Author: Sridhar Kannan

While the NCRB has been gathering data on caste atrocities in metropolitan cities since 2014, this is the first time that it has released the figures. Contrary to the theory that caste lines get blurred in cities, the National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) latest data on atrocities against Dalits shows that urban areas tend to reflect the pattern in their surrounding rural belts. So, while Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have always recorded the maximum crimes against Dalits, the NCRB data on caste-based atrocities in 19 metropolitan cities in 2016 — released for the first time — shows that Lucknow and…

தம்மபதம் புத்தரின் போதனைகளில் மிக முக்கியத்துவம் வாய்ந்தது. திரிபீடகங்களாகத் தொகுக்கப்பட்ட புத்தரின் போதனைகளில் தம்மபதம் சுத்தபீடகத்தில் குந்தக நிகாயத்தில் வைக்கப்பட்டிருக்கிறது. மனித வாழ்க்கைக்குத் தேவையான அறத்தை மிக எளிமையாகவும் நேர்த்தியானக் கவிதை வடிவத்திலும் பாலி மொழியில் இருக்கும் தம்மபதம் உலகின் பல்வேறு மொழிகளில் மொழிபெயர்க்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. தமிழிலும் பல மொழிபெயர்ப்புகள் வந்திருக்கின்றன. ஆனால் கவிதை வடிவத்தில் தம்மபதம் மிக எளிமையாகவும் வாசிப்போருக்கு இன்பம் பயப்பதாகவும் அமைந்திருப்பது இந்த மொழிபெயர்ப்பின் சிறப்பு எனக் கூறலாம். புத்தரின் இந்தக் கருத்துகள் நுகர்வுச் சமூகமாக மாறிவிட்ட மனித சமூகத்திற்கு உலகளாவிய ஒன்றிப்பைத் தரக்கூடியன. நாற்பத்தைந்து ஆண்டுகாலம் தன் பணியைச் செய்தபின்னர், நீங்கள் செய்பவனவற்றை முழு ஈடுபாட்டோடு செய்யுங்கள் என்றுக் கூறினார். அப்படிப்பட்ட ஈடுபாட்டோடு செய்த செயல்தான் இந்நூல்.

Following HC order in 2015 there was a plan to set up 16 courts for dealing with atrocity cases Following a Madras High Court order in June 2015, the Registrar General of the Court submitted a proposal for setting up 16 new special courts to try cases under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. However, despite the Tamil Nadu government sanctioning ₹12.88 crore in April this year, no new courts have been set up yet. In the meantime, cases registered under the Act are piling up in the six existing courts in the State where these cases are currently being…

Nagpur: LN Hardas, an ardent follower of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, had coined the term ‘Jai Bhim’ in 1935 in the latter’s honour. “One could call Hardas Ambedkar’s right hand man in the efforts to eradicate untouchability in the country,” said Shriram Bansod, an expert in Ambedkarite thoughts, on Wednesday. Bansod was speaking at a special lecture on Hardas organized by Buddha Vihar Samanvay Samiti at Bhimjyoti Buddha Vihar, Pachpaoli. “Hardas was born in Kamptee on January 6, 1904. Having read Ambedkar’s newspaper ‘Mook Nayak’ the struggles of untouchable Dalits resonated with Hardas as an adolescent,” said Bansod. “Before independence, Dalits were not allowed…

The state government has directed schools and junior colleges to celebrate November 7, the day in 1900 when Dr B R Ambedkar was admitted in school, as Students’ Day. While educational institutes welcomed the move, authorities said celebrations will be a muted affair this year as schools are closed for Diwali holidays till November 8.”On November 7, 1900, Dr Ambedkar was admitted to Pratapsinh High School, Rajwada, Satara.His signature in the school register is maintained as a historical record even now.His school entry paved the way for education reform, due to which he went on to become the architect of…

Following a dispute over worship at temple Simmering differences over right to worship at a temple between two groups led to an attack on at least 21 tile-roofed houses of Dalits by a section of caste Hindus at Panniyan near Chekkanoorani in the district on Monday evening A huge posse of police, led by Additional Superintendent of Police (Headquarters) K.G. Narasimhavardan, has been deployed there. A narrow road separates the dwellings of caste Hindus, who are a majority, and the Dalits at the village. In the Monday’s attack, a few autorickshaws and two-wheelers were also damaged. The victims claimed that…

ஆக்கம்: டாக்டர் பீம்ராவ் தலித் டெவலப்மெண்ட் டிரஸ்ட் மூலம் அம்பேத்கர் கவசம் (பாடலில் ஒரு வரலாறு) வழங்கி வெளியிட்டவர் சமத்துவ சகோதரர் ஆம்ஸ்ட்ராங் அவர்கள். (தமிழ் மாநில அமைப்பாளர் BSP) பாடியவர் : கானாகுயில் வழக்கறிஞர் பாலா.

BSP chief Mayawati today attacked the BJP claiming it should change its mindset towards the Dalits, Tribals and backward classes or else she would be forced to convert to Buddhism like Bhimrao Ambedkar. “I throw an open challenge to the BJP to change its casteist and communal mindset towards Dalits, Adivasis, Backwards and also those who have changed their religion or else I will also have to take a decision towards changing my religion to Buddhism,” she said at a party rally here.  .. Recalling Ambedkar, she said that after witnessing discrimination in the ‘varna vyawastha’ (caste system) in Hinduism,…

Film director Pa. Ranjith on Friday stressed the need for solidarity among the Dalit and Left political forces in the fight for equality and eradication of caste. In an interaction with the media, he said that, apart from Ambedkarite ideologies, he strongly believed in Marxism and its ability to tackle society’s problems. On concerns raised about the unity among Dalit and Left forces and the Left’s alleged inability to effectively tackle the caste question, Mr. Ranjith said he saw a healthy cooperation between the two forces across the country and expected it to continue. On the Kerala government’s decision to…

Today, the Dalits want to engage with their pasts in order to recover their own unique journey towards embracing modernity. This goes against the Right-wing for whom the past is solely the search for ancient glory In a rare instance, the academic world has caught up with grassroots activism and the rumble of politics on the ground. Through a set of riveting essays in a collection titled Dalit Studies (2016) edited jointly by Ramnarayan Rawat and K Satyanarayana, we now have compelling explanations for what animates and inspires several Dalit struggles in India. Earlier, the electoral eclipse of the Bahujan…