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Latha Jishnu / New Delhi July 11, 2009
Widespread pollution by the Vedanta refinery in Orissa raises serious questions
about environmental monitoring.
At first sight the images are picture perfect. There are gurgling streams, a
rushing river, a tree-dotted landscape, all of
Dear Friends,
After learning about the SIT report from media and other sources, some well
meaning people, who were earlier supportive of Teesta are feeling disturbed,
shocked and let down or cheated. Some self appointed over zealous defenders of
Teesta, without understanding this, have started
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BHUBANESWAR: A team of plant scientists which mapped Khandadhar hill forests
in Keonjhar has claimed to
*Indiscriminate water waste is regrettable – HC, Orissa*
**
Industries are given prior importance in water supply than the common
people, which is regrettable says Orissa High Court. A full bench of the HC
comprising chief Justice AS Chauhan, Justice I Mohanty and S.C. Parija
expressing their
OVER 20,000 tribal men and women from Orissas Niyamgiri area marched through
the dense forest to create a 17km long human wall across their God-mountain
Niyan Raja that faces destruction from mining.
In an unprecedented show of solidarity, the indigenous people recreated the
centuries-old
Dear Ashok,
I completely agree with you. Fanaticism is not the province of a single
religion. Only thing that one could add that it is not what people of
Europeans have already done, but what they continue to do, as clearly
visible in Iraq, Gaza, or Afghanistan. When people tend to leave out
Kundan Kumar
Maybe this is what we should be thankful to Nehru, Sardar and Indian National
Congress for, if nothing else . For Pakistani army was part of the
pre-independence Indian Army. And of course, one should thank the Indian army,
which has not saw it fit to rule the country and have
Dear Vinod
Maybe an understanding of the colonial history of middle-east and the
dispossession of the palestinians by the Israeli state may help you
understand Hamas and its evolution. It seems that you are based in USA and
therefore see only the hogwash the American media swills out to fool the
Dear Manju,
I am really gratified that you have come out so openly and strongly against
fundamentalism of the books. Who wouldn't agree with you on this? Did you
forget to add the name of Bajrang Dal and VHP, and Sangh parivar in general
in the list of terrorist organisations or are they included
The Orissa police has arrested writer Lenin Kumar and two of his
associates, Ravi Jena and Dhananjay Lenka, for publishing his book *Dharma
Naanre Kandhamalare Raktanadee* (Bloodshed in Kandhamal in the name of
religion). They have been
Orissa Government muzzles anti-communal poet. Lenin Kumar is a social
activist-poet-journalist. He has been arrested for publishing something that
everyone knows about the Kandhmal riots- the open role of Hindutva
organisations in the Kandhmal riots. The open hate speech by Sangh parivar
and its
Where will the small farmers go?
Kundan
Rich countries launch great land grab to safeguard food supply • States and
companies target developing nations
• Small farmers at risk from industrial-scale deals
- *Julian Borger* http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/julianborger,
diplomatic editor
Hullo,
Parab is a state organised show - which stereotypes tribals while the
Government taking away their lands and livelihoods with its other hand.
There are three dams in Koraput and two major industrial projects - Koraput
was the ground zero in Orissa for tribal displacement.It facing another
Mainstream, Vol XLVI No 46
The Multipolar Truth of Kandhamal Conflict
by K.B. http://www.mainstreamweekly.net/auteur323.html, 4 November 2008
The physical terrain of Kandhamal is breathtakingly beautiful. Green hills,
clouds, mist and frequent rains add to this beauty. The name Kandhamal means
Are you trying to justify the rape of Mina, the nun in Kandhmal by Hindutva
hoodlums by taking the excuse of abuse of nuns in Kerala. Both are
crimes,and both need to be addressed through the rule of law. In both cases
the rule of law has been lax.
Do you take responsibility of the thousands of
What can be more alien than those who seek to convert and co-opt a pluralist
religious faith into a monolithic, fascist philolopgy bastardised from
western ideologies of Nazism and Fascism. What a loss of identity and values
it signfies - to see saffron dressed Sadhvis planning terrorist bomb
This should be interesting for our Hindutva friends. Maybe they can now
target those who facilitate the carrying of shit by their co-religionists.
Or maybe this is all staged by people who would like to convert the
scavengers to christianity.
Kundan
Another interesting writeup. The problem seems to be much deeper than
conversions to another religion.
Kundan
*INDIA: FASCISM ON THE HORIZON*
Daya Varma, Feroz Mehdi and Vinod Mubayi
Though not commonly recognized, India is in the midst of a battle between
democracy and fascism. The process
Mass Convention Against Court Verdicts
October 20, 2008, Bhubaneswar
*Press Note*
No Court Above The People
No Law Above Life and Livelihood
No Destruction in the name of Development
*Why This Convention Against Court Verdicts*?
