For An Informed Ambedkar Age
सुरेश जोगेश (Suresh Jogesh) सुबह से भीड़ जमा होनी शुरू हो गयी थी जंतर-मंतर पर. देखते ही देखते आसमान का रंग जमीन ओढ़ने लगी थी. वही आलम सोशल मीडिया का भी था. हर ओर नीला ही नीला. मुख्यधारा मीडिया का काम इस बार सोशल मीडिया बखूबी निभा रहा था. जो तस्वीरें आती रही उनमें …
Chandra Bhan Prasad Are Dalits turning intolerant? Are they emotional and scornful to reason? These are some of the questions the mainstream media asked, following the controversy over publication of an Ambedkar cartoon in an NCERT book. In the process, a new stereotype on Dalits may have been created. The authors of the NCERT book, …
Chandra Bhan Prasad (First published in January 2002) How do temple priests treat Dalits? An educated, decently dressed Dalit with some dignified source of income may be acceptable to them. Dalits with similar qualities may even get some acceptability among Varna landlords. But how does the media treat Dalits and the issues which concern them? …