my study at TISS and interacting with fellow panthers from other universities is that there won’t be any other ideology …
On Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’
Chanchal Kumar Origin the film released in India some time back. After watching the much anticipated movie (twice) here are some of my haphazard jottings and observations. Introduction To begin with, I’m sure Origin will renew discussions amongst movie-goers and audiences around the theme of caste and how it connects the dots of oppression around …
Killing with Kindness: The Apex Judiciary
Dr. Bhushan Amol Darkase Background: [1] In 1975, the Punjab government issued a notification sub-classifying 25% of Scheduled Caste (SC) reservations into two categories, reserving half of these seats for Balmikis and Mazhabi Sikhs. This notification remained in force for nearly 31 years until it faced legal hurdles in 2004. In 2004, the Supreme Court’s …
Reflections on Dr. Ambedkar’s Philosophy of Democracy beyond Political Structures
Nitin Dravid P R Just four days after Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s 134th birth anniversary, as the nation awaits the commencement of the 18th Lok Sabha elections, the only focal point for the existing predicaments and the survival of the largest democracy is to revisit and resurrect the idea of radical democracy as envisioned by the …