Please read my text corrected as "renowned" in the place of "renounced".My sincere apologies for the error in typing.
On 1 Jul, 13:43, venukm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wish to express immense pleasure > and to share the pride, > as an Indian who sincerely wish to challenge the ideologies of > Brahmanic supremacy, > the caste and everything in the name of religion that ritualistically > motivates and propagates hate in this country, > as Prof.Kancha Ilaiah receives the prestigious London Institute of > South Asia international award > for his renowned work "Why I am Not a Hindu". > Also want to share as a Malayalee, the best sentiments expressed by > S.Sanjeev thanks to whom we have this work in Malayalam. > With Best Regards, > Venugopalan K.M > > On 26 Jun, 16:24, "ranju radha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > International award for Kancha Ilaiah's "Why I am Not a Hindu" > > 3 Blacklands Drive, Hayes (Middlesex) UB4 8EU. Tel: 020-8797.3729 E-Mail: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED],com > > > " Why I am not a Hindu" by Professor Kancha Ilaiah > > Chosen for Annual lisa Book Award 2008 to be presented > > on 17 July 2008 at Westminster > > > London Institute of South Asia (LISA) makes an award every year to an author > > from South Asia for a "book that made a difference". The award is Two > > Thousand Pounds and a return air ticket to receive the award at a ceremony > > held in London. This year, the book chosen for the award is " Why I am not a > > Hindu" written by Professor Kancha Ilaiah, former Head of the Department of > > Political Science at the Osmania University, Hyderbad, India. The Award > > Ceremony will be held at Thatcher Room, Portcullis Hose, Westminster, > > London, on July 17. Professor Ilaiah will give lecture on BEING AN UNHINDU > > WRITER after his acceptance speech. > > > Ever since this book was first published in 1996, it did not only become the > > bestseller of the year, it has been declared one of the Five Great > > Millennium Books in Dalitbahujan stream of thought by the Indian National > > Daily, PIONEER. It has influenced a whole range of new discourse on > > understanding of India and South Asia. It has been translated not only into > > several Indian languages but also European languages – French and German. It > > has been adopted as the common core text of New Reading on South Asia by > > several American and European Universities. Most Indian Universities include > > it in the curriculum of courses in Sociology and Anthropology. > > > The native peoples of India (erstwhile untouchables) called Dalitbahujan by > > Prof. Ilaiah have been denied a separate identity by denying them education; > > they were not even allowed to be lettered. Under British rule, they were > > given an identity; they were grouped into Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled > > Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Castes (OBCs). They also got two things they > > never had before – reserved seats in education and right to vote. That > > caused a slow change in the beginning but a veritable revolution in the new > > millennium. > > > The caste Hindus are at best 15 % of the population of India today. The > > Dalitbahujan may be as many as 65% of the population depending on who is > > included. Realising the power of the vote, Mahatma Gandhi condescendingly > > called them Harijan (children of Hindu god Hari) and insisted they were > > Hindus. In 1932, under the Communal Award, the British Government offered > > them 'Separate Electorate' alongside the faith groups – the Muslims, Sikhs > > and Christians. The leader of the Dalitbahujan, Dr. B.R.Ambedkar, accepted > > the Award. But Mahatma Gandhi went on 'fast unto death' opposing the > > principle of separate electorate. Mahatma Gandhi pressurised Dr.Ambedkar > > under the duress his death to accept the present principle of Reserved Seats > > for SCs and STs. The pressure worked; Dalitbahujan agreed to 'Joint > > Electorate' under which they were put on electoral rolls of the Hindus. That > > is how the myth of India being a Hindu majority country was born. > > > Universal adult franchise makes Dalitbahujan the majority in India. Dalit > > parties, by themselves or in coalition, rule several states. The voice of > > Dalitbahujan is heard loud and clear all over India; more and more of them > > are seen in high office of state; yet alienation is so acute as to be almost > > unbearable. The repression of Dalitbahujan is not so overt but it is still > > vicious and highly effective as the Brahmin priest caste is adept at > > evolving covert methods. Complaining about discrimination and securing more > > places in education and in government jobs has run its course; it still > > leaves Dalitbahujan at the bottom of the social pile. > > > The book "Why I am not a Hindu" is chosen because it has 'made a difference' > > since it was first published in 1996. The Constitution of India describes a > > Hindu as one who is 'not a Muslim, Christian or a Parsi'; the Sikhs, > > Buddhists, Jains and all the animal/ancestor worshipping faiths, are thus > > denied their separate identity. This definition portrays India as > > overwhelmingly Hindu and puts a tight lid on the repression on the basis of > > faith and castes. Perhaps taking a cue from the Constitution, Prof. Ilaiah > > defines Dalitbahujan as all except the 'twice born'. Thus, he also defines > > the Indian nation as a 'coalition' but of different elements. The elements > > he excludes are those who preach, uphold or practise 'apartheid'. > > > Language, race, faith and culture define nations. Prof. Ilaiah has described > > at length in his book that Dalibahujan are different, indeed better, on > > every score. He urges his compatriots to stop complaining and begging. > > Dalibahujan should define their own identity; everything else would > > follows.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
