When our PM
@narendramodi
introduced a micro economy & digital currency there was a furore…it is going to be a disaster. In a couple of years the whole story changed & India became one of the largest users of micro economy in the world. This is
#NewIndia
-
@ActorMadhavan
I know you might get annoyed at constant references to Dharmashastras but this is literally what those texts prescribe — much less punishment for Brahmins than other groups, unless the victim also is Brahmin.
“They are Brahmins,Men of Good Sanskaar. Their conduct in jail was good": BJP MLA
#CKRaulji
who was on the panel that recommended release of 11 convicts who gang-raped
#BilkisBano
& killed her child.
@ashish_ramola
from the ground.
Full interview here:
Terming poor people's huts and shops as 'encroachments,' 'illegal' just because they don't fit within the parameters of your bourgeois aesthetics and laws is insensitive to say the least and doesn't sit right with me.
The Indian government has no excuse to postpone the decennial census anymore. The work must start right away. It cannot treat the well-established constitutional processes in such cavalier way and take the people of this country for granted.
"An important intervention by Periyar was the earliest translation, in any Indian language, of Ambedkar’s The Annihilation of Caste as soon as it was published in 1936."
Periyar was one of few contemporary leaders who understood greatness of Ambedkar and gave him due respect.
It is sad that Indian students have to learn research methods outside the university classrooms. A friend who is a third year PhD student is planning to enroll for a short-term methods course costing more than ₹15K because she didn't get the required training in her PhD program.
Manish Sisodia attributes his resistance and bravery to him being a Rajput. Caste apparently dictates your intrinsic qualities. How do we fight caste when top politicians normalize casteism so brazenly?
मेरे पास भाजपा का संदेश आया है- “आप” तोड़कर भाजपा में आ जाओ, सारे CBI ED के केस बंद करवा देंगे
मेरा भाजपा को जवाब- मैं महाराणा प्रताप का वंशज हूँ, राजपूत हूँ। सर कटा लूँगा लेकिन भ्रष्टाचारियो-षड्यंत्रकारियोंके सामने झुकूँगा नहीं। मेरे ख़िलाफ़ सारे केस झूठे हैं।जो करना है कर लो
When upper castes say they grew up in poverty, it usually doesn't mean the same when Bahujans say they grew up in poverty. 'Poor' is a relative term and the reference point for upper castes is actual rich people while for Bahujans it's someone with Class 4, Class 3 job.
Since people were asking for reference, this is from Stewart Gordon's book on the Marathas but you will find this information in almost all history books on Marathas.
Upper caste liberals have suddenly woken up to the fact that Adivasis exist and that their issues need to be taken seriously when an Adivasi person is becoming the president of the country for the first time.
Do tell me your age in terms of vada pao price. What is the lowest price at which you have had vada pao in your memory. In my case it was one and half rupees.
We are a democracy: we should be able to tolerate sarcasm, mockery and even derogatory language, especially against political leaders, etc. I wouldn't always condone such language but
Despite growing research and evidence, what is it that makes upper caste Muslims deny that Indian Muslims are also very much within the confines of the caste system?
The insistence on calling food 'pure' and ensuring such complete separation between vegetarian food and meat that you decide to have different restaurants and assign different workers to the two, has its roots in caste.
Update on our pure veg fleet —
While we are going to continue to have a fleet for vegetarians, we have decided to remove the on-ground segregation of this fleet on the ground using the colour green. All our riders — both our regular fleet, and our fleet for vegetarians, will
Sharad Pawar referred to parts of Jawahar Rathod's poem in a speech. Maharashtra BJP took objection saying it insults good, that it is casteist. How can a Marxist poem that speaks about the struggles of labourers, about revolution, about equality, about justice, be casteist?
Life update: Today was my last day at The Quint. In my two years there, I got a chance to edit copies, write/report and commission articles, and am grateful for all the things I learnt in the process.
एकनाथ शिंदेंना आमदार बनण्यापूर्वी रिक्षाचालक होते म्हणून हिणवनं किंवा त्यांची लायकी काढणं साफ चूक आहे. तुम्हाला लोकशाही कळली नाही असा ह्याचा अर्थ होतो.
