[ZESTCaste] Dalits Panchayat Raj and Power Equations

2007-05-08 Thread Goldy George
Dear friend..   I am sending you this paper on Dalit question. Hope that you 
would post it to the website. I am attaching as wel as copying it.  Goldy   
 Dalits, Panchayat Raj and Power Equations  Goldy M. George   
  Creation of Panchayat Raj is perhaps the best transformation in democratic 
India to realize the participation of ordinary people in power sharing. 
Amendment of Article 73 of the Constitution was envisioned as the best among 
decentralization polity in democracy. Theoretically Panchayat Raj would mean 
the power distribution from a stringent centralized set-up to a decentralized 
one, gazed with radical change both at the level of delivery of goods and in 
the social composition.
   
  After the new generation of Panchayats have started functioning several 
issues have come to   the fore, which have a bearing on human rights. The 
important factor, which has contributed to the Dalit situation vis-à-vis the 
Panchayat system, is the nature of Indian society, which of course determines 
the nature of the state. The Indian society is known for its inequality, social 
hierarchy and the rich and poor divide. The social hierarchy is the result of 
the caste system, which is unique to India. Therefore caste and class are the 
two factors, which deserve attention in this context.
   
  At another level it is essential to look into the question: who are the 
victims of the social system and nature of the state? They are women, the 
Dalits, Adivasis and the poor. How can the process of decentralization through 
strengthening the democratically elected local bodies tackle these issues along 
with defining rural development in compressed way? Whether the decentralization 
process and the decentralized institutions increase human rights violations or 
enhance the possibility for respecting and observing human rights?
   
  Empowerment of a different kind!
  In Chhattisgarh there has been a sharp increase in violent manifestations of 
casteism ever since the local government system began it’s functioning. When 
the Panchayat Raj institutions have been seen by the upper castes as the tool 
for the lower castes to assert their right as individuals living in a 
democratic polity the latter have become targets of caste based discrimination 
and violence. This rising unrest at the local level has become a common 
phenomenon.
   
  Aghru Suryavanshi, a Dalit is not in his village Goud for the past one year. 
His major crime is that he had defeated his rival Ballu Singh Thakur on a 
general seat during the last Panchayat election, which drew wrath of the upper 
caste. Goud is a Panchayat in Janjgir district of Chhattisgarh. Dalits in this 
village have long-standing story of caste assault and aggression to tell.
   
  In the Panchayat elections of January 2000, Mithailal Lahare was elected as 
the Sarpanch under the reservation quota. The dominant upper caste people, who 
disliked his stay in the office, dismissed him after a no-confidence motion. 
This is yet another classical example of harassment and humiliation of Dalits 
in achieving their political rights under social compulsion. He stayed in the 
office for about 2 years after which the power automatically came back into the 
hands of the non-Dalits who could better manipulate the village politics.
   
  Even after duly getting elected, the Dalits are not getting the power and 
status they deserve. “No confidence motion is the best way invented by the 
upper caste to takeover from the Dalits”, says Awadh Nawrang Sarpanch of 
Nangaridih Panchayat in Janjgir. Devkuwar Sarith Sarpanch of Bada Darha 
Panchayat expressed her ambiguity saying, “untouchabilty practises are touching 
unpredictable magnitudes and there is an unvarying threat from the upper caste 
segment to bring in no-confidence and overthrow me. Women face it the worst. 
How will I work freely under this circumstance?”
   
  In the last one-year there were 34 cases of no-confidence motions in Dalit 
Panchayats. Reservation being the modus by which Dalits could get into power 
sharing is seen as a means of disgrace by the upper caste segment thereby 
instigating a lobby to dismantle all reservations. What has happened in the 
last few decades is a gradual, sensible and rationale growth in the level of 
awareness among the Dalits. Questions relating to caste issue have been 
challenged that intimidates the very existence of the caste politics within the 
Panchayat Raj itself. In recent time these question were more related to the 
aspects like delivery systems, mid-day meal, etc. Scores of such cases 
frequently occupy space in the media.
   
  Mounting Caste Violence  Violent attacks on Dalit bastis have been reported 
at many places in the state. In the background of these cases, in some way or 
other, is the power equation in the Panchayat. In 2004 there was an attack on 
Dalits in Gumka of Durg district by the upper caste segment. According to a 
report by Dalit Study Circle, the setting

[ZESTCaste] Happy New Year 2007

2007-01-01 Thread Goldy George
Dear All:
   
  Wish you also a very happpy, prosperous, and meaningful year 2007 free of 
wars and bombs, battles and conflicts, threats and intimidation, etc. etc.
   
  Regards
  Goldy


Dalit Study Circle, A unit of Dalit Mukti Morcha, Chhattisgarh
 
Creation of a casteless and peaceful society is indeed the first step towards 
just, egalitarian, and harmonious society. A society of equals, neither unequal 
nor more-equals, beyond the strings of caste, class, gender, race, etc. 
Otherwise it leads to social oppression, political exploitation, economic 
deprivation, cultural domination, gender discrimination, class isolation, 
deliberate exclusion. Lets’ believe in a society beyond this. Dalit Mukti 
Morcha is a mass based Dalit Organisation in Chhattisgarh. For further 
information on DMM, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 



[ZESTCaste] Fascism Vs. Indigenous People

2006-09-01 Thread Goldy George
Dear Friend:
  Hope that this finds you in good health and cheers!
   
  I am sending you a paper which I wrote sometimes back. Please circulate it 
and get back to me with your comments
   
   Fascism Versus Indigenous People 
  Goldy M. George** 
   
  If anyone not of our own
  happens to read this manuscript:
  Heads will roll
  hearts will beat to death
  brains will curdle.
  All that one has learned
  will be lost.
  Now,
  I have placed curses
  on my own words.

   N. T. Rajkumar  Translations from the Tamil Panirendhu 
Kavithaigal
   
  In a broader perspective, communalism of polity is preliminary to fascism of 
polity. In today’s context it is not mere communalism of polity, rather it is 
the fascism of state under the Hindutva brigade is what is ongoing in India. 
Hence as an activist working with Dalits, and also associated with some of the 
Adivasi movements, I would like to emphasis some of the major threats faced by 
the Dalits and Adivasis or Indigenous people.
   
  Theology of Dominance
  Before getting into a detailed discussion, let us understand what fascism is 
all about. Fascism is a terrible political domination capable of infringing any 
eligible rights of all communities to unpredictable magnitude. Historically it 
took different shapes and forms, depending upon the particular social order. 
Although was coined as a political ideology in 1919 with the Italian dictator 
Benito Mussolini, it has much older roots in India and other parts of world.
   
  Fascism is a form of extreme right-wing ideology that celebrates the nation 
or the race as an organic community transcending all other loyalties. It 
emphasizes a myth of national or racial or puritan rebirth after a period of 
decline or destruction. To this end, fascism calls for a "spiritual revolution" 
against signs of moral decay such as individualism and materialism, and seeks 
to purge "alien" forces and groups that threaten the organic community. Fascism 
tends to celebrate masculinity, youth, mystical unity, and the regenerative 
power of violence. Often, but not always, it promotes racial superiority 
doctrines, ethnic persecution, imperialist expansion, and genocide. At the same 
time, fascists may embrace a form of internationalism based on either racial or 
ideological solidarity across national boundaries. Usually fascism espouses 
open male supremacy, though sometimes it may also promote female solidarity and 
new opportunities for women of the privileged nation or
 race. 
   
  Fascism's approach to politics is both populist – in that it seeks to 
activate "the people" as a whole against perceived oppressors or enemies – and 
elitist – in that it treats the people's will as embodied in a select group, or 
often one supreme leader, from whom authority proceeds downward. Fascism seeks 
to organize a cadre-led mass movement in a drive to seize state power. It seeks 
to forcibly subordinate all spheres of society to its ideological vision of 
organic community, usually through a totalitarian state. Both as a movement and 
a regime, fascism uses mass organizations as a system of integration and 
control, and uses organized violence to suppress opposition, although the scale 
of violence varies widely.
   
  Historical Strings in Indian Perspective  In our context it could be widely 
observed in caste domination and feudal relationship. The denial of Eklavya of 
his right to education and his subsequent assault; the assassination of Asur 
king Ravana; the deceitful murder of Bali and Sambhug, are only some impulses 
of this trend of domination over indigenous people.
   
