On 6/5/08, Rajeeve Chelanat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The venom of *caste consciousness is fast spreading*, even in states > like Kerala, where it was rare some years back. It is with this weapon > that the upper castes fight the reservation rights of backward classes > for employment and education. They fail to see that reservation is a > corrective and democratic force to undo the injustice done to the so > called low castes for centuries. They view it as injustice to the > upper castes.
Being Conscious of being conscious of caste is truthful than pretending unconscious of being conscious of ( being conscious of ) caste. Annihilating caste does not correpsond with hiding caste. > Fight against such primitive tendencies. > > Rajeeve Chelanat > > > On 4 Jun, 09:17, "C.K. Vishwanath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > I do remember late com. hiren mukherjee's words-in > > bengal, hindutva is a dominant ideology. > > Earlier,partha chatterjee(upper castes have been > > controlling the parties in bengal,all other > > states,obc,s.c,s.t representations have been > > increasing. and recently,ashish nandy(ananda bazar > > patrika) point out the hegemonic influence of upper > > castes in bengal society.operation barga(land > > reforms)gives a little mobility to middle castes but > > scs.and s.ts have been ouitside this > > landreforms.kamatapuri movement of north bengal > > reflects the naked truth.Even Eswarachandra vidyasagar > > resisted the universal primary education in > > bengal.They didn't like education in mothertounge. > > --- Afthab Ellath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > This is what we have achieved in an Institution > > > Higher Education, which was > > > supposed to produce health professionals of high > > > ethics, after 30 years of > > > non-stop left front rule... Do we need further > > > explanation about > > > the 'apartheid' in our country? > > > > > On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 9:05 AM, Ranjit Ranjit > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > hi > > > > > > One of our friend Saptrishi (from NUJS, Kolkata) > > > has forwarded me a news > > > > report of Untouchability practices followed by the > > > so called upper caste > > > > students in one of the Medical College in > > > Culcutta. > > > > > > The news was carried by Anand bazar Patrika, > > > yesterday. He has translated > > > > below the news item into english so that we can > > > forward it to all > > > > concerned. > > > > > > anoop > > > > > > *The Caste Ailment Strikes the **Medical** > > > **College** Hostel This Time* > > > > > > Ananda Bazaar Patrika, Friday, 30th May 2008, page > > > 4 > > > > > > Is Biman Basu going to arrange a communal dinning > > > at the Calcutta Medical > > > > College? > > > > > > A few years back, the school students of > > > Birbhaanpur in Bankuda district > > > > had boycotted the mid-day meals cooked by "low" > > > caste women. It was said > > > > that they had been instructed to do so by their > > > family members. The > > > > Left-Front chairman Mr. Biman Basu had gone there > > > and had organized a > > > > communal dinning with all the caste members, thus > > > saving the state > > > > government from much embarrassment. > > > > > > This time around, there have been allegations that > > > some students at the > > > > Calcutta Medical College hostel have been > > > prevented from taking water from > > > > the taps, on account of their "low" caste by their > > > "high" caste classmates. > > > > For the same reason, the said students have been > > > subjected to physical and > > > > mental torture also. It is surprising, that all > > > those who were so vociferous > > > > against the divisive nature of "caste-based" > > > reservations, should have such > > > > cases of blatant untouchability in their own > > > backyards! > > > > > > Seventeen students of the first and second years, > > > who are residents of the > > > > men's hostel at the college have expressed their > > > grievances in writing, to > > > > the Dean Mr. Prabir Kumar Dasgupta and Hospital > > > Superintendent, Mr. Anup > > > > Roy. In their written account, the aggrieved > > > students have said that for the > > > > past few days, a group of students at the men's > > > hostel had been abusing and > > > > taunting them in caste based terms. The situation > > > took a serious turn on the > > > > night of 17th May. A group led by three students > > > entered the hostel and > > > > started abusing them in caste-specific terms and > > > warned them against taking > > > > water from the taps. When the latter protested, > > > they were dragged out of > > > > their rooms and beaten up by the mob. The > > > aggrieved students approached the > > > > authorities, in order to seek redressal against > > > such violence. > > > > > > The authorities and the doctors at the Medical > > > College are extremely upset > > > > about this kind of caste-centric disturbances > > > caused by the students, within > > > > the hostel. On 19th May, the Hospital > > > Superintendent, after making primary > > > > enquiries, constituted a committee comprising of > > > four departmental heads, > > > > for conducting detailed investigations into the > > > matter. The committee > > > > comprised of Dr. Siddharth Chakravarty of the > > > Cardio-Thoracic Department, > > > > Dr. Sukanto Chatterjee of the Pediatrics > > > Department, Dr. Tapan Kumar Basu of > > > > Forensic Medicine and Dr. Samir Dasgupta of > > > Community Medicine. > > > > Investigations over, the committee is more or less > > > certain that the incident > > > > had, indeed occurred. However, since the situation > > > at the Medical College is > > > > perpetually tensed surrounding matters related to > > > the hostels, the committee > > > > fears if the submission of the report would amount > > > to adding fuel to the > > > > fire. The students, against whom the allegations > > > have been made, have > > > > however denied that the incident ever took place. > > > > > > In the words of superintendent Mr. Anup Roy, "this > > > incident has given me a > > > > mental shock. I am somehow not being able to > > > accept such mentality and > > > > attitude of the students of the medical college. > > > We have requested every > > > > student organization on the campus to monitor that > > > such shameful incidents > > > > do not take place in future". > > > > > > The members of the investigation committee > > > informed, that in order to test > > > > the validity of the allegations, all the seventeen > > > aggrieved students were > > > > asked to write down their accounts of the > > > incident, separately, in front of > > > > the committee. It was seen that all the seventeen > > > students wrote similar > > > > descriptions. The committee members stated, "our > > > report is complete. It is > > > > extremely demotivating. But given the turbulent > > > situation at the medical > > > > college caused by the student movement, we really > > > don't know what would > > > > happen when we release the report. And it is such > > > considerations that are > > > > preventing us from submitting the report". > > > > > > The State Backward Class Development Minister, Mr. > > > Jogesh Burman, expressed > > > > wonder when he was informed about the matter. In > > > his words, "casteism is so > > > > ingrained in our psyche since time immemorial, > > > that we have not been able to > > > > transcend it. During the left-front regime, we > > > tried a lot to convince > > > > people against such things. But the fact that such > > > an incident has occurred > > > > at a place like the Medical College implies, that > > > our efforts have not > > > > actualized". > > > > > -- > > > Regards > > > > > Afthab Ellath > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. 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