Caste
TagAfter 'Cow Memorial', Punjab Govt. will honor 'Cow Bhakts'!
Few weeks back, Akali-BJP Punjab government announced to build a most expensive animal memorial – ‘Rashtriya Shaheedi Gau Smarak’ – in the country at Mansa. Government is planning to spend 5 crore…
Caste rules in marriage, power, well-being: Study
Caste is everything in India!
If you thought caste has been suppressed by globalization, you are wrong. An ongoing study by the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) has found that inter-ca…
22nd November in Dalit History – B'day of Jalkari Bai
Jalkari Bai was born on 22nd November 1830 in village Bhojalla on Balaji Marg. His father was Sadova Singh and mother named Dhania but some authors say her father was named as Mool Chand & mother J…
We did not go on to the stage, Neither were we called.
We did not go on to the stage,
Neither were we called.
We were shown our places,
told to sit.
But they, sitting on the stage,
went on telling us of our sorrows,
our sorrows remained ours, they neve…
Watch – 'Caste on the Menu Card' documentary
The film delves into the idea of food as a site of exclusion by focusing on beef-eating practices in Mumbai. It attempts to portray the prevalence of caste differentiations as seen in the food choi…
Some photos on caste, reservation, cricket, religion, equality and more!
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Basis and Significance of Reservation
In the recent debates on a reservation some people have suggested that let us now give reservation to so-called upper castes according to the percentage of their population. I do not agree with thi…
Reservation – 10 Questions And Answers That You Should Read
Read it in Hindi from – आरक्षण – 10 सवाल और जवाब जो आपको पढ़ने चाहिए
Q 1: What is a reservation?
The word reservation is a misnomer. The appropriate word for it used in the Indian Constitution is …
We need to become ruling class if we want to form a casteless society – Saheb Kanshi Ram
By Bahujan Sanghatak , New Delhi, Dt. 16 November, 1998
Malaysia (10-11 October , 98 ) : Addressing the First International Dalit Conference at Kuala Lumpur as a Chief Guest in the inaugural ses…
How Ranveer Sena militia planned and conducted Dalit killings in Bihar
Cobrapost captures on-camera the confessions of perpetrators of six major massacres of poor, unarmed Dalits in Central Bihar, revealing how the Ranveer Sena militia planned and conducted these indi…
Japan-Born Buddhist Monk Battling the Caste Dragon
The room goes silent, and when I look up from my recording equipment, an otherworldly figure has entered the room. Its eyes sit deep in their sockets underneath a wrinkled forehead. A strong jaw co…
Conference on Caste & Development at London on 5th September
In South Asia poverty persists alongside growing wealth. A disproportionate number of those in extreme poverty are Dalits. Poverty, inequality and caste are deeply enmeshed, yet there is little…
Ambedkar ‘s Perspective on Restructuring Indian Nation in the context of Dalit Question
Ambedkar ‘s Perspective on Restructuring Indian Nation in the context of Dalit Question
Sukhadeo Thorat*
Introduction
The Caste System in its classical form is an unique institution of social go…
1st August (2002) in Dalit History – Government of India issued stamp on Annabhau Sathe
1st August (2002) in Dalit History – Government of India issued stamp on Annabhau Sathe (social reformer, folk poet, and Dalit writer) on 1st August 2002 and declared him as saint of Maharashtra.
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Some Questions to Hindus
Dr Sunil Yadav’s questions which will make everyone speechless!
These questions are worth giving your thoughts:
- Why are all the Hindu gods and goddesses born only in India? And why the people ou…