  Further these communities were addressed as Rakshashas, barbarian, wild, 
uncivilised, etc. Both Vedic and Sanskrit texts have justified the invasion and 
exploitation of Aryans and explicitly support the superiority of Aryan race and 
Vedic philosophy to the extent that their fate of being in the lower social 
strata is god given.
   
  The present phase of fascism is a more organised and systematic attempt to 
continue the caste-class legacy. It started with the emergence of Hindu 
Chauvinism and Cultural Nationalism under the leadership of RSS led camp. This 
camp learnt various things from different sectors. They learnt the skills in 
organising and mobilising from Communist parties, mastered the management 
techniques from Churches & Christian institutions, the one-man dictator model 
of Adolph Hitler and the also the methods of maintaining private militia. In 
nutshell, the wholesome exercise was to sustain and strengthen the same old 
ideology of purity of the three upper varnas and Shudras and Panchamas as 
impure and pollutants. A twin strategy of dictating the Dalits and non-Hindu 
communities is the present form of communal fascism in India. Current mode of 
communal polity coupled with sustained casteism apparently speaks 

[ZESTCaste] Re: Reduced number of ST/SC students admitted in HNLU

2006-06-22 Thread Goldy George
Sorry Alban for this delay I had an overview of the article and I think I don't 
need to put anything more into that. Please sent it to the following people 
whose addresses are mentioned below.
   
  Dear friends,
  Alban is a student of law studing in Hidhiyatulla National Law University in 
Raipur. He had made a write up. Please go through his own understanding on the 
reservation debate and send it to as many people as much possible. Also it 
would be nice if you could put it on different websites.
   
  Warm wishes
  Goldy

Alban Toppo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Sir,
  Resently i checked the list of students who have cleared the National 
Enterance Test and are eligible to be admitted in Hidayatullah National Law 
Univesity (HNLU), the Number of ST/SC/OBC candidates has reduced to a 
considerable extent. Plz inform me what can be done in this regard. This number 
is reducing every year. There is a lack of motivation for the ST/SC/OBC 
students from the University side, which was there when the University started. 
Even the Prospectus does not contain the information regarding the facilities 
which will be given to these students. 
   
  Regarding the reservation issue, i have prepared an Article on reservation, 
it is in the attachment. In this i have tried to cover the issues regarding 
reservation to the extent of my knowledge. Please, if possible check it and 
give me suggestion in this regard. I hope this will be of some help in 
supporting the cause of reservation. 
   
  I seek your advice and suggestions in this regard.
   
  -Alban Toppo
   Semester VI
  (HNLU) 



Goldy M. George
Convenor 
Dalit Study Circle,
Raipur, Chhattisgarh
 
Creation of a casteless and peaceful society is indeed the first step towards 
just, egalitarian, and harmonious society. A society of equals, neither unequal 
nor more-equals, beyond the strings of caste, class, gender, race, etc. 
Otherwise it would lead to social oppression, political exploitation, economic 
deprivation, cultural domination, gender discrimination, class isolation, 
deliberate exclusion. Lets’ believe in a society beyond this.







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[ZESTCaste] Do reservations destroy India?

2006-04-21 Thread Goldy George



Dear friend,
  Have a look on this paper
   
  Warm regards
  Goldy

Do reservations destroy India?
    
  
  Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:11:08 +
   From: "Pratap Tambay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Do reservations destroy India?

Dear Friends,
As far as I know, reservations discount merit only at the input side
and never at output side. This is true in education and employment
and as we know there are no reservations in enterprise. I am not
aware of dalits being allowed to pass graduation/post-graduation
exams with lower marks, being allowed to perform their jobs less
diligently and markets are totally unforgiving of poor performing
dalit entrepreneurs and professionals anyway. In this context, I we
should not let the hypocritical slogans of reservations destroying
merit and hence India's competitiveness and strategic capabilities
to continue unchallenged.


I think it is time to confront the hypocrisy head on. We should
insist that if reservations destroy merit...so be it. We must say
that we don't care. We must begin to say that we are ready to take
the risk that merit may get destroyed due to reservations. In fact
we must explicitly say that we want reservations to be implemented
in full by relaxing standards, even if it destroys India's
competitiveness. The reason for this is that I am certain that this
belief is a hoax...a myth designed for a political purpose...just
like the hindu law of karma. The facts are different. Dr. Ambedkar
himself was a a third class graduate, who shone in later life due to
preferential treatment in early life, despite his low marks.
Secondly data showcased by UGC chairman, Prof. Sukhdeo Thorat shows
that SC/ST students improve their academic performance as they stay
longer in the academic system, while the reverse is true for the
general category. Clearly then the data is in against the
hypocritical slogans that merit will destroy India.


More importantly it is a principle of democracy that representative
institutions in social life are better than efficient institutions
and hence reservations - the only direct tool to dismantle the
structural impediments to making government, public and private
sector insititutions really representative - needs to be weilded
with full force and without guilt and without even an iota of
concern for efficiency. Democracy does not force citizens to use sub-
standard services and that freedom will protect the base quality of
the our institutions. Market forces enforce true viability on these
institutions and expose the false perceptions and prejudices against
people who have got educated on reserved seats. Manuvadi fools who
do not use the services of such people are free under democracy to
seek costlier services from their kith-and-kin, who will need to get
educated/trained at cost of non-state-supported capital to serve
them. I am sure that dalits (and non-manuvadi non-dalits) will
buy/sell products/services from dalits who have struggled through
and qualified on merit through rigorous education and training
programmes from top-tier institutions, even if they were admitted to
those programmes with discounted merit.


So I think we should loudly, clearly and consistently say that we
don't care about reservations destroying the efficiency of
government, public and private sector products and services. We
should no longer accept that excuse for non-implementation of
reservations, esp. in education, esp. at all leading institutions.
If there are available dalit students, they should be admitted and
given special coaching if required instead of being sent home. The
seats should be filled. And as a community, those of us who graduate
from these institutions and do well need to provide moral and
financial support to helping more people like us to derive similar
benefits WITHOUT GUILT. Getting angry with those who feel guilty due
to the propaganda of the manuvadis is counter-productive. We need to
engage and educate them and help them come out of their guilt and
use the facilities and improve their lives like us.


We need to coin political slogans to express this viewpoint crisply
and shamelessly. Samples could be ...


1. Reservations pehle, baki sab baadme


2. Rakhiv jaga bharlyach pahije, dalitala jage kelech pahije,
dalitanna jaga milalych pahije


3. Reservations chalao...manuvadi hataon


4. Manuvadi merit ... hai ! hai ! Dalit merit ... high ! high !
(this should be accompanied with appropriate gestures to communicate
the difference...e.g. reverse thumbs-up and thumbs-up et al)


5. Tarakki Karao...Merit Dikhao, YA Reservation Dilao...YA Joote Khao


Regards
Pratap


 
  "Do not judge me by my actions;
  Do not judge me from man's point of view"
  "Judge me from God's - by the hidden purpose behind my actions.
Regi George wishing you Good Luck. Thanks
  




Goldy M. George
Convenor 
Dalit Study Circle,
Raipur, Chhattisgarh
 
Creation of a casteless and peac

[ZESTCaste] Re: campaign note

2006-03-17 Thread Goldy George
Dear Asit,
  It is really very very useful writeup. I had gone through it.
   
