Casteist Nature of the Democratic State: Does Congress Really Care About the Constitution? Case of Telangana! Ashok Danavath On July 20, Mr. Revanth Reddy, the Chief Minister of Telangana and Head of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC), attended the inaugural Kamma Global Summit at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre. The summit was organized by …
Dalit Law student in grave need of financial support
Round Table India Maruthi N is pursuing BA, LLB in Bhaskar Law College, Moinabad, Telangana. He is a Dalit student belonging to a Scheduled Caste. Due to financial constraints he is being deprived of an opportunity of becoming a law graduate which he had secured through long years of hard work. Our humble request is …
Unveiling Caste Identity Crisis: The Rohith Vemula Case and Systemic Marginalisation by the Government
Rathod Raghuvardhan In the final report submitted by the Telangana Police to the High Court of Telangana, a pivotal question regarding Rohith Vemula’s identity arises. Despite implicating the former Vice Chancellor and BJP leaders in the case, the police absolved them of any wrongdoing. They asserted that Rohith Vemula was cognizant of not belonging to …
From Oppression To Liberation: A Transformative Journey towards Egalitarianism and Empowerment
Shireesha Swaero Chitlapally Bheem Deeksha is a distinctive month, started by RS Praveen, former IPS officer and former Secretary of Telangana Social and Tribal Welfare Institutions. Bheem Deeksha is a unique month commencing on the birth anniversary of Manyawar Kanshiram on 15th March and ending on the birth anniversary of Babasaheb Dr. B R Ambedkar …
Gains of National Parties: A step towards progression or regression for the state of Telangana?
Anvesh Baki & Ashok Danavath Historically, federalism in India has suffered at the hands of national parties, especially when they got a comfortable majority in the parliament. The incumbent party at the center, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and its opposition party at the center, the Indian National Congress (INC)—both have their fair share in …
Because I am a Girl: The story of a Tribal Girl
Shankar Gugoloth (From Ethnographic Fieldwork) “I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.” – Dr. B. R. Ambedkar We are all facing the pandemic crisis and living in an uncertain period; even now, we hear of many stories of domestic violence at home, abuse of girls, rape of …
Help Adivasi victims of forest fire in Telangana
I write to you in connection with a ‘Fund Raising’ effort to help the victims (all Adivasi families) of a huge forest fire. This Natural Disaster occurred in the village of Shanigakunta, Mulugu district of Telangana in which about 40 families were badly affected and 40 huts were burnt to ashes on 28th of April, …
Mixed handling of Caste in Shekhar Kammula’s “Love Story”
Moses Tulasi *Spoiler Alert: The piece contains an analysis of the film and inadvertently has to divulge certain plot details.* When was the last time one had seen a Dalit character playing a protagonist in Telugu films before the OTT revolution? Shekhar Kammula’s recent Telugu film ‘Love Story’ deserves to be applauded in that …
The Reddy-BC combination and the prospects of Hindutva forces in Telangana: The Eatala Phenomenon
Prof K. Laxminarayana The official channel of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on 30th April aired the news of alleged encroachment upon assigned lands by Eatala Rajender’s family for their poultry business. The news came just after the voting for the municipal elections for Warangal district was completed. The timing indicates the vindictive political conspiracy …