Lado Sikaka (Translation of his speech at the Gai Parab (beef festival) on 9th Dec, 2019) The Modi Govt. is persecuting people for eating beef and therefore for the last 3 years we have been observing ‘Gai Parab (beef festival)’ to tell the world we will not give in to the Brahminical hegemony. They can …
Screening of Project Heartland – Short Films by Pratik Parmar
Anand Silodia Screening of Project Heartland – Short Films by Pratik Parmar Venue: Museum of the Moving Image, NYCTime: Friday, January 24, 7:30 PM Project Heartland is a collection of short documentary films by director Pratik Parmar telling the stories of Dalit-Bahujan folks across the Indian state of Gujarat, chronicling caste atrocities and acts …
The Bharat Bandh on 5th March – A Report
Pavan S Khadse March 05, 2019 was a historical & revolutionary day for Bahujans because, for the first time in the country’s history a unity was noticed amongst Bahujans beyond political motives. When I am using the term ‘Bahujan’, it includes SC/ST/OBC and converted religious minorities. Bahujan have always revolted against the brahmanical ideology and …
Violence against Minorities and State Patronisation in Jharkhand
Md Tabrez Alam BJP’s rise to power in last 2014 general election with big promises in terms of ‘SABKA SAATH SABKA VIKAS’ was actually seen as its commitment to improving conditions of common citizens of India. Jharkhand tuned in with the same voice as it is also ruled by the same political party. With …
Fact-Finding Report on the Murder of Madhu, a Tribal of Attapadi
The composition of Fact-Finding Team The Fact-finding team was composed of three representatives from Samakalvi Iyakkam – Tamil Nadu- A State-level Alliance for promotion and protection of child rights, in particular, the educational rights of children and Two representatives from THAMPU- A National Trust for Tribal Education Development and Research. • Ms.Jayam, State President of …
I am reading silence…
P Victor Vijay Kumar That was a silent breath of wind, passing both of us, at midnight under the big banyan tree in the exhausted, hustling bustling metro city of Delhi. “A Brahmin is like Plastic. We don’t want him but many a time we need him. We know he contaminates everything but we …
बुद्ध पूर्णिमा पर बुद्ध के दुश्मनों को पहचानिए
संजय जोठे (Sanjay Jothe) बुद्ध पूर्णिमा के अवसर पर बुद्ध के सबसे पुराने और सबसे शातिर दुश्मनों को आप आसानी से पहचान सकते हैं. यह दिन बहुत ख़ास है इस दिन आँखें खोलकर चारों तरफ देखिये. बुद्ध की मूल शिक्षाओं को नष्ट करके उसमे आत्मा परमात्मा और पुनर्जन्म की बकवास भरने वाले बाबाओं को …
भविष्य की दलित-बहुजन राजनीति: जाति से वर्ण और वर्ण से धर्म की राजनीति की ओर
Sanjay Jothe उत्तर प्रदेश के चुनाव परिणाम जितने बीजेपी के लिए महत्वपूर्ण हैं उससे कहीं अधिक दलित बहुजन राजनीति के लिए महत्वपूर्ण हैं. दलित बहुजन राजनीति के एक लंबे और संघर्षपूर्ण सफ़र का यह परिणाम दुखद है. लेकिन यह होना ही था. इस पराजय की प्रष्ठभूमि लंबे समय से निर्मित हो रही थी. ज्ञान, …
Poverty and Malnutrition in Odisha: Who is responsible?
Bansidhar Deep Indira Gandhi used the “Garibi Hatao” rhetoric to defend her contempt for constitutional morality, while the present BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) government uses the rhetoric of “Sabka Vikas” and “Shreshth Bharat” to adopt the same cynical approach (Suhas Palshikar, Indian Express July 15, 2016). There was a time when India, after independence, …