Re: [ZESTCaste] Fwd: Information needed

2009-07-13 Thread CHITTIBABU PADAVALA
Jai bheem Akhilesh, One very good source to begin your search is with the following book which is a very good over-view book(*People of India, National Series Vol. II: The Scheduled Castes/K.S. Singh.* Revised edition. 1999, 1375 p., $66. ISBN 019564822-6.) There is an entry on Malas in this book.

[ZESTCaste] Our Journey - How we know caste: please watch this video

2009-07-13 Thread Benjamin Kaila
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC3C2voZjrA Friends, I happen to see this video while browsing internet. Please watch this video recorded by young researchers trying to understand the caste. The views expressed by the non Dalits in the video are exactly what I hear while talking to people when I

[ZESTCaste] Fw: Launching the website for our Dalit youth magazine 'Insight Young Voices'

2009-07-13 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
--- On Mon, 6/7/09, anoop kumar anoopkh...@gmail.com wrote: From: anoop kumar anoopkh...@gmail.com Subject: Launching the website for our Dalit youth magazine 'Insight Young Voices' To: Date: Monday, 6 July, 2009, 12:13 AM Dear friends, Jaibheem Insight Editorial Collective is pleased to

Re: [ZESTCaste] Fwd: Information needed

2009-07-13 Thread Gail Omvedt
Dear Akhilesh, I just recently wrote an article on Dalit Christians. But I have little solid data. You could help in telling about your local conditions. I'm attaching the article, in solidarity, Gail Moderator's Note: Pls find this file in the 'Files' section of this groups here:

[ZESTCaste] New file uploaded to ZESTCaste

2009-07-13 Thread ZESTCaste
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the ZESTCaste group. File: /Dalit Christians.doc Uploaded by : tellsiddhartha mailsiddharth...@gmail.com Description : Dalit Christians by Gail Omvedt You can access

[ZESTCaste] UPA failed to use Rs 72,500 crore for Dalits says a Study - is it not interesting?

2009-07-13 Thread Benjamin Kaila
Posted from http://blog.insightyv.com/?p=197. FYI Thanks Benjamin   UPA failed to use Rs 72,500 crore for Dalits says a Study   The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) may wax eloquent about empowering the downtrodden, but in the last five years it has denied the Scheduled Castes (SCs) a whopping

[ZESTCaste] Mayawati delaying chargesheet in DA probe against her: CBI

2009-07-13 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-India-Mayawati-delaying-chargesheet-in-DA-probe-against-her-CBI/articleshow/4769343.cms Mayawati delaying chargesheet in DA probe against her: CBI PTI 12 July 2009, 05:09pm IST NEW DELHI: CBI has accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of being

[ZESTCaste] Mere appeal won't do, enact law: Left to PM

2009-07-13 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://news.oneindia.in/2006/04/19/mere-appeal-wont-do-enact-law-left-to-pm-1145441966.html Mere appeal won't do, enact law: Left to PM Wednesday, April 19, 2006,16:42 [IST New Delhi, Apr 19: Supporting the Prime Minister's suggestion for job reservations for the underprivilaged in the private

[ZESTCaste] Honour killing: Man kills daughter for marrying lover

2009-07-13 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/honour-killing-man-poisons-strangles-daughter-to-death/96932-3.html?from=rssfeed Honour killing: Man kills daughter for marrying lover Pawan Bali CNN-IBN FATHER KILLS DAUGHTER: Police say the man committed the murder to save family's pride. Akhnoor: In yet another

[ZESTCaste] PIL to include neo-Buddhists in SC/ST category filed in HC

2009-07-13 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_pil-to-include-neo-buddhists-in-sc-st-category-filed-in-hc_1273443 PIL to include neo-Buddhists in SC/ST category filed in HC Mayura Janwalkar / DNAMonday, July 13, 2009 2:31 IST Mumbai: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed before the Bombay High Court

[ZESTCaste] Court rejects plea against memorials

2009-07-13 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Court-rejects-plea-against-memorials/articleshow/4764840.cms Court rejects plea against memorials 11 Jul 2009, 0228 hrs IST, ET Bureau NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain the plea seeking direction to the UP

[ZESTCaste] Paswan demands revision of budget allocation for SC/ST

2009-07-13 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.ptinews.com/news/168473_Paswan-demands-revision-of-budget-allocation-for-SC-ST Paswan demands revision of budget allocation for SC/ST Advertisement STAFF REPORTER 18:21 HRS IST New Delhi, July 11 (PTI) Claiming that the allocation for SC/ST has come down in the Union Budget, LJP chief