Dalit Uprising And After: Why Hindutva Would Not Be The Same Again
When I was born I was not a child I was a dream, a dream of revolt that my mother, oppressed for thousands of years , dreamt. Still it…
Gujarat Dalit Protest
BJP, Dalits, And The ‘Cow Politics.’
“In these four years, I also saw with, some disquiet, forces of divisiveness and intolerance trying to raise their ugly head. Attacks on weaker sections that militate against our national…
Jignesh Mevani: A Leader Is Born
Very successful press conference at the Press Club of India, New Delhi by Jignesh Mevani, lawyer and Dalit activist from Gujarat. Very good attendance. Lot of questioning by journos' almost…
History In The Making, Dalit Leaders Must Step Up To It
It is not surprising that the recent protests by dalits, especially the vigorous one in Ahmedabad following the Una incident in which four dalits were mercilessly beaten for skinning dead…
The Dalits Rally
There comes a time when one needs to speak; I speak of the Una Independence Day Rally of Dalits, at the end of a 10-day 400-km Dalit Asmita Yatra…
Una March: Challenging The Caste Barriers
The Dalit march from Ahmedabad to Una has emerged as an important social revolt of the Dalits in Gujarat.This mass up-surgence is challenging the very base of the caste system.…
In Historic Una Rally Dalits Pledge Never To Dispose Off Dead Cattle Or Do Sanitation Work
Thousands of Dalits gathered in Una, Gujarat on Independence Day pledged never to do sanitation work and never to dispose off dead cattle ever again. Radhika Vemula, mother of late…
Modi Says “Shoot”! But Whom?
Narendra Modi’s high octane poll campaign was littered with the promise of Development, with a capital D. Big business, in India and abroad, had bought his promise too. And now,…
The Revolution We Are Waiting For
But don’t talk about revolution That’s going a bit too far --Phil Ochs Everyone is buoyed by the recent Dalit uprising in Gujarat, as we should be. Much as the…
Dalit Anger Boils Over In Gujarat
The simmering anger of Dalits of Gujarat over the flogging of Dalit youths by Gau Rakshaks (cow protection squad) in Utna boiled over into a massive rally in Ahmedabad and…
Holy Cow, Unholy Carcass And Dalits
PUDR condemns the incident of flogging, stripping and parading of seven men belonging to the chamar caste by vigilante gaurakshaks on 11 July 2016 in Mota Samadhiyala village, Una taluka,…
Fable For Our Times: The Lion Of Gujarat Is Silent
According to the Gujarat CID, a lion killed Najabhai Ahir's cow in Bediya village. Najabhai informed Balu Sarvaiya of Mota village on the morning of July 11, 2016 to come…
Political Battles Need Bigger Social Coalition
It was a solidarity protest against atrocities on Dalits in Gujarat and other parts of the country. Numerous organisations came. Jantar Mantar, during the session of Parliament, was crowded as…
Cow Vigilantism As Terror
Thousands and thousands of Dalits have come out on streets in different parts of the state, gheraoed government offices, damaged government property, enforced state-widebandh and tried to bring the government…
Cow-Mother Speaks To The Gau Rakshaks
Dear Gau Rakshaks, I am happy to see your anxiety in connection with the protection of the members of my species. I have heard that you stripped, flogged,…
Disowning Actions But Owning Ideology: RSS And Gujarat Events
It has now become a pattern for RSS to disown its own actions which emanate from its divisive Hindutva mindset. The RSS plays the game of association and disassociation. It…
Turning Cows Into Man-Eaters
Gujarat is simmering again. Dalits are agitating over criminals indulging in criminality. These criminals, who are fondly referred to as “cow vigilantes” by the mainstream media, have recently stripped and…
Cow Skinning Takes A Deadly Turn: Gujarat Dalit Protest Spreads
Gujarat is witnessing widespread protests following the incident at Una where seven Dalit youths were beaten up for skinning a dead cow on July 11. 16 members of the Dalit…
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