रोहित वेमुला को दबाने के लिए JNU किया गया था. गुजरात को दबाने के लिए क्या होगा? – Dilip Mandal

निर्बल को न सताइये, जाकी मोटी हाय | मरे जीव के चाम से, लोह भस्म हो जाय || मेरे गुरु कबीर साहेब यह लिख गए हैं. आप पढ़ते नहीं तो गलती आपकी. अब भुगतिए. रोहित वेमुला को दबाने के लिए JNU किया गया था. गुजरात को दबाने के लिए क्या होगा? आप सब अनुभवी लोग हैं. अंदाजा लगाइए. मेरा सूत्र यह है कि जो भी … Continue reading रोहित वेमुला को दबाने के लिए JNU किया गया था. गुजरात को दबाने के लिए क्या होगा? – Dilip Mandal

गाय और दलित-मुसलमान एकता! – Dilip Mandal

ये खालिद, अनीस, नदीम और अजमल नहीं हैं. ये हैं रमेश, अशोक, बेचार और विश्राम.   मामला वही गोरक्षक तालिबानियों का आतंक. तस्वीर में पीछे गुजरात में ऊना का पुलिस स्टेशन देखिए और RSS तथा BJP के नाम लानत भेजिए. ये राष्ट्रीय एकता के दुश्मन हैं. गाय का चमड़ा छीलने का जातीय पेशागत काम करने वाले ये चारों युवक दलित हैं. पीटने वाले सवर्ण गुंडे … Continue reading गाय और दलित-मुसलमान एकता! – Dilip Mandal

Four Dalits in Gujarat town beaten up with iron rods, dragged for a km with SUV for “possessing” cow beef

      Report Courtesy: Counterview In a second incident of gruesome atrocity against Dalits in Gujarat’s Saurashtra region in a week’s time, four Dalit youths were beaten up and dragged for almost a kilometre, allegedly because they “possessed” cow beef. The incident took place in Una town of Gir Somnath district. Belonging to Mota Samadiyara village, the Dalits, reportedly, were called to collect a … Continue reading Four Dalits in Gujarat town beaten up with iron rods, dragged for a km with SUV for “possessing” cow beef

Butter Tea ruminations at Norbulingka – Rukmini Sen

Photo Credit: Rukmini Sen It was raining ferociously when we reached our hotel somewhere between Mcleodganj and Dharamkot on the evening of fourth of July. We advised ourselves to stay indoors. You don’t step out on a rainy night in a terrain you don’t understand. My partner Suresh and I had settled for the TV show “The Durrells (based on “The Corfu Trilogy” by Gerald … Continue reading Butter Tea ruminations at Norbulingka – Rukmini Sen

Vimal Thorat speaks about Dalit Feminism with Teesta Setalvad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOG4hXXYwGw Vimal Thorat, Convenor of the National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) and a former professor of Hindi at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), in this exclusive and detailed interview to Teesta Setalvad speaks of her decades long struggle to ensure that Dalit literature from seven Indian languages (translated into Hindi) is available to MA Part II students at the IGNOU. The … Continue reading Vimal Thorat speaks about Dalit Feminism with Teesta Setalvad

सैराट…चलो मैं तुम्हें मौत की तरफ़ ले चलूं

(सैराट, नागराज मंजुले द्वारा निर्देशित दूसरी फीचर फिल्म है। नागराज की पहली फिल्म ‘फैंड्री’ थी, जिसके लिए उनको सर्वश्रेष्ठ पहली फिल्म का राष्ट्रीय फिल्म पुरस्कार भी मिला था। फिल्म के बारे में हम आपको कुछ नहीं बताएंगे, क्योंकि ये दोनों ही बेहद कड़वी फिल्में आपको देखनी चाहिए। फिलहाल यह एक गद्य, जो अभिनेता, कवि और लेखक प्रदीप अवस्थी ने लिखा है।) आवाज़ें थम गईं हैं … Continue reading सैराट…चलो मैं तुम्हें मौत की तरफ़ ले चलूं

#PoMoneModi: Kerala says “Chal Hat Modi”

#PoMoneModi is trending on Twitter. It roughly translates to ‘Chal hat Modi’. The trendy hashtag #PoMoneModi -based on the popular film dialogue of actor Mohanlal which can be loosely translated as Go Back Modi – started trending from the morning of Wednesday . Kerala is number in Literacy and Human Development Index in India. Prime Minister Modi doesn’t know that. People of Kerela haven’t taken … Continue reading #PoMoneModi: Kerala says “Chal Hat Modi”

75-Yr-Old Dalit Kills Self in Bundelkhand Due to Starvation

Dalit Media Watch 75-Yr-Old Dalit Kills Self in Bundelkhand Due to Starvation – Out look http://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/75-yr-old-dalit-kills-self-in-bundelkhand-due-to-starvation/935904 Dalit farm worker’s death: NCSC team conducts inquiry – The hindu http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dalit-farm-workers-death-ncsc-team-conducts-inquiry/article8443617.ece Girl Alleges Threat to Dalit Husband, Seeks Protection – The new Indian express http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Girl-Alleges-Threat-to-Dalit-Husband-Seeks-Protection/2016/04/07/article3367186.ece Former sarpanch booked for molesting dalit – The times of india http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amritsar/Former-sarpanch-booked-for-molesting-dalit/articleshow/51720499.cms Panel orders probe into DU Dalit student’s complaint – The hindu … Continue reading 75-Yr-Old Dalit Kills Self in Bundelkhand Due to Starvation

Must read: Human scavengers die in manhole

Jagan and Goundar contracted to perform manual scavenging work – despite it being banned – died of asphyxiation in a clogged 15-foot deep manhole on Khasbagh Road. Two garment factory workers Madhu, 21, and Muniraju, 23 who tried to save Jagan  and Goundar  also died.   Jagan, a native of Andhra Pradesh, and Goundar from Tamil Nadu were hired by  a Hyderabad-based contractor named Rao Constructions. They had been working … Continue reading Must read: Human scavengers die in manhole