– on Birthday, 3rd January By : Pardeep Singh Attri Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. — Buddha Savitribai Phule (1831-1897), one of the supreme name who fought against the totalitarianism of caste and other social evils in India. She was born in Naigaon, [...]
The Battle of Bhima Koregaon: 1st January, 1818 By Pardeep Singh Attri “If we wish to be free, we must fight. Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? I know not what course others may [...]
Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University is located at Wardha, near Nagpur, Maharashtra. Formed in 1997 to promote and develop Hindi languague and literature, this University was established by Union government through Act of Indian Parliament. However, like any other educational instituion of the country, this university also has turn itself into a […]
An Interview with Manjula Pradeep By Gomathi Kumar & Sanjay Kabir Manjula Pradeep is the Executive Director of Gujarat-based Dalit organisation Navsarjan. After receiving her Masters in Social Work (MSW) she joined the organisation in 1992 and has been working on different issues since then. Apart from leading organisation’s legal cell on Dalit atrociti […]
By Pardeep Singh Attri Dispatches from Hungary -III When a senior Indian embassy official in Hungary is invited in a programme celebrating one of the historic national event of 20th century India, he speaks on every thing under the sun except on the event and fails to utter a single word on the most important figure [...]
A guest post by Lalit Khandare In an article “Where style has trumped substance” by Pravin Swami on 26 November, 2009, the writer comes across as making an appeal that salaries of Sanitation workers must not be increased at cost of national security. Pravin Swami says, “Working upwards of fourteen hours a day — not counting the [...]
An interview with Ram Kumar By Gomathi Kumar & Sanjay Kabir Ram Kumar (b. 1963) is UP based Dalit activist with 30 years long experience of grassroots activism. Born in a poor family, he lost his father at the age of five. His father, a communist activist, was brutally murdered by brahmin landlords for raising voice against [...]
An Interview with Dr. Umakant By Gomathi Kumar & Sanjay Kabir Dr. Umakant (b. 1970) is a well known Dalit activist and scholar and has represented Dalit cause at various levels. After his schooling in home state Bihar, Dr Umakant joined Delhi University and later Jawaharlal Nehru University for higher education. In the year 2000, he was [...]
Dear Friends, Welcome to the new issue of our magazine Insight Young Voices (December 09- January 10). The theme of the present issue is ‘Mapping Contemporary Dalit Movement: Issues and Patterns of Mobilization’. In the last 25-30 years, there has been a new wave of Dalit assertion that is visible across the country and is manifested through different forms […]
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vande mataram.