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Stories of Discrimination in Kerala
Kerala boasted of a development model. The false claim of development was busted by the massive floods that wrecked the state infrastructure and left many, particularly Dalits and Adivasis, homeles…
Can there be a set of public policies to annihilate the caste system?
The caste system in India is the longest surviving system of slavery which Babasaheb Ambedkar defined as the system of graded inequality. This human inhuman institution is many centuries old. It is…
Unconscionable – Caste Prejudice in India
In the last week’s edition of the Economist, there is an article on Caste Prejudice in India. The article is focused on the Dalits and the subtext of the article is: Dalits are better off than they…
India’s Missing Middle Class – India’s Growth Story is the Fiction of Casteist Mind
India’s missing middle class and its connection with the caste system in India: India’s growth story is the fiction of casteist mind
In the recent edition of the Economist, the cover story is In…
Atrocity Nation – How Long Will We Continue to Kill People in the Name of Caste?
Sonai Massacre of 2013 is one of the horrifying cases of atrocities. As such, according to our own official reports, the atrocities are taking place during the writing of this small piece somewhere…
पाखण्डवाद की साजिश का पर्दाफाश करती उदय कुमार की कविता – ये है कैसा करवाचौथ?
जय भीम साथियों, जैसा कि यह तथ्य है कि अपने पुरखों की प्रेरणा को मुकम्मल मकाम तक पहुंचाते बाबा साहेब अंबेडकर ने भारत की महिलाओं को ब्राम्हणवाद की चंगुल से मुक्त कराया। उठने , पढ़ने लिखने, नौकरी करने,…
Ignorance of Caste or Deliberate Lapse
In the Sunday Express, P. Chidambaram (PC), India’s famous Congress politician who officiated important posts like Commerce Minister, Finance Minister, and Home Minister wrote a small piece on cast…
Caste Addiction of Indians
The human beings can get addicted to anything: substance, people, ideas, and emotions, to name a few. Why our mind addicted is largely due to the nature of mind that tries to create cyclical patter…
How Nehru was Casteist and What He Did with Dr. Ambedkar?
Today (27th May) on the death anniversary of Mr. Nehru, it is a good time to remember how casteist he was and how unfairly and discriminately he treated Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. Nehru’s defence mini…
Qualification of Priests at Temples – Brahmins, Fat Tummies & Capacity to Eat 100s of Halwa-Puri?
It is no surprise that the only qualification required to become priests in Brahmin temples in India is to born into a Brahmin family. No one from so-called lower castes is allowed to become priest…
Reflection of Caste Identity and Socio Cultural Liberation in the Selected Writings of V. T. Rajshekar
It is necessary to understand the structure of caste system to get sensitised to the Dalit issues. Caste has always been a significant factor in Indian society. It can be considered as a part of th…
Socio-Cultural Discrimination as the Violation of Human Rights – An Overview
India as an Independent nation has its foundation on democracy, socialism and secularism. These principles of the nation had been the goals of freedom fighters too. It was not a mere freedom from B…
कौन हैं हम? हर एक दलित की अपनी एक कहानी है
कौन हैं हम? हर एक दलित की अपनी एक कहानी है . प्रकृति का नियम है. घना अँधेरा अपने साथ एक आशा की किरण लाता है. ये किरण सब कुछ दृश्य कर देती है. अँधेरे का निशान मिटा देती है. हम सब की कोई ना कोई कहानी…
90 Years of Mahad Satyagraha – Did Dalits Get Access To Water?
“Mahad Satyagraha not for water but to establish Human Rights.” wrote Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar
20th March 2017 marked the 90th anniversary of Mahad Satyagraha, where Dr Ambedkar led Dalits (untouc…
Reality of Gudi Padwa, festival of upper castes' exploitation of lower castes women
On first or second Saturday coming after the Hindu New Years Day (Gudhi padawa), the devadasis, who are mostly dalitbahujans, were openly sexually enjoyed in public, about hundred years ago. This i…