For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Rajeev R Singh ‘I always wanted to be a writer. A writer of science, like Carl Sagan. At last, this is the only letter I am getting to write.’ – from Rohith Chakravarthi Vemula’s ‘suicide note’, 17th January 2016. The death of this shining star of the University of Hyderabad has once again brought …
Anitya Sanket Rohith Vemula’s ‘suicide’ case has caught the nation’s attention through the media and it is gaining a lot of support too. Seen through the mainstream media’s eye, in the ongoing series of protests carried out by the Dalit students in various places and institutions one thing is evident that Rohith was suspended …
SAJD-EFLU Electoral politics in university campuses is generally treated as a routine case of electing a student body to manage student affairs. Far from reflecting a technical problem of event-management, electoral politics is shaped by different groups, attitudes and ideologies that are operating within the student community and the various societal formations within Indian context. …
Chitralekha E To, The Honourable Chief Minister of Kerala Complaint submitted by Chitralekha, Kunjimangalam Village, Edat Sir, I am an auto driver belonging to a Scheduled caste community. I and my family sat on strike (Raapakal samaram) for 122 days outside the Kannur collectorate protesting the casteism and violence that the …
Nitin Dhaktode Caste in politics is not new in India. Bihar elections have given clear indication of the importance of caste based politics. Caste has always been playing a vital role in elections since independence, both in the way to win and loose. In this article, I am presenting empirical experiences of Aljapur village …
Mahitosh Mandal “‘What is it Kusum’, I said, ‘What are you thinking of?’ ‘Saar,’ she said, wiping her face, ‘the worst part was not the hunger or the thirst. It was to sit there helpless and listen to the policemen making their announcement, hearing them say that our lives, our existence, was worth less …
Dhruwa R Is it possible that an academic, a celebrity of sorts, is completely naive about the absence of Ambedkar in Indian pedagogy, and every now and then asks empty rhetorical questions: why students don’t get to read Ambedkar? Is it possible for someone to base one’s writing and empirical understanding from one set …
Issues of Land Grab and Forceful Eviction of Dalit Community and Consequent Death of a Young Dalit A Fact Finding Mission on Chander Prabha Shekhar Nagar, Indore 25-26 September, 2015 Written and Compiled by Judith AnneKamalchand Kispotta ~ Fact Finding Team AnjaliAnand LakhanKamalchand KispottaJudith Anne National Dalit Movement for Justice –National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights ~ …
Anu Ramdas The murder of children is a monstrosity. Children are the default protected community; constructs such as race, gender, ethnicity, caste, linguistic or regional identity cannot come in the way of their protected status. Children are persons who immediately command the full commitment of adults to ensure that they are at all times …