About Velivada

Many friends are asking what does Velivada mean? Ok, here is a bit about what it means and why we started a website under this name.

Like many of you, we didn’t know anything about what Velivada means. In fact, we had never heard this word in our life until one day when Rohith Vemula and his friends were thrown out on the street for protesting against the casteist behavior of the University of Hyderabad administration. They made open sky their home to protest and put on the poster with the name – Velivada.

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Velivada is a Telugu word, which literally means “Dalit Ghetto”.

Rohith Vemula touched many lives and inspired many people to fight for equal rights. This website is in the memory of all those who have fought for equal rights. It is for all those who believe in equal rights!

It is not an attempt to be the voice of the voiceless but to pass the pens (pass the mic) to the voiceless and let them write about their pain and their struggle. Oppressed know better what they are going through.

There are no copyrights of the content on the website, so you are free to share (till you keep the intended meaning of the content the same) without asking permission.

Velivada

…where we pitch our battle tents

…where we remember our struggle

…where Asuras fight for equal rights!

15th March 2017, on the birth anniversary of Saheb Kanshi Ram, founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party, we registered the Velivada website. 15th March was also the anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. So, what is the best day other than these two important days?

In the Velivada team, there is a team of 2 people at present, and we are looking for volunteers who can help us. Please contact us if you can help us spread information and can write for us. In case you are interested in contributing with your articles or other information please submit that here.

We believe in equality and promote those ideas. We hate inequality!

Velivada website welcomes around 5000 visitors every day, and we plan to make it bigger and better. If you want to become a part of this community and support us, please visit here.

You can email us at contact[@]velivada.com

Today saffron blankets are spread out on our conscience and we are doomed to believe that light is impossible. But the truth will come out like a shining red sun in the blue sky and on that day, at that moment the saffron darkness will have to die. Rohith Vemula, Facebook Post, 11 September 2015