Andhra Pradesh government has recently named districts after such personalities as Alluri Sitarama Raju, NTR, Tallapaka Annamacharya and Satya Sai Baba. Then why protests over only Dr BR Ambedkar's name?
Love the detailing... All the boys seem to be Brahmin going by their sacred threads and shendis. These Vedic study gurukulas were meant for Brahmins, never mind the inflated number pulled out of someone's ass
Raj Thackeray recently mentioned Bal Tilak in his speech and said people oppose him just because he is a Brahmin. Guess when a priest refused to recite Vedic mantras for Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj calling him a Shudra, who supported that priest?
Posting some photos from the collected volumes of Jotirao Phule and Savitribai Phule's works published by Maharashtra govt on
#150thAnniversary
of
#SatyashodhakSamaj
Satyashodhak Samaj was founded on September 24, 1873. Today is the
#150thAnniversary
of that event. My immense gratitude to Jotirao Phule, Savitribai Phule and their colleagues for starting the first organized struggle against Brahminism and caste.
#SatyashodhakSamaj
People assume that under Hindu rashtra, the 'Hindu' identity will be a given — you just have to be born a Hindu. That won't be the case. People will have to 'prove' themselves Hindu again and again, against the ideals of Dharmashastras.
I write about the demand for the construction of a memorial to 'Mother of Education' Savitribai Phule at Bhide Wada in Pune where the Phules opened their first school for girls
arresting people over such tweets and Facebook posts isn't right. People whose remarks are a clear incitement to violence face no repercussions while people like Ratan Lal and Jignesh Mevani are promptly arrested. In this regard, I feel even Ketaki Chitale's arrest was wrong.
Has Rahul Gandhi learnt nothing from two consecutive electoral thrashings? This photo suggests that Congress fights not for the rights of ordinary Muslims, but first and foremost for fundamentalist Islam. Regular Muslims don’t sexualize little girls by covering them up.
Interesting how mainstream media doesn't know the teacher's caste yet. Which otherwise names middle castes if they are involved (as they should) and calls them dominant caste in every para of the news copy.
Most media do not mention the caste of the teacher. The caste of the teacher is Rajpurohit, which is a Brahmin community in Rajasthan. I got to know of it thanks to Dalit media. The same community was involved in the caste murder of Jitendra Meghwal as well.
This house belongs to my friend who comes from a lower caste family
He got admision to NITs based on quota despite scoring less
He again used the same reservation 2 get job in PSU
He was not happy with his job, so he used the same reservation for IIM.
#independenceday
So I am happy that that there is where I am going next. I will be joining the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication for PhD. I'll, however, continue to follow news media closely.
Shudra when doing own chores and menial work... Which is literally how majority of Bahujans live. Top three varnas are freeloaders and live off the labour of Bahujans
'While we say, "Bravery is a virtue," the Hindoos say, on the contrary, "Bravery is a virtue of the Cshatriyas." Humanity generally, human duty and human feeling do not manifest themselves [in the Hindoo religion].'
Hegel, The Philosophy of History, p 165.
It is interesting that we were taught American, French and Russian revolutions in school but not Haitian revolution. I actually never heard about it until very recently: it doesn't exist in public imagination.
As an anti-dote to the new Bollywood movie trailer, here is a book recommendation: 'The Last Hindu Emperor: Prithviraj Chauhan and the Indian Past, 1200–2000' by Cynthia Talbot
Highly disappointed by this piece by
@tmkrishna
. It is one thing to say people have to make compromises in life etc and another to justify Brahmanical rituals and even Brahmanism, including sacred thread.
It's a great poem and I am about to finish translating it to English. Will post it here soon. Meanwhile, for those who read Marathi, here's the original (Courtesy:
@Sudeshspeaks
)
On Mahaparinirvan Din, I write about the tradition of book stalls at Shivaji Park in Dadar as part of the event to pay homage to Babasaheb Ambedkar on his death anniversary
Upper castes (and their media, academia, etc) assume that anyone who is from a (caste) marginalized position and criticizes the caste system, must be a Dalit. This has created the impression that Dalits are the only constituency in the anticaste movements.