  Thanks and regards
  Goldy

asitmarx sdfdsdf marx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
dear friends & comrades 
plz send your comments seeing their comman fate it should be seeing in the 
context of dalit tribal unity. since the issue is serious & if you think it is 
appropriate plz frd it to activist groups for protest.


with revolutionary greetings
asit 
narmada bachao andolan 

  



 The sordid Saga of accumulation by violent dispossession.
 Contextualizing the massacre of adivasis in Kalinga Nagar : Orissa}

Tribal societies can be an e
xample for discussing a probable model for a future democratic, egalitarian 
social order for their inherent democratic social relations and economic 
equality . As their name Adivasi suggests, their civilization preceded vedic 
Hindu social order with its 
c
onstitutive graded inequality . The tribals who inhabited all over the Indian 
peninsula were pushed to the forests by the consistent attacks by successive 
marauding armies of the Hindu Rajput Kings, Marathas , Muslims and British 
imperial invaders. Our ne
o
liberal rulers and their professional army of upper caste beaucrats, 
establishment academicians rarely mention the fact that the Adivasis were the 
first to take up arms and last to lay down arms against British colonialism , 
we are all aware of heroic reb
e
llions of Birsa munda , Sindhu Kano in the east , Khajyanayak, tantyabhil, Rani 
durgavati etc in central and western India against British colonialism, not 
forgetting the martyrdom of Laxman Naik in Orissa and stiff fight of venkatappu 
Satyanarnyan in And
hra. According to a conservative estimate every tenth Adivasi family has 
produced a martyr in the fight against British imperial invaders they died 
defending their people\rquote 
s traditional rights on land, water forests and other Natural resources which 
Adivasi 
been enjoying since times immemorial, there was no concept of private property 
or corporate control over natural resources in the Lexicon of the indigenous 
population. these concepts of commodification were imposed on them by the 
colonial masters. An outs
t
anding case point of non commodified mind set of indigenous people is the 
letter of native American chief of seattle to the American President whom he 
called the great White chief in that letter he wrote to the American President, 
how can you buy air, lan
d
or sunshine. Anyone who is aware of modern American prosperity knows too well 
that the entire edifice of modern industrial American empire was built on the 
ruthless bloody massacre and decimatoin of native Americans to take possession 
of their land and 
n
atural resources to build modern American indstrial capitalism accompanied by 
ruthless exploitataion of slave labour of African slaves who were captured from 
Africa to build the so called free civilized America and capitalism in Europe 
This story of brut
al primtive accumulation or ruthless capital accumulation through dispossession 
was replicated by the colonia
lists all over the world. Which was evident in the plunder of Latin America, 
Asia & Africa. In India the glaring example of dispossession of tribal
s from their habitat is the Indian forest act enacted by the British 
imperialiste in the nineteenth century snatched away the forests from Adivasis, 
which was their main source of livelihood, the right over which they had since 
millennia. Still the Adiva
s
is are struggling against the draconian provisions of the act. Millions of 
Peasants workers and Adivasis fought against the British imperial order in the 
hope that they can regain their rights over the commons and the natural 
resources in independent In
d
ia and lead a dignified life with a total control over their means of 
livelihood. Unfortunately this turned out to be a sour dream , the newly 
independent post colonial state took the same path of plunder in the name of 
devlopment further displaing vulner
a
ble communities of dalits and Adivasis snatching their commons and means of 
livelihood. This path of neocolonial devlopment has displaced around 50 million 
people (Arundhati Roy - greater common good ) which is almost equal to the 
population of United kin
g
dom. These displacements occurred due to mega project like hydro power dams, 
factories, mines etc. These projects were mainly in the torritories inhabited 
by the Adivsis when they protested against displacement the state came down 
heavily against them and

imprisoning the protesting Adivasis in large numbers. In early nineties when 
the Indian economy was opened up under neoliberal globalisation, there was a 
rush of multinational corporationsto plunder the resource rich tribal areas of 
India. The government 
o
f India laid the red carpet for profit seeking multinational corporations 
bending all the protective laws to give away the resource rich tribal areas to 
these corporations for a song. Wherver the Adivas

[ZESTCaste] Re: Advertisement - Coordinator for Delhi Forum

2006-03-08 Thread Goldy George
Dear friends,
   
  I thought that some of you maybe able to open the attachment document, hence 
with objective only I send it as an attachment. I didn't know that one cannot 
send it to the groups as an attachment.
   
  Hence I am copying it to you all for your reference and further action. Let 
me once again remind you all that the last date of application is 15th March. I 
know Delhi Forum for the past 15 years and they had been actively supporting 
the people's struggles at different levels in India.It is a forum that works 
very silently behind the scene. 
   
  During the past 3 decades they had been supporting the struggles of 
fishworkers, narmada, adiviasi struggles, struggle of forest workers, dalit 
issues, envirnomental questions, industrial pollution, politics of 
communalisation and a wide range of issues.
   
  Hence whoever applies for this post should also carry a larger canvas to work 
in future. The following is a document being sent by Delhi Forum to me. I am 
also copying and pasting the attachment note below 
   
  Warm regards
  Goldy
   
   
  ((KINDLY NOTE THAT THE LAST DATE FOR RECEIVING APPLICATIONS FOR THE POST OF 
COORDINATOR, DELHI FORUM HAS BEEN EXTENDED TILL MARCH 15TH 2006 – PLEASE SEE 
THE ATTACHED NOTE)
  Dear All,
  Greetings from Delhi Forum!
  Delhi Forum is in search of a new Coordinator. The relevant advertisement is 
attached.  Please circulate this in your mailing list. And give this wider 
publicity. In case you cannot kindly forward us your lists, and we will send 
this from here.
  With kind regards,
   
  Search Committee
  Delhi Forum
   
  Delhi Forum
  Delhi Forum, a voluntary organisation formed in 1977 in response to the 
urgent need then for the protection of democratic rights and basic freedoms, 
has since evolved as an organisation that plays a pivotal role in supporting 
people’s movements from across the country. The nature of support that it 
provides is of diverse types from logistical to campaign, advocacy, and 
lobbying, to research and documentation. All its activities are carried out in 
the interests of the poor and oppressed sections of society and in upholding 
the values and goals of equality, justice, secularism, democracy and human 
rights.
  Delhi Forum seeks to appoint a Co-ordinator. The candidate should be a 
postgraduate with a minimum of 3 years of work experience in the social field, 
should be self-motivated, have the ability to work independently and 
democratically, and be able to keep the spirit, ethos, and aims of the 
organisation alive.
  The Co-ordinatorship will be for a period of 3 years starting on 1st April 
2006. Interested candidates are invited to apply at the following address 
before 15th March, 2006.
  The Search Committee 
  Delhi Forum 
  F10/12, Malviya Nagar 
  New Delhi 110017 
  E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
   
   
   
  




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[ZESTCaste] National Convention on Assertionn of People's Right on Natural Resources

2006-03-02 Thread Goldy George
Dear friends,
  Season Greetings!
   
  This is to inform you that National Coordination of Democratic Forces (NCDF) 
is organising a National Convention on "Assertion of People's Right on Natural 
Resources" in Sambalpur, Orissa on 11-12 March 2006.
   
  The Venue is Marwari Dharamashala, Golbazar, Sambalpur. I wish if the 
concerned friends could make it for this convention.
   
  The contact persons for this convention are
  1. Arvind Anjum-  0-9431113667
  2.Muktakhanta -  0-9437056884
   
  Warm regards
  Goldy


Goldy M. George
Convenor 
Dalit Study Circle,
Raipur, Chhattisgarh
 
Creation of a casteless and peaceful society is indeed the first step towards 
just, egalitarian, and harmonious society. A society of equals, neither unequal 
nor more-equals, beyond the strings of caste, class, gender, race, etc. 
Otherwise it would lead to social oppression, political exploitation, economic 
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[ZESTCaste] Re: Fwd: [narmada_solidarity] Come join us for HOLI in the Narmada Valley! On 14th-

2006-03-01 Thread Goldy George
Dear Anand and other:
  Thanks for the invitation for the celebration of the holi festival in Narmada 
valley. However we are not in favour of any celebration that stands against the 
Dalit community at large.
   
  This is yet another classical instance how the indigenous dalits of the land 
were targetted by the Brahministic law of caste and tradition. The burning of 
Holika is the buring of indigenous woman at large.
   
  Warm regards
  Goldy

Ananda Yogi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 


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Subject: [narmada_solidarity] Come join us for HOLI in the Narmada Valley! On 
14th-15th March '06




COME JOIN US IN THE NARMADA VALLEY FOR THE BEAUTIFUL FESTIVAL OF HOLI

Holi is one of the biggest festivals of the adivasis of the Narmada Valley. It 
is a time of happiness and joy, a traditional cultural gathering of people of 
many different villages and different tribes, filled with the music of over 50 
dhols (large drums), bansuris (flutes), ghunghrus (bells) and special songs of 
the adivasis. The traditional Holi dancing continues throughout the night. 
Several adivasi dancers are dressed in bright colours with painted faces and 
bodies, headgears of peacock feathers and musical instruments.

The beautiful adivasi villages along the Narmada have been wrecked by the 
destructive Sardar Sarovar Dam being constructed in Gujarat. The dam, whose 
full planned height is 138.68 metres has currently been constructed upto a 
height of 110.64 metres. However, thousands of families are still not 
rehabilitated even though their lands and homes have been submerged. But the 
spirit of the people cannot be submerged.

The people of the Valley have been struggling for 20 years against this 
injustice, and continue to struggle, organised as the Narmada Bachao Andolan 
(NBA). The life in the Valley continues despite severe hardships due to the 
rising waters. 

