On 14th April 2016, on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar, Koonal Duggal, a Dalit PhD scholar in the Department of Cultural Studies, EFL University, and a guest faculty at the S N School of Fine Arts and Communication, UoH, for the first time learnt that he was no longer …
National SC Commission reprimands EFLU Administration: VC summoned to Delhi
DABMSA EC April 19, 2016. Today, members of the EFL University administration responded to the summons by the National Commission for Scheduled Castes. Koonal Duggal and other students from EFLU and members of the administration – the Registrar, the Deputy Proctor, the Anti-discrimination Officer and the Dean of Students’ Welfare – deposed before Smt. …
Withdraw Rustication! Suspend Corrupt VC!
EFLU Students for Justice The EFL University Administration took a drastic decision to rusticate three students: an Adivasi student Mohan Dharavath, a Bahujan student Satish Nainala and also another Bahujan student Subhash Kumar from North India. In an order dated 6 May 2014, it is notified that Mohan Dharavath, Satish Nainala and others are …
Boycott Brahminical Castiest Student Council’s EFLU ‘UTSAV’
[Via Satish Nainala] (Pamphlet released by various students organizations in EFL University opposing the EFLU Utsav which was held in the last week of March) When the entire student community is suffering from the lack of basic amenities like proper drinking water, lack of minimal medical facilities, no guarantee for their scholarships, the student …
An Open Letter to Ms. Arundhati Roy
Dalit Camera: Through Un-Touchable Eyes Dear Ms. Arundhati Roy, We are writing this letter to clarify our position on the rumors spreading in New Delhi about the cancellation of the launch of the book, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s Annihilation of Caste, introduced by you and published by Navayana. The rumors claim that Dalit activists …
After students, EFLU targets senior officials to cover up corruption
[Via Mohan Dharavath] We, the representatives of students’ organizations, have been raising our voice against irregularities and rampant corruption at EFL University time and again. In response, the EFL authorities have been issuing show cause notices to students from SC/ST/OBC and minority students to silence us by punitive actions. It is now the turn …
“Democracy and Real Development: An Urgent Need in Adivasi Areas”
Department of Social Exclusion Studies, EFL University and ActionAid India invite you to Democracy Dialogue Speaker – Professor Felix Padel, School of Rural Management, Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur “Democracy and Real Development: an urgent need in Adivasi Areas“ at Room No. 1, Academic Block, EFL University, on 23rd August 2013, 4:00 p.m.
Public Lecture on Regionalising India By Prof. G. Aloysius
Department of Social Exclusion Studies, EFL-University Invites you to a Public Lecture on ‘Regionalising India’ By Prof. G. Aloysius On 29 April, 2013, at 4 PM Venue: Conference Hall, Administrative Block, EFL-University, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
Why EFLU has gone back on Delivering Social Justice?
[Via Shanker Sampangi] Caste signifies social deprivation in the society and disability signifies physical and psychological deprivation. The condition of disability is prone to double oppression in the case of socially deprived sections including women. The layers of oppression need to be seriously understood and enough care should be taken to provide appropriate provisions …