[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 …
Online classes and accessibility: ASA TISS report
Ambedkarite Students’ Association, TISS (Mumbai) Ambedkarite Students’ Association TISS released a report about online classes(A detailed report on how accessible the online class system is to the students.) 24-07-2020 On 18th July 2020, Ambedkarite Students’ Association, TISS Mumbai, has released a report on the newly proposed online-class method by the Tata Institute of Social …
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 …
Covid-19 : Conversation on ruling class violence, relief and charity
Abhishek Juneja & Veeravenghai Vinith Kumar (SAVARI and Round Table India are doing a series to put together the Bahujan perspective on the Coronavirus pandemic) Anu Ramdas: Thank you for taking the time. The first question that I want to ask is about the lockdown, the way it came about, and your reaction to …
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 …
Create Dalit Economy the way Dalit Sahitya was created: 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. This is the second part of the discussion; the first part is here. Pushpendra: …