writer Narain seems to support this govt order years ago (perhaps in 2005 0r o6) i heard him talking in Jeevan TV, in support of this govt order.... breaking the caste barrier is a problm not only for the "upper" castes , but also for the Dalit karanavars who enjoy the little "power" bestowed upon them by the very system of caste
On 6/21/08, C.K. Vishwanath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > In indian case,in 6th schedule area ,if an advasi woman marries outside her > community,she doesn't get any property right.state-patriachy -nexus is > total. > more patriacrchal type of control is imposing on adivasi women. > --- On Sat, 6/21/08, Dileep Raj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: Dileep Raj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [GreenYouth] Re: convention agianst antiwomen order > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: [email protected] > > Date: Saturday, June 21, 2008, 11:23 AM > > "if..you cannot respect the response of your own honest > > body in the world > > how much of what kind of freedom does any one of us > > possess? > > ..if your heart and your honest body can be controlled by > > the state , or > > controlled by community taboo, are you n > > "This is a New Politics of Sexulaity. And even as I > > despair of identity > > politics-- because identity is given and principles of > > justice/equality/freedom cut across given gender and given > > racial > > defenitions of being , and because I will call you my > > brother , I will call > > you my sister , on the basis of what you *do* for justice , > > what you > > *do*for equality , what you > > *do* for freedom, and *not* on the basis of who you are , > > even so I look > > with admiration and respect upon the new, bisexual politics > > of sexuality." > > > > June Jordan > > ( "The Body Politics", in *Words of Fire : An > > Anthology of African - > > American Feminist Thought* ) > > > > This is an issue of Dalit- adivasi women's right over > > their hearts and body. > > A governement ostracising people due to their life choices > > is cruel . > > > > On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 7:32 AM, ranju radha > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > go to a govt office for a certificate. say for eg; a > > caste/community or > > > income. the officer will ask u to put ur father's > > name. they wont accept if > > > use ur mother's name .. > > > if u question them, the answr is ; "we live in a > > ptriachal soceity" > > > > > > as far as i know some subcaste organisations have > > raised voice against the > > > govr order initially. but r also not very active, > > perhaps bz of dalit > > > patriarchy > > > > > > the issue is of serious concern as it denies the > > woman, her parental role > > > denying a generation to her, > > > that too to a woman who has shown the courage to > > defie/break caste > > > codes/barriers > > > > > > in solidarity > > > > > > > > > > > > On 6/20/08, Dileep Raj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > >> Today, about hundred individuals participated in > > a convention held in > > >> Bank employees Union hall > > >> against the anti democratic order of the > > government issued on May 22, 2005 > > >> denying parent status to women > > >> in case of inter caste marriages. Convention was > > orgenised y MANUSHA. > > >> > > >> K.Ajitha inaugurated the convention. Rekha Raj > > presented the issue . She > > >> wondered why the civil society is > > >> keeping a safe distance from this issue as if it > > affected only a minority. > > >> She also wondered why Dalit organisations are > > >> insensitive to this isssue. caste for dalit and > > adivasi women is not > > >> something could be erased automatically through > > marriage, she opined. Women > > >> should also be given the status of 'natural > > parent". > > >> > > >> K.M.SalimKumar , Jyothi Narayanan, Rajagopal > > Vakathanam, M.B.manoj, > > >> Sajini, Purushothaman, K.Sadanandan, Adv.Anila > > George, Dileep Raj and Adv. > > >> Rashmai participated in the discussion.P.D.Jose > > presided. > > >> > > >> A state level committee was formed with K.Ajitha ( > > chair person) and Rekha > > >> Raj, Anila George, Sasikumar Kizhakkedom > > (convenors) > > >> to lead future struggles. > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Dileep R I thuravoor > > >> >> > > >> > > > > > > -- > > Dileep R I thuravoor > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