The traditional Holi celebration is an affirmation of their right to preserve 
their way of life whilst struggling against their unjust displacement.

Come join the celebration of life and the struggle in the Narmada Valley


THE PROGRAM DETAILS:

14th March: As far as possible, visitors should plan to reach Baroda (also 
called Vadodara) by 9 am. From there we will travel by road to Hapeshwar in 
Gujarat (3 hours) and take a boat to JALSINDHI village in Madhya Pradesh (about 
1 hour). 14th March is also International Day Against Large Dams, which will 
also be commemorated on this day. Night-stay in Jalsindhi.

15th March: Travel by boat upstream from Jalsindhi (6 hours). Reach BHADAL 
village in Maharashtra for another Holi celebration. Night-stay in Bhadal.

16th March: Leave Bhadal in the morning, travel by boat to Kakrana (1 hour), 
then travel by road to Badwani in Madhya Pradesh (3 hours). There will be one 
meeting with dam-affected people of this region. 

Getting to Baroda: Baroda is located on the main Western train line on the 
Delhi-Mumbai route.

Leaving from Badwani: Badwani is 4 & ½ hours by road from Indore (to catch 
trains to Delhi, Kolkata, etc), 5 hours by road from Khandwa (to catch trains 
to Delhi, Bangalore, and the South) and 7 hours by road from Baroda. 

Please call or email if you need more details about travelling to the Valley, 
or to inform us that you will be joining us.

CONTACT:

• NBA office at Baroda, Gujarat. Ph: (0265) 2282232, 09879536407. E-mail: 
[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
• NBA office at Badwani, Madhya Pradesh. Ph: (07290) 222464.
• NBA office at Dhadgaon, Maharashtra. Ph: (02595) 220620.
• Ms. Pervin Jehangir (Mumbai): (022) 22184779, 09820636335. E-mail: [EMAIL 
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Goldy M. George
Convenor 
Dalit Study Circle,
Raipur, Chhattisgarh
 
Creation of a casteless and peaceful society is indeed the first step towards 
just, egalitarian, and harmonious society. A society of equals, neither unequal 
nor more-equals, beyond the strings of caste, class, gender, race, etc. 
Otherwise it would lead to social oppression, political exploitation, economic 
deprivation, cultural domination, gender discrimination, class isolation, 
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[ZESTCaste] Wishing You A Challenging Christmas Time and A Meaningful New Year 2006

2005-12-23 Thread Goldy George
   
   
  After all!! Who says?
   
  Ah! its Christmas time
   
  They say!
  Carol time, singing time, ringing time…
  Fun time, sweet time, gifting time…
   
  Ah! its not over
  Holiday time, candle time, burning time…
  Drinking time, dancing time, kissing time…
   
  They say!
  Santa Claus gets you gifts…
  Almighty showers "His" blessings…
   
  Yet! its not over
  May more in the stock…
   
  Ever thought?
  Who says it, after all!!
   
  The shadows of Tsunami…
  The sufferings of Iraq War…
  The tolerances of Dalits…
  The endurance of Ethnics…
  The victims of Patriarchy…
  Who! Who!! Who!!!
  Can we say, we need …
  A world without wars?
  A world without discrimination?
  A world without domination?
   
  A world of...
  Equality and Freedom… 
  Justice and Liberty…
  Fraternity and Harmony…. 
   
  If yes,
  Then we have to stand for it…
  Build it from the broken…
  Pick up the tits and bits…
  To construct and reconstruct…
  
  Then the message of the manger gets realized.
  Wishing You A Challenging Christmas Time and A Meaningful New Year 2006





Goldy M. George
Convenor 
Dalit Study Circle,
Raipur, Chhattisgarh
 
Creation of a casteless and peaceful society is indeed the first step towards 
just, egalitarian, and harmonious society. A society of equals, neither unequal 
nor more-equals, beyond the strings of caste, class, gender, race, etc. 
Otherwise it would lead to social oppression, political exploitation, economic 
deprivation, cultural domination, gender discrimination, class isolation, 
deliberate exclusion. Lets’ believe in a society beyond this.


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[ZESTCaste] Fwd: URGENT ACTION.

2005-12-19 Thread Goldy George
Dear friends,
  Please have a look at this mail as one of the social activists from AP is in 
real trouble. He is actively part of SIHWOC and the President of its AP unit 
working on the rights of the handloom workers.
   
  Please send fax as per requested by Philip George.
   
  Regards
  Goldy

PJCI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
  Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 11:59:16 +0530
From: PJCI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: URGENT ACTION.
To: SANDHYA DEVI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, VISTHAR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
RAMAKRISHNA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, RAJA TRICHY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
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  Dear Friends,
  I would like to inform you that the life of Mr. Macherla Mohan Rao, the 
President of AP Cheneta Karmika Samakhya and the member of South India Handloom 
Weavers Organising Committee (SIHWOC) are in threat.  The threat to his life is 
a matter of serious concern to all of us who have a shared concern for the 
democratic peoples’ struggles striving for pro-people policies, social justice, 
and responsive and humane governance.

The threat to the life of Mohan Rao by the so-called Nallmalla Nallathrachulu 
(Black Cobras), an illegal armed outfit and inaction on the part of the police 
is a clear instance of the growing intolerance of the vested interests, 
establishment of the and so-called law and order machinery to the civil society 
leaders and movements. The arrests of the 10 numbers of local activists of the 
Cheneta Karmika Samakya by the police in Chirala on 9-12-2005, instead of 
providing protection to the social activists, only further shows the callous 
attitude of the government towards the Hand wavers’ cause and has to be 
understood as an attempt to throttle the people’s voices that may be perceived 
as a cause of inconvenience by the powers-that-be.

As you know, Macherla Mohan Rao is known for several years in the country as a 
conscientious leader of struggle for the rights of the handloom weavers. Mohan 
through his untiring efforts strived towards the sensitization of the 
intellectuals, policy makers, officials and the larger civil society to the 
need for protecting the handloom sector and the possible social and economic 
consequences of the anti handloom policies.

So we would like to request that, you may please send fax messages to the Hon: 
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Hon: Governor of Andhra Pradesh, The Chief 
Secretary of Andhra Pradesh, District collector of Ongole and to the 
Superintendent of Police of the Ongole district of Andhra Pradesh at the 
following fax numbers to get Mr. Mohan Rao and his colleagues are being 
released.


With Regards


  Philip George
  Hon: Chief Minister – Mr. Rajashekar Reddy – Fax No.040-23454828.
  Hon: Governor – Mr. Sushil Kumar Shinde – Fax No.040-23311260.
  Chief Secretary – Fax No.040-23453700.
Superintendent of Police – Fax No.08592-233174.
  



Goldy M. George
Convenor 
Dalit Study Circle,
Raipur, Chhattisgarh
 
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deliberate exclusion. Lets’ believe in a society beyond this.

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[ZESTCaste] Salam Bhimrao!

2005-12-06 Thread Goldy George
Dear friends,

Here is a write up on Ambedkar and Dalit movement. i had quoted portions 
from your write ups too. This is to be published/posted only on or after 6th 
December 2005. 

Thanks

Goldy M. George

 

  Salam Bhimrao!
  Goldy M. George
 

Forty nine years back on 6 December 1956 Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar 
attained 'Mahaparinirvan'. Born on 14th April 1891, in the military town Mhow, 
he was the fourteenth child of his parents. Parents from untouchable community 
viz. Mahar, his father was a retired army officer and headmaster in a military 
school, and his mother an illiterate woman.

 
  Since he was born in an untouchable caste, he was made to sit separate from 
other students in a corner of the classroom. Despite all kinds of humiliations, 
he passed his high school in 1908 with flying colours. This was such an 
exceptional achievement for an untouchable, that he was felicitated in a public 
meeting.

 
  Four years later he graduated in Political Science and Economics from Bombay 
University. After his graduation he went to the USA to study economics at the 
Columbia University with a scholarship form the Maharaja of Baroda. Bhimrao 
remained abroad from 1913 to 1917 and again from 1920 to 1923. In the meantime 
he had established himself as an eminent intellect. Columbia University had 
awarded him the PhD for his thesis, which was later published in a book form 
under the title "The Evolution of Provincial Finance in British India". But his 
first published article was "Castes in India - Their Mechanism, Genesis and 
Development". In 1920 he went to London where he got his Bar-at-Law at Gray's 
Inn for Law. During his sojourn in London from 1920 to 1923, he also completed 
his thesis titled "The Problem of the Rupee" for which he was awarded the 
degree of DSc. 

