to be really proud of their ancient past. They have their own religion. Then why worship the Hindu gods? Keep their names, imitate their ways? Will it not contaminate the purest blood of the dalits? The RSS efforts to Hinduise the dalits is aimed at eaxctly this: to disrupt and destroy the dalit cultural roots…
Even before the Chundur mass murder of Dalits is forgotten, six Dalits of Sargur village, Mysore dt. Karnataka, are cut into pieces in November last and thrown into the flowing Kabini canal. (“Chundur proves non-Hindus can’t live with Hindus” DV Sept.1 1991, p.3). Though these two “caste wars” – Chundur and Sargur – have occurred…
That the vedic Brahmins have been voracious beef-eaters is an established fact and admitted by Brahmin historians themselves. Today’s Hindu nazi parties led by Brahmins, however, strangely oppose beef-eating and use violence to stop cow slaughter. They use state force to ban cow-slaughter while at the same time advocating that if India has to progress,…
Amritsar: Akali Dal (L) chief H. S. Longowal said here that he would start a joint front of Muslims, Sikhs, Christians and other minorities to the fight rising atrocities against minorities in India. He thanked Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid. Delhi, for visiting Amritsar at his invitation and offering full support to the Sikhs’ struggle.…
MADHUKAR KAMBLE, 1303 PARK CREST APTS., 2108 S. CONGRESS PKWY, ATHENS, TN 37303 USA You have shown courage in publishing Moreshwar Sao’s article (DV Dec. 1 91 p.9): “Stop using the hated word: Dalit”. The fact that you have published the article though it calls you as being ignorant of Dr. Ambedkar’s views on untouchability,…
Kazuhiro Usui, 4-chome 4262-1, Ikeda Machi, Kita Azumi gun, Nagario, Japan: Thank you very much for your gift-book, Gandhi Saint or Sinner? (DSA, 1992). I am sending the book, The River With No Bridge, by Sue Sumii in Japanese, translated to English by Susan Wilkinson (1989, Charles Tuttle & Co. 2-6, Suido 1-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo-112).…
On reading Prof. Tahir Mahmood’s article in the Times of India (Dec. 22 1991), I was reminded of a bitter comment on the Indian press that it is standing like a thick black curtain between truth and readers. In Sanskrit, there is a word, avidya, which has no right English equivalent. It is not ignorance…
The Rev. M.S.S. Raju, Director of the Hebrew Christian Theological Open University, Vijayawada, gave me a xerox copy of the article, “Dr. Ambedkar and the Jewish people” (reprinted in the News from Israel, Nov.91 from the Bombay daily, The Afternoon Despatch and Courier, Oct. 3, 91), in which the Israeli Consul in Bombay, Glora Becher…
Bangalore: The ruling class confusion and chaos, its unending mental crisis is crossing all bounds. As the enslaved people of India are becoming more and more aware of their slavery and trying to throw off the yoke, the ruling class is also trying new and newer methods to keep the SC/ST/BCs and Muslims enslaved. When…
If privatisation comes in the way of brahminism, ruling class will scuttle PVN move To be or not to be? To privatise or perish? To go for American-dictated free-market or stick to the corrupt Gandhi-Nehru fake socialism and continue with public sector free looting and booting? This is the dilemma facing our rulers today. Never…