The “Letters to Editor” column is getting bigger and bigger, and the contents more and more interesting. Wonderful. No journal of the oppressed Bahujan’s in India has such an informative column from which we can know the whole of India. One writer has said the Letters column reflects the country’s Dalit movement itself. From these columns we get the addresses of important writers in India and abroad.
Conscious readers can make use of this column to build an effective country-wide network and forge a powerful pressure lobby.
But are we doing it? We read a Letter, appreciate it and that is the end of it.
My suggestion is that after we read a Letter, we must immediately respond to its author and join in his campaign. We can also use the addresses to start “DV Readers Forum” in our respective areas. Remember, DV readers belong to an intimate family worldwide.
Since the 21st century is only four years away and the Editor has forecast that the 21st century shall be “Babasaheb Ambedkar Era”, we have no time to lose.
Bound volumes of old DV copies are now available. We can use even those addresses in it and develop a tremendous network.
Remember, every writer of a Letter in DV must be flooded with at least 100 letters from DV readers. Such an overwhelming response will encourage him, embolden him and force him to act. Please make use of the Letters column to “Educate, Agitate, Organize”.