 
  During the brief stay in India from 1917 to 1920 he first got a job as 
Military Secretary in Baroda Raja's office. Here he was ill treated again by 
the upper caste employees. Even drinking water was not given to him and files 
were kept at a distance from him. He couldn’t continue in Baroda and later 
taught at Sydnom College in Bombay and also brought out Marathi weekly whose 
title was 'Mook Nayak' (meaning 'Dumb Hero'). He had to face similar experience 
of untouchability and dishonour even in Bombay.

 

Ambedkar’s Movement

While coming back to India in 1923, Ambedkar again experienced humiliation. 
The upper caste lawyers would not even have tea at his desk. But his greatest 
consolation was his clients, whom he treated with liberal mind. His reputation 
and fame among the Depressed Classes began to grow. He visualised and struggled 
for a casteless and equal India.

 
  By the time he returned to India, Bhimrao had equipped himself fully to wage 
war against the practice of untouchability. In 1924 he started the organisation 
'Bahiskrit Hitakarini Sabha' (Outcastes Welfare Association), for the 
upliftment of the untouchables. Ambedkar adopted a two-pronged strategy. First, 
the eradication of illiteracy and economic uplift of the downtrodden and 
second, initiating non-violent struggle against visible symbols of casteism, 
like denial of entry into temples and drawing water from public wells and tanks.

 
  The problems of the downtrodden were centuries old and difficult to overcome. 
Their entry into temples was forbidden. They could not draw water from public 
wells and ponds. Their admission in schools was prohibited. Ambedkar won two 
major victories when the High Court of Bombay gave a verdict in favour of the 
untouchables. On 25th December 1927, he led the Mahad March at the Chowdar Tank 
at Colaba, near Bombay, to ensure the untouchables right to draw water from the 
public tank. The marchers were met with the brutality of caste Hindus. He then 
burnt copies of the 'Manusmriti' publicly terming it a document of 
discrimination with a number of his supporters. It was an act of great courage 
to do so in the den of violent Chitpawan Brahmins in Maharastra. The two 
struggles shook the religious foundation on which the caste system is built. 
This marked the beginning of the anti-caste and ant-priest movement in 
Maharastra. The temple entry movement launched by Dr. Ambedkar in 1930 at
 Kalaram temple, Nasik is another landmark in the struggle for human rights and 
social justice.

 
  He was fully convinced that nothing could emancipate the Dalits except 
through a complete destruction of the caste system. He continued his movement 
to attack the base of caste system in every possible way. 

 
  In the meantime, the Simon Commission visited India and Dr. Ambedkar met the 
commission in Pune in which Ambedkar presented his position on depressed 
classes. He then followed it up during the round table conference after which 
Ramsay McDonald announced 'Communal Award' as a result of which several 
communities including the 'depressed classes' were

[ZESTCaste] Untouchability and caste discrimination with school children in Chhattisgarh

2005-11-24 Thread Goldy George
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
  Season Greetings!
  As you all know that Dalit Mukti Morcha had been fighting against caste 
oppression in Chhattisgarh for the past many years. As part of our struggle we 
had been seriously engaged in a process of fighting and exposing all forms of 
untouchability along with raising Dalit rights over land and other resources.
  Recently we had come across a similar issue, which is slightly different from 
the ones that we had dealt in the past. This is the case of a village named 
Bhokludih near Pithora block of Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh. This case 
is specifically related with Dalit children. As you know that there is a scheme 
of mid–day meal being provided in every school, which is part of the ‘right to 
food’ verdict of the Supreme Court. 
  Discrimination in the distribution was observed after which we initiated a 
fact-finding investigation. Herewith I am enclosing the detailed fact–finding 
report of it, along with the letter sent to State Human Rights 
Commission–Chhattisgarh and the press release.
  It would be very nice if you could also write letters to the State Human 
Rights Commissions and marking a copy to us. The address to the commission is 
provided on the memorandum.
  Looking forward to your positive response and cooperation.
  Warm regards
  Jai Bhim!
   
  Goldy M. George 




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Dalit Study Circle,
Raipur, Chhattisgarh
 
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[ZESTCaste] Invitation : Democracy, Human Rights and People -- Threats and Challenges

2005-08-31 Thread Goldy George
INVITATION

"Democracy, Human Rights and People – Threats and Challenges"

Date: 4 September 2005

Time: 3-6 pm

Venue: Gass Memorial Centre, Jaistamb Chowk, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

Friends:

Universally democracy had got immense significance in the present world, which 
is the fundamental aspect of any genuine process. While democracy signifies to 
a process of elections, representative government, etc., protection of rights 
of the ordinary masses is also an indispensable and unavoidable function of 
democracy.



In a broader purview the very basics of human rights is closely knitted with 
the complete security of ordinary people. In this, people’s right over land, 
water, forests, education, health, trade, etc. are vital elements. While 
closely analysing the past two decades, it could be easily understood that all 
these rights are taken away from the people in a systematic and strategic way. 
Besides, all these resources and service sectors are handed over to the 
capitalistic institutions and structures. Under this background the questions 
pertaining to security of people becomes crucial, which the state had been 
intentionally bypassing and unwilling to acknowledge.



In this context democracy and democratic forces are either restricted by 
enforcing policies and laws, or such organisations are subjected to brutal 
repression thereby rupturing the movement. Hence it is inevitable that we 
understand the threats and challenges to democracy and human rights in the 
present context and take necessary action. To discuss the various dimensions on 
these aspects, a meeting had been organised on the aforesaid date, time and 
venue on "Democracy, Human Rights and People – Threats and Challenges".



We invite all progressive friends to this discussion.



 

IN SOLIDARITY



 

 

Goldy M. George Lalit Surjan

Dalit Study Circle Mayaram Surjan Foundation



 

Note: For any further information and clarification contact on 0-98933-57911





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Convenor 
Dalit Study Circle,
Raipur, Chhattisgarh
 
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[ZESTCaste] Fwd: [invitesplus] 80 per cent of SC/ST vacancies to be filled

2005-08-21 Thread Goldy George
Sorry for cross-posting

This is a kind of confession by the PM.. Please go through this.
Goldy

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Subject: [invitesplus] 80 per cent of SC/ST vacancies to be filled

80 per cent of SC/ST vacancies to be filled 

Special Correspondent
the hindu
http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/19/stories/2005081921140100.htm

NEW DELHI: In the first such interaction of this kind since
1977,Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday told members of the
Parliamentary Forum of Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe MPs that the
Government would ensure that at least 80 per cent of vacancies in the
SC/ST job quota within the Government set-up would be filled by the
end of this calendar year. Dr. Singh said market forces would not be
able to address the needs and aspirations of the weaker sections of
society. He told them that the Government had a role and obligation in
providing access to education and health care and there could be no
turning away from this reality.
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[ZESTCaste] Fwd: Christian Council seeks amendment on status for Dalit Christians

2005-08-10 Thread Goldy George
Sorry for Cross Posting
 
Hi folks:
Did you come across that the Christian Council seeks ammendment on Status for 
Dalit Christians?
 
Goldy


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Subject: Christian Council seeks amendment on status for Dalit Christians
To: Goldy George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>


Christian Council seeks amendment on status for Dalit Christians

>From our correspondent 

In light of the observations made by the Supreme Court seeking an explanation 
for the denial of reservation to the Dalit Christians, Christian leaders have 
demanded that the Union Government headed by the United Progressive Alliance 
(UPA) reverse the historical injustice meted out to generations of Dalit 
Christians. "They stand constitutionally deprived of what should rightfully be 
an equitable platform addressing the needs of all Dalits," the leaders said. 

In a press release issued from Mumbai on 18 July 2005, the leaders comprising 
Dr Joseph D'Souza (President, All India Christian Council), Admiral Vishnu 
Bhagwat, film producer Mahesh Bhatt, Dr Abraham Mathai (General Secretary, All 
India Christian Council), John Dayal (President, All India Catholic Union), 
Advocate Majeed Memon, Rt Rev Pradeep Kamble (Bishop of CNI), and Joseph Dias 
(Founder, Catholic Secular Forum) said, "If the Union Government failed to 
respond to this opportune moment to right the wrongs of this stain on the 
national conscience, it will only be construed as an indulgence on the part of 
the State in abetting the re-conversion of Dalit Christians to avail themselves 
of the benefits available to other categories of Dalits."

