JUSTICE

Judicial Independence or Sovereignty!

by rti_adminon January 21, 2018March 20, 20230

Sthabir Khora Recently 4 judges of the collegium in the Supreme Court accused the chief justice of misuse of his discretion. (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/live-updates-unprecedented-press-conference-by-4-senior-sc-judges/articleshow/62470543.cms). In this context, Upendra Baxi, quotes the Austrian jurist Eugene Ehrlich- “The best guarantee of justice lies in the personality of the judge.(http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/when-judges-dissent-supreme-court-crisis-5029057/). It’s not difficult to imagine what he is fending …

Features

What is going right in the Dalit vs Dalit debate?

by rti_adminon July 16, 2017March 20, 20230

Shiveshwar Kundu One of the promises of modern and secular politics is to do justice in society. For settling any vexed question of politics in a society, first, it is imperative to deal with the procedural part of the question then its substantive part will automatically come into the scene. Here procedural part means, …

Assertion

Celebrating Dhamma Chakra Anupravartan Day: An Urgency, with Reason

by rti_adminon October 18, 2016March 20, 20230

Prabuddha Council, JNU “Religion in the sense of morality must remain the governing principle of every society” – Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. Engendering violence of any kind, anywhere, is a great threat to humanity as well as the environment. Suffering pervades all and is causal to the deteriorating conditions of society. Hope seems to be …

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Project Heartland 2: Meet the men who started the Una movement

by rti_adminon October 16, 2016March 20, 20231

Pratik Parmar Project Heartland captures the struggle of people from marginalised communities, mainly Dalits in Gujarat. It shows the courage and determination of Dalit women and men to assert for their rights despite all odds. By capturing these stories of struggle, Project Heartland wants these brave people to be known, recognised and be seen as inspiration to …

Assertion

Project Heartland

by rti_adminon October 2, 2016March 20, 20230

Pratik Parmar Project Heartland captures the struggle of people from marginalised communities mainly Dalits in Gujarat. It shows the courage and determination of Dalit women and men to assert for their rights despite all odds. By capturing these stories of struggle, Project Heartland wants these brave people to be known, recognised and be seen …

Atrocities

Judicial Discourse and Caste Violence

by rti_adminon September 12, 2016March 20, 20230

Aditya Reading Bathani Tola and Laxmanpur Bathe Judgment* “Everyone strives to attain the law…how does it come about, then, that in all these years no one has come seeking admittance but me?….The doorkeeper replies……. No one but you could gain admittance through this door, since this door was intended only for you. I am …

Features

‘Should we Dalits not fall in love?’

by rti_adminon July 24, 2016March 20, 20230

Rahi Gaikwad and Sukanya Shantha “Should Dalits not fall in love?” asked Shahaji Sonawane in an impassioned plea for justice for his 16 year old son Swapnil, who was brutally done to death by caste Hindus from the OBC Agri community on July 19. Swapnil was killed for being in a relationship with his childhood …

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हम सबके लिए बाबासाहेब

by rti_adminon April 15, 2016March 20, 20230

Essay 2. ‘What Babasaheb Ambedkar Means to Me’ Ravindra Kumar Goliya आप सभी को बाबासाहब की १२५वीं जयंती की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं| आप सब से मैं पूछना चाहता हूँ कि हम बाबासाहब की जयंती क्यों मनाते हैं? क्या सिर्फ उन्हें याद करने के लिए? क्या सिर्फ यह याद कर लेने से काम चल जायेगा कि बाबासाहब …

Assertion

Call for Papers: Seminar on ‘Most Marginalised Dalits: Mobilizations and Struggles for Justice’

by rti_adminon January 16, 2016March 20, 20230

Call for Research Papers For a ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar on Most Marginalised Dalits: Mobilizations and Struggles for Justice On 29-30 March, 2016G.B Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad, UP Concept Note There are series of democratic struggles within Dalits by most marginalized Dalits for greater recognition and redistribution from mid of the 1990s in …