ಹಾರೋಹಳ್ಳಿರವೀಂದ್ರ (Harohalli Ravindra) ಲೋಫರ್ ರಾಮ ಎಂಬ ಪದಬಳಕೆಯು ಇಂದು ಬಹಳ ಚಚರ್ಿತ ಪದ ಬಳಕೆಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ಪದ ಬಳಕೆ ಮಾಡಿದ ಮೈಸೂರು ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾನಿಲಯದ ಪತ್ರಿಕೋದ್ಯಮ ವಿಭಾಗದ ಹಿರಿಯ ಪ್ರಾಧ್ಯಾಪಕರಾದ ಪ್ರೊ.ಮಹೇಶ್ ಚಂದ್ರಗುರು ಅವರ ಮೇಲೆ ಬಾಡಿ ವಾರೆಂಟ್ ಜಾರಿಯಾಗಿ 17-06-2016 ರಂದು ಮೈಸೂರಿನ ಸೆಂಟ್ರಲ್ ಜೈಲ್ ಒಂದು ವಾರ ಹಾಕಲಾಯಿತು. ತದನಂತರ ದಿನಾಂಕ 24-06-2016 ರಂದು ಜಾಮೀನು ಸಿಕ್ಕಿ ಹೊರಬಂದರು. ಹಾಗಾದರೆ ಏನಿದು ಪ್ರಕರಣ? ಯಾರು ಈ ಲೋಫರ್ ರಾಮ? ಈ ಪದಬಳಕೆ …
Nation, Nationalism and Oppressed Communities
Vinod Kumar State came into existence with the failure of human values in the society. As far as Marxist understanding is concerned, in the primitive society, there was no existence of private property and private family. The very existence of private property led to conflict in society. Where there is property there is greed, …
An Inquest into the Death of Rohith Vemula
Panchendra Kumar Naik “Pankaj” Abstract: The article is an attempt to conduct an inquest into the tragic suicide of Rohith Vemula, a Dalit scholar at the University of Hyderabad. It argues why the death must not be analysed in isolation and hence calls for a framework by considering a broader socio-political context that guides …
Academic Hindutva and the Futility of Dalit-Left Unity Calls
C Ahamed Fayiz Since the beginning of this year, Indian campuses have been witnessing a grave turmoil. It is nothing but an expression of accumulated frustration born out of the inequitable system of governance in every domain, which has a long history of centuries. Campuses and educational spaces are the most vulnerable places for discrimination …
On the Beef Festival in Osmania
Dalit Camera: Through Un-Touchable Eyes B. Sudarshan, one of the chief organisers of the recent ‘Peddakura Pandaga’, or Beef Festival, in Osmania University recently, speaks to Dalit Camera on the background of the event, and the need fororganising such an event, a couple of days before the festival. {youtube}2J4Tg8ksHTQ{/youtube} On December 10th, the whole …
State Against Revolutionary Singer Kovan: Growing Repression in Tamil Nadu
Boopathi P The arrest of revolutionary singer Kovan of PALA: Increasing suppression of free speech and growing repressive measures on leftwing organizations in Tamil Nadu The revolutionary singer Kovan, from well-known active left-wing organization People’s Art and Literary Association (PALA), in Tamil Nadu was arrested by the Chennai city crime branch police at 02.30 a.m. …
The Other Silences to the Marginalisation of Catholics in Goa
Jason Keith Fernandes Bosco de Sousa Eremita’s article, “The Silent Ethnic Cleansing of Catholics in Goa,” published earlier this month was widely shared on social media. At about the same time that I read a Hindu friend informed me that he is often accosted thus when he extends professional services to Catholics in Goa: “Arrey! …
The Buddha Smiled: Lessons from Bihar’s Victory
N. Sukumar and Shailaja Menon “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned” ~ The Buddha In May 2014, the pervasive idea was that Moditva has triumphed and before long the Gujarat Model would usher in Ram …
The ‘Deviant’ Sikh in the Time of Unclothed Fascism
Preetika Nanda It needs to be said at the outset that nefarious designs are unfolding in Punjab accompanied by appalling media blackout and silence from all quarters. After the sacrilege of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib in Faridkot district and the peaceful protests which were met by brutal force resulting in death of two …