The statement said, "Currently, it is common knowledge that Dalit Christians 
are compelled to denounce their faith in government documents for fear of 
missing out on benefits. This will indeed be a shame to the spirit of the 
Constitution, which guarantees equality of status to all devoid of subjective 
discrimination. The UPA Government stands in a moment of history, where it must 
not take lightly the destiny and emancipation of millions of Dalit Christians, 
who direly depend on it." 

Tracing the historic injustice meted out to Dalit Christians by the 
Presidential Order of 1950 which denied the community the status of Dalits - 
precluding them from their rights, concessions and benefits that Hindu, 
Buddhist and Sikh Dalits are entitled, the statement said efforts had been made 
to get the Order revoked for the last half a century. Though the Order vitiated 
the letter and spirit of the Sovereign Socialistic Secular Democratic 
Republican Constitution, no serious attempt by the State had been made to 
rectify this blatant discrimination against the Dalit Christians, despite 
innumerable representations, agitations, pleadings and campaigns.

"Are we a nation that actively practises discrimination despite being 
categorically forbidden by the Constitution of India? We may claim our place in 
the books of history for having contributed to the eventual demise of 
apartheid, though sadly, it continues to thrive in our very own backyard. The 
ongoing discrimination towards those that have historically been socially and 
economically deprived merely because they follow a different religion is a blot 
on our secular and democratic credentials," the statement wondered.

The statement said in the face of several Court judgments, State Government 
recommendations and those made by Commissions, including the Mandal Commission 
favouring reservations for Dalit Christians, one failed to understand the 
reasons for the continuation of injustice on the 19 million Dalit Christians. 
In fact in 1997 the Union Law Secretary in a reply to the United Nations Human 
Rights Commission had given an undertaking that the injustice to Dalit 
Christians would be rectified by giving them equal scheduled caste privileges, 
after taking necessary steps in Parliament. "The fact that the status quo 
continues speaks volumes for the powerful casteist stranglehold of the Indian 
polity and its controlling vested interests. In secular India with 
constitutional safeguards, guaranteeing equality and justice for all, one finds 
the State playing an active role in denying the vast majority of its exploited 
citizenry, the universally recognised basic freedom of religion," the statement
 said. 

Having come to the end of their tether and having suffered the glaring 
injustice for more than 50 years at the hands of successive governments, on 
behalf of the Dalit Christians, Franklin Caesar, a Dalit Christian and member 
of the All India Christian Council, along with the Centre for Public Interest 
Litigation filed a PIL in Supreme Court in 2004. The Apex court in the hearing 
of PIL in April 2005 having taken serious cognizance of the issue directed the 
Union Government to reply by 25 August

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Re: [ZESTCaste] Digest Number 226

2005-06-27 Thread Goldy George
Dear all...
Jai Bhim!
The Government's consideration to establish special courts in Kadappa to deal 
with SC/ST atrocities is welcoming. Can the other states also push for such a 
move, particularly where there are larger number of caste atrocities? Maybe for 
this some of us will have to initiate a series of protests at large scale..
 
Warm regards
Goldy

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1. SC/ST panel hauls up ICHR chairman (News)
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2. Blast from the past: Big plans, little action (Analysis)
From: Tarun Udwala 
3. Special court for SC-ST atrocities cases opened (News)
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[ZESTCaste] Dalit Study Circle demands comprehensive Investigation against Jindals in Raigarh

2005-05-21 Thread Goldy George
Dear all.. 

Jai Bhim!

This is a press release issued today. Please forward it to all friends and 
comrades concerned with Dalit-Adivasi issues. For further details feel free to 
get in touch with us. In case anyone needs a full description of the report 
then I can send it. However I am forwarding it to Shivam for to upload it. 

Warm Regards.. 

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C/o Goldy M. George, Karbala Para, Behind State Bank of Indore, G.E. Road, 
Raipur, (C.G.) 492001, India Contact No: +91-98933-57911 E-mail: [EMAIL 
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17-05-05

Raipur

Press Release

Dalit Study Circle demands comprehensive Investigation against Jindals in 
Raigarh



Dalit Study Circle had demanded a comprehensive investigation against the 
Jindals in Raigarh. This comes in the wake of the recent killing of an Adivasi 
youth Digambar Siddar on the night of 4th May 2005 by the security guards of 
Jindal industry. The incident took place in Saraipalli village adjoining the 
factory premises, which is an expansion project of the Jindal industry in 
Raigarh. Dalit Study Circle initiated a fact-finding investigation of the whole 
matter, which brought out the different dimensions of the issue. 



According to a press statement of Dalit Study Circle, the investigation report 
clearly indicates the involvement of the Jindal management in the incident as 
similar tactics had been evolved in the past also. The investigation pointed 
out that Jindal had adapted to a formula of "Khareed Lo, Hatta Do, Mitta Do, 
Phasaa Do" (Buy or remove or eliminate or entrap). Clear indications how the 
Jindals had succeeded in manipulating the administration and also flouting the 
law had been mentioned in the investigation.



During the investigation the team met with the people of Saraipalli village, 
many social activists, police officials and others. After the incident people 
in Saripalli village are living under utter terror and fear that this incident 
is to teach a lesson to the ordinary people. Hence whoever will ever try to 
protest against the Jindals in future will face similar consequences is what 
the message is!



The investigation team is also suspicious of the role of police and 
administration in the whole incident. It says that "in Raigarh people have got 
less faith in the police and administration, since they strongly feel that the 
Jindal runs it. Here is how Rajesh Tripathi puts it. There is no administration 
or police or even legal framework for the poor. All is perfectly reserved for 
the rich. Jindal is running a parallel government in Raigarh. Everything is 
bought and sold, just like a commodity in the market. For the administrative 
officials Raigarh is the pastureland in the whole of Chhattisgarh.".



The investigation clearly points out how the Constitutional bodies like the 
gram sabha, panchayats had been turned defunct in Raigarh. People are compelled 
to accept their life as per the whims and wishes of the corporate empire. The 
present status of accepting whatever is going on is taken as a part of their 
fate.



Killing of Adivasi youth is a clear violation of human rights. Further it 
violated Article 21, Article 39(a), (b), Article 46 of the Constitution. Such 
incidences are taken as model in order to force the people to move out of their 
land, this is a clear violation of UN Declaration on Forced Eviction. Violation 
of right over livelihood is a gross violation of human rights, the 
investigation says.



Based on the investigation team#8217;s recommendations we demand the following


   Under the above-mentioned circumstances it is vital to initiate an impartial 
investigation into the whole incident of the killing of Digambar Siddar and 
indirect pressure tactics of Jindal company. All the cases of human rights 
violation should be seriously looked into since there are clear narrative 
chronologies of many incidences of similar nature in Raigarh in the past.



   All those behind the killing of Digambar Siddar including the overall 
management of Jindal as well as the tardy police and administrative officials 
should be brought under the clutches of law. 



   Ensure security to the inhabitants of Saraipalli and also to all other 
villages in the vicinity affected by the Jindals as well as other industries in 
Raigarh. Proper direction should be given to the administration to ensure the 
safety and security of people living under utter terror and fear, particularly 
the villages in the surrounding areas of the plant. Failure in doing so will 
have severe impact.



   The state government should take precautionary measure of preventing such 
atrocious incidences on ordinary villagers, particularly weaker section in 
future since it is a constitutional right.



   Ensure the constitutional rights, human rights, political rights, 
educational and health rights of the people in Raigarh, which has been thrashed 
by the corporate houses. Any infringement of these rights are violation of a 
whole se

[ZESTCaste] Fwd: Budhism Destroyed By Hindus In India and Kerala!

2005-05-15 Thread Goldy George
Dear friends,
Some of you might had already gone through this writeup. Yet I felt to forward 
this to you all.
 
Jai Bhim!
Goldy

Regi P George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Date: Sun, 8 May 2005 07:36:52 +0100 (BST)
From: Regi P George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Budhism Destroyed By Hindus In India and Kerala!
To: Alternative Futures <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

It may give some light to the Ariyan-Hindu invasion and to the stories of 
hundreds of the Buddhist statues, Stupas and Viharas were destroyed in India 
between 830 AD and 966 AD in the name of the revival of Hinduism. Indigenous 
and foreign sources, both literary and archaeological, speak volumes of the 
havoc done to Buddhism by the Nazis in India. 



