[ZESTCaste] Cloud Nine

2005-08-31 Thread Shivam
Dear all, This message is being posted to all ZEST lists because it is about a ZEST event. ZESTPoets is holding its second offline meet on Sunday, 11 September 2005. This will be on the open terrace of the Indian Coffee House in Connaught Place in Delhi. The skyline is dotted with CP

[ZESTCaste] ST status for Reangs, Rongmais demanded in Assam-FYI

2005-08-31 Thread River Basin Friends\(NE\)
FYI.-- ST status for Reangs, Rongmais demanded HAILAKANDI, Aug 29 – District Tribal Sangha of Hailakandi has demanded the recognition of Scheduled Tribe status to the Reang, Rongmai Naga, Khasi, Jaintia, Chakma and Sakachep tribes living in Hailakandi district. In a memorandum to the Prime

[ZESTCaste] FW: Petition to the PM on Right to Community Radio

2005-08-31 Thread DALIT MONITOR
Dear friends, The current ‘Community Radio Policy’ of India is discriminatory towards communities as it bars community members, community based-organizations, non-government organizations and other civil society groups from applying for licenses to operate low power community radio

[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

[ZESTCaste] Hariyana is Burning

2005-08-31 Thread haresh_sw
Caste violence: 60 Dalit houses burnt down in Gohana -- -- NDTV Correspondent Wednesday, August 31, 2005 (Gohana): In one of the worst ever instances of caste violence in Haryana, upper caste villagers belonging

[ZESTCaste] BJP against quota for Dalit converts (news)

2005-08-31 Thread Tarun Udwala
BJP against quota for Dalit converts http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7B3B0A4A25-BF22-4817-A963-5F25CAB84D08%7DCATEGORYNAME=NATL New Delhi, August 30: Without naming JD (U) leader Nitish Kumar, who has been criticised by a RSS mouthpiece for his stand on reservation,

[ZESTCaste] Gudivada, Guntur incidents Congress in a tight spot

2005-08-31 Thread Tarun Udwala
Gudivada, Guntur incidents Congress in a tight spot http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEA20050830020844Page=ATitle=Southern+News+-+Andhra+PradeshTopic=0 VIJAYAWADA: The ruling Congress is facing an embarrassing situation due to mishandling of sensitive issues by officials in

[ZESTCaste] BSP to take up Dalit Christian issue: Mayawati (News)

2005-08-31 Thread Tarun Udwala
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IER20050831011211Page=RTitle=KeralaTopic=0 BSP to take up Dalit Christian issue: Mayawati Wednesday August 31 2005 11:33 IST KOTTAYAM: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief and Uttar Pradesh former chief minister Mayawati has said that her party will