[SAVARI and Round Table India are doing a series to put together the Bahujan perspective on the Coronavirus pandemic] Pushpendra: Hi Akil. Let us start with your brief introduction for the readers in India. Akil: For the future audiences, I am Akil Bakari, a long time activist here in America. I have worked for the …
What exists in India is a positively anti-social order: Suresh RV
Suresh RV (SAVARI and Round Table India are doing a series to put together the Bahujan perspective on the Coronavirus pandemic) Anu Ramdas: Welcome Suresh. Thank you for taking the time to do this. Suresh Ravichandran: Thank you for this opportunity. Anu: The question that I have for you is, we find ourselves in …
Dalit single women in lockdown: Lived experiences
Madhavi Kamble Whether it is a natural or man-made disaster, the vulnerable sections of the society are the first to get hit. The Corona outbreak put the spotlight on the issue of daily subsistence, mental health, general health of families and millions of people across the country. On June 4, the Indian Ministry of …
So that Rama kaka lives on!
Pradnya Jadhav (Round Table India commiserates with the family that lost father and son to coronavirus within a span of fifteen days. We wish other members of the family who are affected a speedy recovery.) As we stepped inside, the first thing we heard was a sound of something bursting like a firecracker, but …
Bahujans have lost jobs, their conditions have worsened due to lockdown: Suresh Sontakke
Suresh Sontakke (SAVARI and Round Table India are doing a series to put together the Bahujan perspective on the Coronavirus pandemic) Dr. Anuradha Bele: So first question is we look to seniors like you to give us guidance about how young bahujans can channel their energies to minimize the hardship which are brought on …
Other northern states want a better raja, Punjab wants better federalism
Gurinder Azad (SAVARI and Round Table India are doing a series to put together the Bahujan perspective on the Coronavirus pandemic) Anu Ramdas: Gurinder, thank you for taking the time for this. My first question to you is about Punjab. In the background of the pandemic, we know Punjab receives a lot of international …
Government healthcare workers and migrants: Their cries for basic necessities are no different
Dr Manisha Bangar It wasn’t so long ago that the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, called for a focused effort to make India a $5 trillion economy. However, it doesn’t surprise anyone anymore that the Indian government’s definition of the economy doesn’t include the welfare of sectors like healthcare and education, or elevating the …
COVID19 response: the immorality of it all
Sruthi Herbert (SAVARI and Round Table India are doing a series to put together the Bahujan perspective on the Coronavirus pandemic) Anu: The pandemic has thrown up so many conflicting discourses, tell us about the most troubling ones for you? Sruthi: I want to start talking about the immorality of our times that this …
The dignity of the underclass is the first casualty: Chandra Bhan Prasad
Chandra Bhan Prasad and Pushpendra Johar in a discussion: this is a part of the series of interviews, talks, articles that SAVARI and Round Table India are trying to put together to gather the Bahujan perspective on the Coronavirus pandemic. Date: 17 April 2020 Pushpendra Johar: Welcome to the discussion. I would like to …