Caste has transformed into new forms.It can be a
powerful weapon for political mobilisation which plays
the politics of reservation .gujjar vs jats,muslim vs
dalit muslims etc.Private sector is
expanding.corporate social responsibility is a limited
option.
--- damodar prasad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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) pointed 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
> > > landreform.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
>
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