Harohalli Ravindra The usage of the phrase ‘Loafer Ram’ has become a hotly discussed topic today. The person who used this phrase, a senior professor in the Department of Journalism in Mysore University, Prof. Mahesh Chandra Guru, was issued a body warrant and detained in Mysore Central Jail for one week from 17-06-2016. And …
ನೋ ರಾಮ್, ಜೈಭೀಮ್
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 …
‘Jai Bhim, Lal Salam’: Myth and Reality
Vinod Kumar Of late, uniting Ambedkarism and communism has become a matter of discussion among intellectuals and students across India. As far as the emergence of this discourse is concerned, it is because of the increasing assertion of the Ambedkarite forces to alter the politics of the most prominent institutions, in particular HCU, JNU, …
‘Rohith can die but no Dalit will be a hero’
Rough translation of Rahul Sonpimple‘s (BAPSA, JNU) powerful speech outside SSS1, JNU on 10th May, on the hypocrisy of JNU left during the Academic Council Meeting, undermining the issues of social justice – like OBC relaxation and reduction of Viva voce – for the HLEC (high Level Enquiry Committee set up to probe the events of …
6th December: Glimpses of a revolution that changed millions of lives
Yogesh Maitreya 6th December every year means a lot to Dalits all over the world, many of whom have converted to Buddhism as well. Some of them are also a part of the Indian diaspora abroad and are forming a struggle against caste from their host countries. This day has significant importance in their …
Jai Bhim to Ramabai Nagar, the Living Spirit of Resistance
Yogesh Maitreya On the evening of 5th of December, I, along with my friend who is a photographer, paid a visit to Ramabai Nagar in Ghatkopar East, Mumbai. At the entrance of the colony, a huge statue of Ambedkar stood. Open space in front of it had been cleaned with water, and preparations for …
Chaityabhoomi : A self-conscious stream of class and political consciousness of a misfit amongst misfits
Javed Iqbal From the train, all I did was started to follow a young boy with Jai Bhim tattooed on his arm, and I was soon in a sea of humanity, a blue of Ambedkar, the white of the saris of women, and the currents pushing towards the islands of activity in the middle …