ther has to be a serious discussion about black empowerment programme an india's reservation programme.M.mohanthy's study on labour exclusion (epwand Ndtv discuusion)has given certain truths of india's apartheid system. --- Ranjit Ranjit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> *Hidden Apartheid : Dalit meaning oppressed or > ground down* > > Blessed are those who are awakened > > > *Palash Biswas* > > Contact: Palash C Biswas, C/O Mrs Arati Roy, Gosto > Kanan, Sodepur, Kolkata- > 700110, India. Phone: 91-033-25659551 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * > > "You must have firm belief in the sacredness of your > mission. Noble is your > aim and sublime and glorious is your mission. > Blessed are those who are > awakened to their duty to among those whom they are > born." > > Dr. B. R. Ambedkar > > For 3,500 years, Hinduism's caste system has > enslaved a majority of its > people calling them "untouchables." Today, these > nearly 300 million are > calling themselves by another name - Dalit meaning > oppressed or ground down. > > > Despite Nandigram Singur Uprising, there in > virtually no breakthrough for a > real initiatve of dalit movement in West Bengal. > Mahashweta Devi was the > first among the Intelligentsia who rcognised > Nandigram Insurrection as Dalit > Movement. Ironically, the Intelligentsia Bengal is > more than cooperative to > close all those windows for National Dalit Movement > opend during Dalit > Muslim United Revolt. CPIM Brahmincal mechanism has > covered all doors of the > dalits, minorities and OBC for coming out. Thus, > Nandigram remains in > Nandigram and singur in Singur. These zones have > become separated and seem > to have no impact on rest of the Bengal. WWF show in > beteen Ruling and > Opposition Brahmincal forces supported by FDI fed > Media and MNC sponsered > Intelligentsia, continues. The Dalit and Muslim > masses happen to be the > integral part of helpless, entertaing audiance. > Reading daily Newspapers, > indulging in pseodo intellectual debate, seminaring > and lunch dinner parties > go on Economy, society and Politics. > > Little mags publish special issues, mind blowing > literature. Political > parties are busy to mobilise respective Vote Bank. > But no one seems to be interested to toe the > historical line of Dalit Muslim > unity to enforce Social Change in West Bengal! > British Rulers left India only after transferring > the statepower to > merciless Brahmins. If, hypothetically we visulise > the near impossible > overthrow of the Marxist Regime In West bengal, the > question remains > unanswered what next! The Left has , at least an > ideological historical > background which emerged as dominating State Power > only after a series of > pro people mass movements! What record Mamta > Bannerjee has? And other > Brahmins. They never recognise either Class or > Caste! You have to chose on > among different tools of Hindu Zionist Galaxy > Manusmriti Order! > > I am isolated from rest of Bengali Intelligentsia > and Dalits in particular > as I am continuously writing and talking about the > dream of a National dalit > movement to be initiated from Bengal. Brhminical > opposition is understood. > But the dalit detachment should be only explained as > seer opportunism or > terror of Gestapo culture. Nothing else! > > Thus, I am focusing on Dalit and Refugee issues > these days. nandigram and > singutr updates remain irrelevent until there is a > positive initiative to > launch a real mass movement. > I am afraid that neither mahasheta Devi nor Medha > patekar would agree! > > By Hindu tradition, Dalits are the lowest of the > low. The only jobs > available to them are as sewage and sanitation > workers and other menial > tasks. The public educational system has ignored > them. > > Yet they have never rebelled against their poverty > and oppression because > Hindu teaching held them in bondage: they were > taught from birth that God > hated them and had doomed them to suffering. If they > tried to better > themselves, they were inviting more punishment from > God! > > Across India, Dalit leaders are urging their people > to quit Hinduism and the > culture of oppression that enslaves them!Dalit > leader Udit Raj has > galvanized the Dalits by courageously telling them > that they are free to > abandon Hinduism and the horrible birthright of the > untouchables.Heorganized a public demonstration to > personally renounce > Hinduism, and the > response was overwhelming! Two hundred thousand > Dalits converged on the > scene, over 400 bus and trainloads were turned away > by government forces. > > Maoists blow up forest office in West Bengal > Hindustan Times, India - 6 hours ago > Maoist guerrillas blew up a forest office on > Saturday in West Bengal's West > Midnapur district to apparently avenge the > destruction of a "martyrs' > memorial" ... > Maoists blow off police beat office in a West Bengal > district Times of India > Maoists blow up police office in West Bengal > DailyIndia.com > Maoists blow up forest office in West Bengal > Monsters and > Critics.com<http://critics.com/> > > 'Bengal should focus on branding' > Times of India, India - 2 hours ago > KOLKATA: West Bengal should focus on branding and > its core competence to > draw investments to the state, a US official said on > Saturday. ... > > West Bengal tea workers demand reopening of gardens > DailyIndia.com, FL - 3 Aug 2007 > Kumargram (West Bengal), Aug 3: Tea workers in West > Bengal have called for > the reopening of tea gardens, and said their > protests will go on till August > 9. ... > > Farmers would've benefited more from direct selling' > > Express News Service > > Kolkata, August 3: Advocate Arunava Ghosh today > alleged that the government > has not disclosed the details of the agreement > signed between the Tata group > and the state regarding the small-car project at > Singur. Ghosh made the > comment before a Division Bench of Chief Justice S S > Nijjar and Justice > Pinaki Chandra Ghose of the Calcutta High Court. > > Appearing for the Food First Information Action > Network, West Bengal, Ghosh > submitted before the bench that West Bengal > Industrial Development > Corporation had taken a loan of Rs 200 crore from > West Bengal Financial > Corporation at ten per cent annual interest for > financing the small car > project of Tata. As a result, the WBIDC would have > to pay Rs 20 crore as > interest and Tata, a company worth Rs 56,000 crore > would enjoy the financial > benefit. He added that the petitioner was entitled > to the information about > the deal according to the Right to Information Act. > > > > Bride Groom > 18 - 24 25 - 30 31 - 35 36 - 45 46 - 50 50+ > India USA United Kingdom UAE Canada Australia > Pakistan Saudi Arabia Kuwait > South Africa > > > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala To post to this group, send email to greenyouth@googlegroups.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
