[ZESTCaste] Comrade, whither goest thou? (Kancha Ilaiah)

2010-08-27 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.asianage.com/columnists/comrade-whither-goest-thou-027 Comrade, whither goest thou? Aug 27th, 2010 - Kancha Ilaiah The extended central committee meeting of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, has not thrown up any radical formula to revitalise the

[ZESTCaste] Rape, torture by landlords forces Karnataka villagers to flee

2010-08-27 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Rape-torture-by-landlords-forces-Karnataka-villagers-to-flee-/articleshow/6436053.cms Rape, torture by landlords forces Karnataka villagers to flee Senthalir S, TNN, Aug 26, 2010, 03.42am IST BUDIHALLI (KARNATAKA): It's the untold tale of a village in

[ZESTCaste] New investment promotion scheme announced

2010-08-27 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/New-investment-promotion-scheme-announced-/articleshow/6435639.cms New investment promotion scheme announced TNN, Aug 26, 2010, 01.21am IST JAIPUR: The state government has announced a new Rajasthan Investment Promotion scheme (RIPS) 2010 in the

[ZESTCaste] Haryana told to arrest all Dalit attack accused by Monday

2010-08-27 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://sify.com/news/haryana-told-to-arrest-all-dalit-attack-accused-by-monday-news-national-ki0ukojiecg.html Haryana told to arrest all Dalit attack accused by Monday 2010-08-26 20:10:00 The Supreme Court Thursday slammed the Haryana government for its failure to arrest all those who looted

[ZESTCaste] SC slams Haryana for not arresting Hissar culprits

2010-08-27 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sc-slams-haryana-for-not-arresting-hissar-culprits/672567/ SC slams Haryana for not arresting Hissar culprits Agencies Posted online: Thu Aug 26 2010, 19:09 hrs New Delhi : The Supreme Court today directed the Haryana government to make all possible efforts to

[ZESTCaste] Dalits take out procession, stage dharna in Bijapur

2010-08-27 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/14/stories/2010081452250300.htm Karnataka - Bijapur Dalits take out procession, stage dharna in Bijapur Staff Correspondent IN PROTEST:Members of Karnataka Rajya Dalit Sangharsh Samiti staging a dharna in Bijapur on Friday. Bijapur: Members of the Bijapur district

[ZESTCaste] It's mostly Dalits

2010-08-27 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/22/stories/2010082253240400.htm Karnataka - Bangalore It's mostly Dalits Special Correspondent Bangalore: Karnataka State Human Rights Commission chairperson S.R. Nayak was shocked by how strongly the factor of caste is linked to destitution on Friday. He asked

[ZESTCaste] Fwd: film on Narayan Surve on youtube

2010-08-27 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
-- Forwarded message -- From: Shiva Shankar sshan...@cmi.ac.in Date: Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 7:31 PM Subject: film on Narayan Surve on youtube To: rediff NEWS Well-known Marathi poet Narayan Surve, who passed away on Monday at the age of 83, was a social activist who put the voice

[ZESTCaste] Vedanta issue: A few disturbing questions

2010-08-27 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/aug/25/slide-show-1-a-few-disturbing-questions-in-the-vedanta-issue.htm Vedanta issue: A few disturbing questions Last updated on: August 25, 2010 20:24 IST Nilmadhab Mohanty The decision of Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh not

[ZESTCaste] Alleged casteist remarks by minister spark row in Orissa

2010-08-27 Thread Siddhartha Kumar
http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/alleged-casteist-remarks-by-minister-spark-row-in-orissa/261172.html Alleged casteist remarks by minister spark row in Orissa PTI | 09:08 PM,Aug 25,2010 Bhubaneswar, Aug 25 (PTI) Alleged objectionable and casteist remark made by Orissa Agriculture