http://www.thehindu.com/2009/12/22/stories/2009122260801000.htm
National Dalit leader’s body found Staff Reporter HYDERABAD: The mystery surrounding the disappearance of a Dalit leader and professor from Mumbai came to an end on Monday with the police retrieving his body from the Hussainsagar lake here. Arun Kamble (55), a resident of Mumbai, arrived here on December 13 to attend a lecture at the Birla Science Centre. He was reported missing since December 14. Kamble, Head of Department (Marathi), University of Mumbai, had checked into the Alekya Hotel. Police suspect that he committed suicide by jumping into the lake as he was reportedly suffering from depression. “The professor’s family members came on Monday morning and identified the body fished out on Sunday. We have handed it over after an autopsy at the Gandhi Hospital mortuary,” Saifabad sub-inspector S. Vijay Kumar said. An eminent writer and poet, he was one of the founder-members of the Dalit Panthers of India, a renowned people’s movement and political party. Known for his study of Ambedkarite movements and Dalit literature, Dr. Kamble will be remembered as the author of several works such as ‘Ramayanatil Samskruti Sangharsh’, ‘Dharmantarachi Bheemgarjana’, ‘Chalvache Diwas’ and ‘Yug Pravartak Ambedkar.’ He also served as the general secretary of the Janata Dal and worked with the former Prime Minister V.P. Singh, apart from holding several other posts. ------------------------------------ ---- INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to [email protected], OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to [email protected] TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to [email protected] OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