Role of Sankaracharya:
Nazi leaders like the Sankaracharyas and many kings and rulers took pride in 
demolishing the Buddhist images aiming at the total eradication of the Buddhist 
culture. Today, their descendants destroyed the Babri Masjid and they have also 
published a list of mosques to be destroyed in the near future. It is with this 
sin of pride that they are condemning the deed on the part of the Afghans. 

The Hindu ruler, Pushyamitra Sunga, demolished 84,000 Budhist stupas which had 
been built by Ashoka the Great (Romila Thaper, Ashoka and Decline of Mouryas, 
London, 1961, p 200). It was followed by the smashing of the Buddhist centres 
in Magadha. Thousands of Budhist monks were mercilessly killed. King Jalaluka 
destroyed the Budhist viharas within his jurisdiction on the ground that the 
chanting of the hymns by the Buddhist devotees disturbed his sleep. (Kalhana, 
Rajatharangini, 1:40). In Kashmir, King Kinnara demolished thousands of Viharas 
and captured the Budhists villages to please the Brahmins. (Kalhana 1:80). 



Demon's role: 
A large number of Buddhist viharas were usurped by the Brahmins and converted 
into Hindu temples where the Untouchables were given no entrance. The Buddhist 
places were projected as the Hindu temples by writing puranas which were 
concocted myths or pseudo-history. 

The important temples found at Tirupati, Ahoble, Undavalli, Ellora, Bengal, 
Puri, Badrinath, Mathura, Ayodhya, Sringeri, Bodhgaya, Sarnath, Delhi, Nalanda, 
Gudiallam, Nagarjuna Konda, Srisailam and Sabarimala (Lord Ayyappa) in Kerala 
are some of the striking examples of the Brahmanic usurpation of the Buddhist 
centres. 

At Nagarjunakonda, the Adi Sankara played a demon's role in destroying the 
Buddhist statues and monuments. Longhurst who conducted excavations at 
Nagarjunakonda has recorded this in his book Memoirs of the Archaelogical 
Survey of India No: 54, The Budhist Antiquties of Nagarjunakonda (Delhi, 1938, 
p.6.). 



Non-Brahmins burnt alive: 
The ruthless manner in which all the buildings at Nagarjunakonda were destroyed 
is simply appalling and cannot represent the work of treasure-seekers because 
many of the pillars, statues and sculptures have been wantonly smashed to 
pieces. Local tradition relates that the Brahmin teacher Sankaracharya came to 
Nagarjunakonda with a host of followers and destroyed the Budhist monuments. 
The cultivated lands on which the ruined buildings stand was a religious grant 
made to Sankaracharya. 

In Kerala, Sankaracharya and his close associate Kumarila Bhatta, an avowed 
enemy of Budhism, organised a religious crusade against the Buddhists. We get a 
vivid description of the pleasure of Sankaracharya on seeing the people of 
non-Brahmanic faith being burnt to death from the book Sankara Digvijaya. 



Havoc played in Kerala: 
Kumarila instigated king Suddhavanan of Ujjaini to exterminate the Buddhists. 
From the Mirchakatika of Sudraka we learn that the king's brother-in-law in 
Ujjain persecuted the Budhist monks. They were treated as bullocks by passing a 
string through their noses and yoking them to carts. The Keralopathi documents 
refer to the extermination of Buddhism from Kerala by Kumarila. About the 
activities of Sankara, Swami Vivekananda observe: 

"And such was the heart of Sankara that he burnt to death lots of the Buddhist 
monks by defeating them in argument. What can you call such an action on 
Sankara's part except fanaticism." (Complete works of Swami Vivekananda, 
Vol.VII. p. 118, Calcutta, 1997). 



Kerala's Buddhist history: 
There are hundreds of places in Kerala having the names like palli either 
affixed or suffixed with them. Karungapalli, Karthikapalli, Pallickal, 
Pallippuram are some of the examples of these places. The term palli means a 
Budhist vihara. 

It should be noted that Kerala had 1,200 years of Buddhist tradition.Till 
recently schools in Kerala had been called as Ezhuthupalli or Pallikoodam. Our 
Christian and Muslim brothers use the term palli to denote their place of 
worship. The pallies were wantonly smashed by the Hindu Nazis under the 
leadership of Sankara and Kumarila. 

They exterminated 1,200 years of Buddhist tradition and transformed Kerala into 
a Brahminical State.Original inhabitan

Re: [ZESTCaste] Digest Number 150

2005-03-22 Thread Goldy George


Dear Br. Tarun,
Thanks for taking so much of time for sending us these information all the 
time. I really appreciate your effort since I see you most of the time sending 
all the news and articles. 
 
Warm Regards
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[ZESTCaste] About Dalit Study Circle-I

2005-03-19 Thread Goldy George


Dear Shivam,
Greetings
I remember you asking me about the activities of Dalit Study Circle. I couldn't 
send you a response immediately since I wasn 't in Raipur at that time. However 
I am back and had some time to work on certain aspects.
 
So hereby I am forwarding a few aspects that would be of importance for you all 
to know more about our activities.
 
Warm Regards
Goldy
 

Part-I Organisational Profile

Name of the Organisation

–

Dalit Study Circle

Nature of the Organisation

–

Forum of Dalits in Chhattisgarh 

Contact Person

–

Goldy M. George, Convener

Contact Address

–

Karbala Para, Behind State Bank of Indore, G. E. Road, Raipur, India. Tel: 
+91-98933-57911

E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Major Objectives

–

   To prepare grounds for a comprehensive struggle against casteism, 
communalism, fascism, globalisation, etc. by organising Dalit 
communities/groups/organisations working with Dalits.
   To build up the local people into Dalit ideologues, through the Dalit 
movements, ideology, philosophy and vision will gain a wider space.
   To provide essential support in cadre based organisation building of Dalits 
in Chhattisgarh.
   To ensure participation of local people in the National Dalit movement 
through which their horizons of understanding will expand.
   To strengthen the alternate Dalit polity and wherever possible promote 
people to participate in such process.
   To revive the culture and cultural values of Dalits, which also be the means 
of rebuilding Dalit unity, identity, integrity, and dignity.
   To promote the community based life culture along with the art and art 
forms. This altogether will turn out to be the counter culture against 
Brahiminism.
   To become active in the creation of a new social order based on justice and 
peace, equality and humanity, and liberty and dignity.

Major Activities up till now

–

   Consultation on Dalits and Land.
   Series of Cadre Building Trainings.
   Leadership & Capacity Building Trainings for Dalit Youths.
   Dalit Kala Mela (Cultural Festival).
   Consultation on Panchayat Raj and Dalit Leadership.
   Organising Students.
   Rural writers workshop.
   Skill Development among Dalits.
   Developing Dalit artists.
   State level consultation on Dalit and Dignity.
   Documentation
   Poster campaign.
   National Consultation on Dalit Response to Globalisation & Fascism. 

Major Achievements

–

   Bringing different Dalit communities on to the common platform for the first 
time in Chhattisgarh.
   Strengthening localised struggles and initiatives.
   Creating a new sense of Dalit ideology and politics among the battered 
people.
   Preparing the people for a wider Dalit organisation and movement.
   Information collection and documentation.
   Building up alliances with Dalit organisations at National level.
   Similarly building an alliance with state organisation.





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Re: [ZESTCaste] Digest Number 147

2005-03-19 Thread Goldy George


Dear Shivam,
This is part II of what I wanted to share with you and other friends in this 
group.
 
Warm Regards
Goldy
 

Part-II Concise of the events up till now

Year

Events

Aspects Covered

2001

Capacity building training


   Social Analysis



   Different methods of oppression



   Need for development of capacity

2002

Consultation on Dalit and land


   Analysing land issue from the historical viewpoint in relation with Dalits

2002

Dalit Kala Mela


   History and cultural ethics of different Dalit communities in Chhattisgarh



   Cultural presentation of various cultural art forms by Dalit communities

2002

Leadership training program


   Developing analytical capacity among grassroot people



   Components of Dalit development



   Multi-structured societal status

2002

Consultation on Panchayat Raj and Dalit leadership


   Dalits and reservation in power



   Dalits in Panchayat Raj



   Socio-economic status and power structure

2002

Meeting with students


   Social structure and caste.