The on going peaceful and democratic peoples' movements in
*Political void comes in hand for Sangh Parivar *
**
Sib Kumar Das
BERHAMPUR: A political void among tribals in Kandhamal district allowed
the Sangh Parivar to misguide the tribals in the grassroots level in a
planned manner.
In 2007, the allegations of misuse of fake tribal certificates by
ASHIS SENAPATI, KENDRAPADA, DATE - 13. 10. 08
BATTLE CRY IN DHINKIA, NUAGAON AND GADAKUJANG AFTER POLICE ARRESTED ANTI-POSCO
LEADER ABHAYA SAHOO
Seaside villages under Dhinkia, Nuagan and Gadakujang Gram Panchayats under
Kujang block in Jagatsinghpur district are currently reverberating with
Dear all,
Please find a press release from Independent Media on the arrest of Abhaya
Sahoo, the leader of the POSCO Pratirodh Sangram Samiti. Also find an appeal
letter to the CM of Orissa Navin Pattanaik condemning the repression against
PPPS and the arrest of Abhaya Sahoo.
Regards
Kundan
Cong
takes out peace rally in Kandhamal
12 Oct 2008, 2014 hrs IST,PTI
PHULBANI(Orissa): In a bid to restore normalcy in Orissa's riot-hit
Kandhamal district, Congress on Sunday took out a peace rally here.
A large number of Congress workers, including several prominent leaders,
marched
A remarkable feature of the Hindutva debate is the extreme anger and
abusive language used by its supporters in online forums and listserves.
Many of these are anonymous postings or fake identities - and promote
attacks of christians. In case Hindutva organisations are listed as
terrorists
Joker-in-charge of Chattisgarh police- please find details of a meeting at
Berkeley, where the esteemed DG of Chattisgarh participated and got his
comeuppance.
BTW, it is becoming clear that the Chief Secretary and other senior
bureaucrats in Orissa Government are RSS sympathizers, and that
*Communalism, Centrestage*
*Communal forces have invaded all spaces, including the minds of secular
politicians*
*SHABNAM HASHMI*
*Life and liberty are not the gift of society, state or Constitution but
inalienable rights of every individual. The flame of liberty will glow so
long as there
Please find a writeup by one of the most illustrious economists of India.
Kundan
**
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*How Journalists may assess Industrialisation in Orissa
Nilakantha Rath
*
During the last few years there has been a great deal of news
about the impending prospect of extensive industrialisation
Dear Senthil.
I talked about facts and analysis - not generalities - for a specific area
and specific people.
Both christian and Hindutva missionaries denigrate tribal customs and
traditions in Kandhmal - for example, one word that Swami Laxmananand always
used was ku-sanskar for many kandha
*SHASHI ON SUNDAY* *Hindu fundamentals are under attack*
28 Sep 2008, 0121 hrs IST, Shashi Tharoor
There are basically two kinds of politics in our country: the politics of
division and the politics of unity. The former is by far the more popular,
as politicians seek to slice and dice the
Actually much more than the Panas, it is the non-tribal immigrants (those
who form the core base of the RSS/VHP in Kandhmal), who have been
stealing Kandha tribal lands in collaboration with the petty officials of
the administration. Panas, specially those who have had better contacts with
the
*Press Release*
*September 21, 2008***
*ORISSA FLOOD DISASTER COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED: *
*WRONG OPERATION OF HIRAKUD DAM RESPONSIBLE*
The wrong operation of Hirakud Dam is majorly responsible for the current
flood disaster in Mahanadi basin in Orissa. Ever since Aug 1, 2008, when the
rule
Its nice to see an old friend from Cgarh network.
Maybe you should read the mails leading to my response more carefully. I am
not blaming them for being from another part of India - I just pointed out
that these people who don't seem to be anyway concerned with Jharkhand are
involved in vitiating
More on the Kandhmal riots. As the dust settles down, the actual situation
becomes more clear.
It was the Muslims in Gujarat, then the Christians, next it will be those
hindus who want a secular, non-fascist state.
Regards
Kundan
*Kandhamal rioters not only had a plan but
ample time too
I am quite aware of Shabnam Hashmi and Agnivesh qualifications - as well as
am becoming quite aware of Swami Venkitesh and Swami S Kumar, the self
declared pretenders to Hinduism and ideologues of Hindutva. You are again
condoning the planned murders and terrorisation of minorities in
Kandhamals
Dear S Kumar,
Just because some woman vocally points out what everyone knows to be correct
- including the Sangh Parivar's long term agenda, is not an excuse for
hindutva extremists to threaten to murder her.
Angana has never opposed Hinduism, she has only opposed Hindutva and its
perversion of
Saturday, September 6, 2008 We Were Not Allowed to Enter: Shabnam
Hashmi
*Shabnam Hashmi**, Managing Trustee and Executive Secretary of Act Now for
Harmony and Democracy (ANHAD), member of the National Integration Council of
India's Ministry of Home Affairs and a Council Member of the National
Do those who have been blaming christians for the murder of Laxmanananda and
therefore justifying the killing and terrorising hapless christians of
Orissa have anything to say about this?
