Nonglik Claire Asem Imagine a photograph of a child cradled on his mother’s lap, a fleeting moment of innocence captured in a world falling apart. Now imagine that same child, not days later, found lifeless — shot in the knee and stabbed in the chest. This is not fiction. This is Manipur. This is India’s …
Tribals Boycott Census and National Population Register (NPR)
Neetisha Xalxo Tribal groups in a meeting in the Indian Social Institute, Delhi on 23rd February 2020 expressed their concern that the Indian government is determined to mark Tribals as Hindu. And with the same agenda only mainstream religions are mentioned in the census 2020. Sarna, Koytur and other Tribals’ religions have got no …
Max Mueller Bhavan’s Sleep Walk: White-Brahmin Collaborative Gaze
Akshay Pathak The deeply uneven relationship between the oppressors who forcefully define, speak on behalf of and claim to represent and those they oppress, is a function of power. Art can pose a major challenge to such power, but often in the hands of the oppressor, art serves as a tool for the perpetuation …
Dalit Women Swabhiman Yatra: Public Meeting on March 12th
[Via Asha Kowtal] All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (AIDMAM) would like to invite you for a Public Meeting on March 12, 10 – 3 pm at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. The Dalit Women Swabhiman Yatra will culminate here in Delhi after a month long journey for self-respect and justice. The Dalit Mahila Swabhiman …
Lecture by Dr. Jesse L. Jackson in New Delhi
[Via Abhay Xaxa] Dear All, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights and Christian Aid has organised a Lecture by Dr. Jesse L. Jackson Civil Rights Activist, Founder of Rainbow PUSH Coalition, United States of America on ‘Building Solidarity between African Americans and Dalits’
Two films on caste in Kerala
Two documentary films on caste in contemporary Kerala –’3D STEREO CASTE‘ (23 min; Dir: A S Ajith Kumar) and ‘DON”T BE OUR FATHERS‘ (30 Min; Dir: Rupesh Kumar ) will be screened at different colleges/universities in New Delhi from August 30th to September 3rd. Screening Schedule August 30, Friday – 9.30 am: Kamala Nehru …
Protest against FYUP at Jantar Mantar
Joint Action Front for Democratic Education A massive demonstration will be organized at Jantar Mantar on 22 June, in which teachers, students, academics, political leaders, and members of the civil society will participate. The Joint Action Front for Democratic Education is compelled to organize another demonstration. We have been conveying our concerns to the …
FYUP: New Education Policy Without National Debate
Discussion on Friday, 31 May, 2013, at India International Centre, New Delhi. Joint Action Front for Democratic Education Delhi University is going to introduce Four Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP) without a national debate on its merits or demerits. We believe that the education policy must be uniform in the country and should be decided …
Demonstration For Reservation in Promotion To OBCs & Separate Ministry For OBCs
Demonstration Before Parliament For Reservation in Promotion To OBCs & Separate Ministry For OBCs [Via Ashok Yadav] On December 05, 2012, Wednesday, 10.00 am to 01.00 pm. Jantar Mantar, Parliament Street, New Delhi.