   Caste and globalisation and emergent threats

2002

Rural Writers’ Workshop


   Need for developing writing skills for people belonging to marginalized 
strata



   Skill development in writing



   Relating social issues with the skill and profession of writing

2002

Poster Campaign


   Highlighting the question of poverty in relationship with caste



   New forms of casteism and its threats on Dalit communities

2003

Two Media capacity building workshop


   Understanding different dimensions of interfering in media circle



   New techniques like cartoon and comics making on social issues



   Relevance of such methods in rural areas

2003

Two Dalit Cadre training


   History of Varna and Caste systems in India



   Imbalances of Hindu social system based on caste



   Struggles of Phule and Ambedkar

2003

Two Consultation on Dalit issues


   Dalit and land rights



   Dalit and atrocities



   Dalits and bonded labour

2003

Celebration of Dalit Dignity Day


   New forms of casteism and other challenges being faced by Dalit communities



   Challenges of globalisation, fascism and communalism.

2004

Seven cadre building training


   Society: its structures and systems



   Caste system in India



   Livelihood issues, poverty and caste



   People-Culture-Religion



   Globalisation, poverty and women

2004

Four community level public meetings


   Aspects related with women and children particularly from Dalit communities

2004

Two workshops on Dalit land rights in Chhattisgarh


   History of land issue



   Dalit lands rights and land provisions, ceiling land, bhudaan land, land 
distribution and other legal aspects

2004

National Consultation on Dalit Response to Globalisation and Fascism


   Globalisation Fascism & Dalits



   Communalism & Dalits



   Countercurrents to Globalisation & Fascism



   The Dalit Response



   Reaffirming Cultural History



   Prospects of a wider alliance

2004

Research, documentation and publication


   "Globalisation and Fascism – the Dalit Encounter", a compilation of papers 
by eminent Dalit writers in India, Edited by Goldy M. George

2004

Publication of newsletters


   One issue of the occasional publication of DSC, viz. "Voice of the 
Disinherited"

2004

Other Publication


   Compiled form of information on Dalits in Chhattisgarh in Hindi

2004

Fact-finding investigation of the cases of atrocities


   Five cases of atrocities of different types have been undertaken



   This has been followed up with respective officials, commissions as well as 
through the media

2004

Building up of a Dalit Morcha (Dalit Front)


   Dalit Mukti Morcha has been officiated in Chhattisgarh

2004

Initiating debates on socio-political issues


   Two larger meetings one on the "Bi-party electoral system" and another on 
"Polarisation of Democratic Stream" was organised

2004

Rally and public meeting


   Mass rally and protest against atrocities against Dalits in Chhattisgarh



   Exposing the politics of casteism in administration and police



   Demanding for reservation for Dalits in private sector



   Warning the forces against dragging Dalits into communal politics and so on

2005

Two Dalit Youth leadership and Capacity Building Training 


   Problems faced with youths at large.



   Lack of role models in the society.



   What does mainstream mean?



   Personality development of Dalits



   Gender discrimination



   Legal education



   Any wayouts?

2005

One day consultation


   Anaysing the current phase of political developments in the state.



   Prospects of wider campaign.



   Need for Dalit literature in Hindi and Chhattisgarhi



   New training prospects



   Dalit and land rights in Chhattisgarh



   Future planning for 2005





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[ZESTCaste] About Dalit Study Circle

2005-03-19 Thread Goldy George


Dear all,

This is a folder of Dalit Study Circle which was created a couple of years back.

So this is part-III of the process.

Warm Regards

Goldy 



 

PART-III

 

Dalit Study Circle

 

Forum of Dalits against casteism, fascism, capitalism and patriarchy

 



 

A New Beginning

 

Bringing Dalit communities and organisations on to a common platform, with the 
wider vision that any quest for justice, equality and dignity is only possible 
with a genuine change in the socio-political fabrication, is the demand of the 
hour. By 2000 such discussions were going on in different parts of Chhattisgarh 
through individuals initiatives. In this process bringing together these 
initiatives to a larger fore was felt essential for various factors, which in 
fact gave birth to Dalit Study Circle. Today it is a platform of Dalit 
Organisations, community organisations, organisations working with Dalits, 
advocates, students and progressive individuals. This open forum is the first 
of its kind in the state.

 

Guiding Principles


   Dalits have been facing the inhuman oppression for thousands of years, first 
under the varna and then under the caste system.



   This is the only community with the longest history of brutal sufferings 
imbibed by a system in the whole world being operative through socio-cultural 
and religious structures.



   Clutches of casteism is still gripping the society and new manifestations 
are coming up. For this reason the root cause of all problems in the country is 
Casteism.



   The current phase of politics has damned the Dalits with their strategic 
manipulation as pawns by the Brahministic, Hindutva, and Fascist forces. 
Through this, a reincarnation of Manuvada leading to the reaffirmation of caste 
system is what is happen in real.



   Unless Brahminism and Casteism is not removed from its very origin, the root 
problem of the country will not be solved. Akin to this is the question of 
Blacks as slaves in African, American, Europe, Burakumins in Japan, Maoris of 
New Zealand, Aborigines of Australia, Mulattos of Latin American Countries it 
is with the genocide against the indigenous people. In India it is the Dalits.



 

Aims and Objectives


   To prepare ground for a comprehensive struggle against casteism, 
communalism, fascism, etc. by organising Dalit communities/groups/organisations 
working with Dalits.



   To build up the local people into Dalit ideologues, through whom the Dalit 
movement, ideology, philosophy and vision will gain a wider space.



   To provide essential support in cadre based organisation building of Dalits 
in every part of Chhattisgarh.



   To ensure the participation of local people in the national level Dalit 
movement through which their horizons of understanding will expand.



   To strengthen the alternate Dalit polity and wherever possible to promote 
people to participate in such processes.



   To revive the culture and cultural values of Dalits, which will also be the 
means of rebuilding the Dalit unity.



   To promote the community based life culture along with the art and art 
forms. This altogether will turn out to be the counter culture against 
Brahminism.



   To become active in the creation of a new social order based on justice and 
peace, equality and humanity, and liberty and dignity.



Our Strategy


   Organising Dalits, cadre training, capacity building programs, leadership 
development, skill development, etc.



   Bring together Dalit communities, organisations working with Dalits, 
progressive individuals, etc. on to a common platform.



   Organising cultural workshops, kala melas, kala jathas, performance groups, 
etc. to spread the essence and values of Dalit art & culture.



   Documentation of issues related with Dalits and passing off the information 
within the community and outside.



   Initiation of inter-community dialogue among Dalits through organising 
meetings, seminars, consultations, conventions, etc.



   Building linkages with organisations/movements with similar ideology at all 
levels.



   Taking all possible action to ensure the rights of Dalits such mentioned in 
the Constitution, special rights and protection offered to Dalits, and other 
rights like SC/ST Atrocities Act, Land Revenue Code/s, Reservations, etc.



   To interfere in cases of human rights violation, and brutality against 
Dalits.



 

Appeal for support


   By sending volunteers and supporting our initiatives.



   By extending your expertise on the issues and concerns of DSC.



   By responding to the appeals in support of Dalit human rights.



   By financially contributing in our activities.



   By any other means that you feel appropriate to build up the movement of 
Dalits and other battered communities across the country.





For further details please feel free to contact

 

Goldy M. George

Dalit Study Circle

Karbala Para, Behind State Bank of Indore,

G. E. Road, Raipur 492001, Chh

Re: [ZESTCaste] Digest Number 140

2005-03-09 Thread Goldy George


DEar Br. Benjamin,
You are really doing a wonderful work. If possible please inform us about the 
support program whenever you announce it the next. In Chhattisgarh we have got 
a lot of Dalit children who are deprived just due to their financial problems, 
however many of them are really bright.
 
All the best regards.
Goldy





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Re: [ZESTCaste] Digest Number 128

2005-03-01 Thread Goldy George


Dear Shivam and other friends,
Sorry for being away from active participation in the group for many days. I 
was in fact damn busy with some of the field activities and at large trying to 
organise a few things during the past one and half months. 
 
I would like to know if there is any possibility of carrying papers 
produced/published in Hindi. Since these day I have been actively involved in 
writing columns for a hindi newpaper, I wish if such papers could also be 
carried forward as a part of our group campaign. This is essential since many 
documents have already been produced in English and the hindi belt is berift of 
Dalit literature at large.
 
Looking forward to hear from you all. Anyone with suggestions are welcome.
 
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[ZESTCaste] Re: Digest Number 97

2005-01-17 Thread Goldy George


Dear Shivam...
I have something to suggest...If we intent to carry this group only as a 
newsforum or any scope for serious discussion on issues and concerns of Dalits?
 
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