#WATCH
| On Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's statement in the Parliament, Dilip Mandal, Journalist and prominent Dalit voice says, " During his address, Rahul Gandhi made an objectionable statement that a lot of atrocities are happening against Muslims and Christians
I'm acquainting myself with the history of slavery and racism in the United States, mainly through videos. Sharing a list of things I have watched so far in case it'll be useful for someone.
recently an indian student was deported from us because he forged the transcripts, rec letters, achievements, state exam results, and sent them through a school domain he bought to apply to college
he was granted nearly a full scholarship at a top college but decided it wasn't
Tilak believed in Varnashram Dharma: Brahmins and other Dvijas should be entitled to Vedic rites/rituals/mantras, while Shudras should only be entitled to Puranic rituals. Caste hierarchy was important for Tilak.
Marriages as a solution for oppression is surely absurd. But you know what is not just absurd but also oppressive? Not letting young people decide who they want to have relationship with.
The only solution to casteism and communalism is for the oppressor to introspect and stop oppressing the marginalised. I don't know what made you think that marriages can be a solution to oppression. This is absurd to the core.
Gulamgiri was published on June 1, 1873 while
#SatyashodhakSamaj
was founded on September 24 the same year. I keep wondering if the publication of Gulamgiri played any role in Bahujan intellectuals and
Brahmins are finally showing their true colors instead of pretending to be "casteless" in public or gaslighting everyone that casteism doesn't exist anymore.
Proud Dalit/Muslim/Tribal - Okay
Proud Brahmin - Not okay
There is an entire system working to make Brahmins feel guilty for their very existence.
Time to change this narrative. Be an unapologetic Brahmin. Wear it on your sleeve. Let the so-called social justice warriors burn.
The original 1950 order said only Hindus can be part of Scheduled Castes list. The order was amended in 1956 to add Sikhs and 1990 to add Buddhists. Now it is time to delink the list from religion altogether.
"
#Dalit
Muslims and Dalit Christians have long been demanding
#SC
status for themselves. However, the Union government and Indian courts have paid little attention to their demand," writes
@h_tejas
.
So we have been doing this stationery distribution event every October for 10 years straight. This year we have collected enough funds for notebooks, pencils, crayons, pens, etc. But now looking specifically for funds for schoolbags.
@JainMaggii
1. Population numbers aren't the basis for affirmative action policy, nor is religion.
2. Why would a privileged group need to take to the streets?
3. Do google the favours Jains asked from the Mughal emperors.
Many people helped me in the application process and I'm supremely grateful to each of them. I won't name any names because the list is very very very long. Though I must thank my parents for their unflinching support for everything I do despite they not understanding any of it.
@vibione
@Advaidism
Tukaram was a low caste saint but not "Untouchable". Brahmins persecuted him for his radical views about Brahmanical knowledge, scriptures and supremacy, not for singing praises of the Lord.
“We wanted to make authentic BAWS content searchable and shareable across volumes, just like Google search, without the need to download or open any of the BAWS volumes,” Takshak Chahande told The Satyashodhak.
मुखे सांगे ब्रम्ह ज्ञान । जन लोकांची कापितो मान ॥१॥
ज्ञान सागतो जनासी । नाहीं अनुभव आपणासी ॥ध्रु॥
कथा करितो देवाची । अंतरी आशा बहु लोभाची ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे तो चि वेडा । त्याचे हाणूनि थोबाड फोडा ॥३॥
For all its very real problems, one shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that the contemporary United States of America is one of the best places to live in all of human history and there’s a reason tons of people of all kinds from all around the world clamor to move here.
#ब्राह्मण_महासभा को इस #ब्राह्मण कथावाचक की बात का पुरजोर खंडन करना चाहिए, अन्यथा समाज इसे सच मानेगा। ऐसे कथावाचक का तो पता नहीं, ब्राह्मणों की खूब फजीहत होगी।।