Kundan
'*Maoists behind swami murder'*
*Soumyajit
FYI!. Biswomay Pati dissects the Kandhamal situation.
Regards
Kundan
November 4, 2006 Biswamoy Pati
September 02, 2008
First Published: 20:22 IST(2/9/2008)
Last Updated: 20:45 IST(2/9/2008)
In a crucified stateOrissa is in the news yet again. Except that unlike in
December 2007, the news of
My question is - in both Gujarat and Orissa, the BJP is in power. Why hasn't
it used lawful means to stop conversions? Why does conversion issue directly
lead to violence?
In case of Orissa, it is very clear that the Maoists have killed Swamiji.
This was announced by Vamshadhara Committee of the
FYI
Kundan
Maoists issue strict warning to Hindus
http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080901/FOREIGN/721209607/1103/SPORT
- Last Updated: September 01. 2008 11:23PM UAE / September 1. 2008 7:23PM
GMT
Thousands of people have sought shelter in makeshift camps in eastern
India, driven
To call a group of VHP Bajrang Dal activists eminent intellectuals and
scholars of Orissa is a feat only the great The Pioneer can achieve. If
such be the intellectual leadership in Orissa, one can only shudder at its
future.
Regards
Kundan
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*'Word secular in Constitution root of all
A repitition of tactics well practiced in Gujarat.
Kundan
Christians hide in forests as Hindu mobs ransack villages As death toll
rises, Prime Minister denounces 'national shame' in state of Orissa where 60
churches were burned down
- Gethin Chamberlain
- The Observer
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VHP's bravery in face of defenceless women and children is boundless. Maybe
they should use this courage to go and fight the naxals in Malkangiri -
after all it was the Maoists who have claimed to kill Swami Laxmananand. Its
interesting how in midst of all this communal propaganda by the VHP and
Hindu fundamentalist use the death of their leader to scapegoat christians
across Orissa. Is Orissa the next Gujarat?
Reports of further killings are coming through.
Kundan
**
*Orissa tragedy takes a backseat, hunt starts for scapegoat*
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*Dara Singh's Orissa?
*27 Aug, 2008, hrs IST, ET Bureau
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Editorials/Dara_Singhs_Orissa/articleshow/3409060.cms
The largescale
anti-Christianhttp://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Editorials/Dara_Singhs_Orissa/articleshow/3409060.cms#rioting
and arson
A meeting was held in Bhubaneswar yesterday to discuss the branding of
non-violent, democratic people's movements activists as Maoists. I am
sending you the press coverage of the same. Pratima Das and others continue
to be held by the Police.
Regards
Kundan
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*Concern over govt's attitude
Dear friends,
As I circulated in an earlier mail, David Pugh, Pratima Das and Devendra
were arrested by Orissa police on suspiscion of being maoists. David Pugh
is a teacher from Bay Area of California, a deeply committed activist who
had been visiting various places where people's movemnents in
of the forum which is otherwise doing very
well.
Dhuni
-- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps.co.in Jharkhand%40yahoogroups.co.in,
Kundan Kumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
wrote:
It has become impossible to discuss anything substantive on this
forum
without being dragged into angry discussion on evangelism
FYI.
Kundan
*SC gives respite to Posco, Vedanta; Opp contemplating tough resistance*
*Pioneer News Service, Bhubaneswar*
http://www.dailypioneer.com/indexn12.asp?main_variable=BHUBANESWARfile_name=bhub3%2Etxtcounter_img=3
Even though Posco and Vedanta Alumina have got the much-required
It has become impossible to discuss anything substantive on this forum
without being dragged into angry discussion on evangelism and xenophobia by
a select group of rightwing hatemongers, who twist each and every issue and
event discussed to their own agenda of anti-christianity. If there was a
FYI. One thing that Mr. Mohanty seems to have missed out is an analysis of
why the Supreme Court Forest bench has been so accomodating towards
Vedanta. An analysis of the whole process of legal challenge against
Niyamgiri Mining will clearly show this accomodation.
Regards
Kundan
Powerful
A must see.
Kundan
This week Dateline travels to India where it seems that not everyone is
basking in its booming economic success. The rural poor in central India
feel left out of the financial windfall, and are increasingly turning their
support to the anti-government Maoist rebels known
to
Sterlite. It reminds me of the firesales of the assets of Russia which led
to the rise of Oligarchs. Second, in Orissa, it is the NDA junior partner
BJD which is facilitating Vedanta.
Maybe you would like to comment on this aspect too.
Regards
Kundan Kumar
On 7/7/08, S kumar [EMAIL
Dear Dr. Sahu,
Wonderful. In this really depressing discussion this comes like fresh air.
Thanks for sharing this innovation. Please convey my regards and
appreciation to Charulataji for her innovation.
Maybe you could also circulate the poem on other Orissa listserves.
Regards
Kundan
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