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Memorials are beacon of inspiration for Dalits: Mayawati

pakistanpal wrote 2 days ago: LUCKNOW: “Those who live in glass houses must not cast stones at others’ homes,” … more →

Tags: New Delhi, Lucknow, Mayawati, Anti-Dalit mindset, BSP president, Museums, Samadhis

India's right-wing Bhartiya Janata Party: searching a new subterfuge?

sudhan wrote 4 days ago: By Badri Raina | ZNet, June 30, 2009 Badri Raina’s ZSpace Page I Wasn’t there a playwrig … more →

Tags: Human Rights, India, Commentary, hindutva, Badri Raina, demolition of Babri mosque, L K Advani, Bhartiya Janata Party, Anti-Muslim

Riots in India after Vienna killing

pakistanpal wrote 4 days ago: By Veronika Oleksyn, AP A Sikh preacher died today after being wounded in an attack on his temple in … more →

Tags: sikh, curfew, riots in india, Austria, Bernhard Segall, Khubi Ram, Lower-caste sikhs, Northern Indian cities, Vienna Medical services

A review of Anand Teltumbde's "Khairlanji: A Strange and Bitter Crop"2 comments

Shivam Vij wrote 6 days ago: Khairlanji: A Strange and Bitter Crop By Anand Teltumbde; Navayana, New Delhi, 2008, 214 pp.; Rs 19 … more →

Tags: bad ideas, countryside, excavation, Anand Teltumbde, Dalit Atrocities, Dalit Literature, khairlanji

Posthumous legal protection.

Deepak Iyer wrote 2 weeks ago: This is the second time I am finding both sides of an argument stupid. First was Mayawati calling Ma … more →

Tags: Only in India, News You Can't Use, Mayawati, Congress, Mahatma Gandhi, uttar pradesh

Deras, Caste Conflicts and Recent Violence in Punjab - Surinder Singh

maninblue1947 wrote 2 weeks ago: The underneath article was posted on Sikh News Discussion (yahoo group) by Livia Kaur liviakaur@yaho … more →

Tags: News, Sikh way of life, Ad Dharm, caste, deras, Ravidasias

Its not him

anu wrote 2 weeks ago: even before i reach the periphery of the school playground, my eyes scanning the variously colored … more →

Tags: Caste System, child employment, Child Labor, child labor ban, child labor laws, dalit, Dalit woman, Education, Images

Dalit Christians

Oliver wrote 2 weeks ago: Another fascinating article from the BBC, on Dailt Christians, who have endured centuries of persecu … more →

Tags: church, Catholicism, Dalit theology, India, Christianity in India, Indian Christianity, Liberation Theology, Exodus

Sathya Sai Baba on 'free will'

robertpriddy wrote 2 weeks ago: Sai Baba is wildly ambiguous about whether or not there is any kind of ‘free will’. Now … more →

Tags: Cultism, Cults, GodMen, gurus, India, Propaganda, Sai Baba, sathya sai baba, spirituality

Lathi, Charged

Shivam Vij wrote 3 weeks ago: I gather that the Uttar Pradesh police has become especially sensitive to crimes against Dalits afte … more →

Tags: Government, Politics, Violence & Conflict, Dalit Atrocities, Delhi Police, Indian Police, Mayawati, Uttar Pradesh police

Poverty in Nepal: Measurements and Responses

rajkhadka wrote 3 weeks ago: Raj Khadka Poverty is multidimensional in Nepal as in any other least developed countries. The inc … more →

Tags: poverty, international social work, international social development, raj khadka, Gender Equity, Gender, participatory rights, Community Organizing

At the table2 comments

anu wrote 3 weeks ago: Images for the Indians who feign ignorance for Indians who are cleverly in denial for Indian do-go … more →

Tags: Caste System, Child Labor, dalit, Debunking Myths, economic exploitation, imagery, Images, India, India Shining

Is caste prejudice still an issue? By John McManus

Pippa wrote 3 weeks ago: BBC News Groups who say they face discrimination within their religions because of their ranking in … more →

Tags: Articles, caste, Discrimination, Untouchability

Nepal:The Human Development Index 2008

rajkhadka wrote 4 weeks ago: The Human Development Index – going beyond income Each year since 1990 the Human Development R … more →

Tags: Reports, international social development, raj khadka, social change

Nepal: Women's participation in leasehold forestry

rajkhadka wrote 4 weeks ago: Nepal: Women’s participation in leasehold forestry THEME: Women do much of th … more →

Tags: participation in development, international social development, raj khadka, Human Rights, Gender, PhD, nepal law, nepali law, participatory rights

TELLING STATISTICS

pakistanpal wrote 1 month ago: By Greg Mathews Reporting in the Daily Telegraph, London on 02 June 2009 Barney Henderson writes tha … more →

Tags: Extremism, hindutva, mumbai, karkare, Rajiv Gandhi, Mumbai Attack, Sri Lanka, Modi, corruption

Harish K. Puri, ‘The Scheduled Castes in the Sikh Community – A Historical Perspective’

Pippa wrote 1 month ago: East Punjab is a Sikh majority state. After its re-organisation in 1966, (when the Hindi speaking ar … more →

Tags: Articles, caste, Farid, Guru Nanak, Kabir, punjab, ravidass, scheduled castes, sikhs

Senior state BJP leaders visit Dera Sachkhand

sachkhandballan wrote 1 month ago: Senior BJP leaders today visited Dera Sachkhand to express grief over the killing of Sant Rama Nand … more →

Tags: Violence, ballan, BJP, sachkhand

India in touch with Austrian authorities on Gurdwara clash:EAM

sachkhandballan wrote 1 month ago: India is ”pro-actively” maintaining close contact with the Austrian Foreign Ofice, Vienn … more →

Tags: Violence, ballan, India