The villains of history
Brother Gurtej Singh, formerly of the IAS and a noted scholar on Sikhism, comes out with startling facts on Dr. Ambedkar’s decision to embrace Sikhism which would have changed the very course of Indian history. The country was made to believe that Babasaheb decided against Sikhism after finding casteism In Sikhism. But the author says Babasaheb was willing but it was M.K. Gandhi who came in the way in the interest of saving his Hinduism which otherwise would have been reduced to a minority religion. The paper is published to provoke a debate so that more historical facts will come out – EDITOR.
Sikhism is only against Untouchability but doesn’t attack
caste system
G.S. BAL, 14-BB, OLD BARADARI, NEAR CIRCUIT HOUSE, JALANDHAR 144 001
Dalit Voice gives more space to articles on the role of Sikhism in eradicating casteism which is neither true nor factual. Sikhism is a great social and religious movement only against untouchability but not against castes if we consider endogamy to be the main social cause of its origin. This is also the thesis of Babasaheb Ambedkar. All other sociologists of India and abroad have pin-pointed endogamy as one of the characteristic features of caste system. Recently, a noted historian, Irfan Habib, has also come out with his conclusion in his small brochure in Hindi, Bharat me Jati Ka Itihas.
No intercaste marriage: The social progress and economic development which Indian society has achieved also indicates the same to be true. We have eradicated the physical aspect of untouchability through as a psychological notion it persists and moulds the behavioural pattern of upper caste Indians. But the caste structure is unaffected and is fully in tact. The Sikh gurus were great spiritual humanitarians but there is nothing to be noted in Sikh history where inter-caste marriages were encouraged and promoted as the reliable method of abolishing castes. No Sikh organisation has even preached the break-up of endogamous system of marriages. The caste system is very rigid even among the Scheduled Castes (Dalit). All their subcastes are intact. If the Dalits want to abolish their subcastes, they too will have to go in for inter-subcaste marriages. There is no other way of breaking down the caste barriers among Indian peoples. Mere economic development will not automatically abolish the caste system though it may alleviate poverty among the Scheduled Castes and other people.
Udit Raj forms Dalit Party
New Delhi: All-India Confederation of Scheduled Castes and Tribes Organisation chairman Udit Raj on Nov.24 floated the Justice Party to fight for equal rights to Dalits in the country apart from reservations in the private sector.
Announcing his resignation as the additional commissioner of income tax, he said the party was necessary for reconstruction of the country and integration of the marginalised people into the main stream. Outlining his party’s agenda, he said it would work for “compulsory and equal education to all and abolition of the caste system”.
Why a new party: At a Dalit rally here, he said, “socio-religious organisations have certain limitations. Formation of a political party is necessary for reconstruction of the country and integration of the marginalised people into the mainstream”.
Attacking the BJP-led NDA Govt. for its flawed economic policies, he demanded winding up of the disinvestment ministry saying it was aimed at depriving Dalits of job opportunities.
“With the sale of PSUs, Dalits have been deprived of jobs in the public sector, which they might have got through reservation. The govt. should open up reservations in the private sector in line with those in the US”, he added.
Explaining why he did not join other political parties working for the Dalits, he said, “when there can be over 200 leaders representing the upper castes, what is harm in having a few Dalit leaders”.
“Reservation is synonymous to affirmative action in US and if an advanced country like US can go for positive discrimination then there is nothing wrong to have it in India. Moreover, the public sector has born social responsibility like providing maximum employment and other welfares which private sector has never done. We are also committed to fight against manuwadi terrorism which is victimising Dalits, Christians, Muslims and the poor. The upliftment of Dalits is directly connected with the overall growth of the country.
Thus asking for reservation in private sector is in line with reason and interest of the country”.
“This nation needs a revolution and nothing less than this will work. Being additional commissioner of income tax, I had limitations in curbing the corruption but through political power it would be easy to plug this loophole”, he said.
(Asian Age & Hindu, Nov. 25,2002)
Final warning to Turkey
OUR CORRESPONDENT
Bangalore: If Turks have any self-respect left and those living in this ancient country are Muslims, they must at least now call halt to their craze to join the Europe Union (EU) now that the EU’s top leader, Valery Giscard d’Estang, a former President of France, has humiliated Turkey saying it is not a European country.
He said EU is a “Christian club”. He is right. He made an honest statement. He said 95% of Turkey’s land is actually in Asia. This is also true.
Zionist control: The rich White Western Christian fear is Turkey’s population (67 million) may soon exceed that of Germany (82 million). Their fear is Turkey will be EU’s largest country and thereby control EU.
The zionists, who have already finished Christianity and now out to finish Islam, have managed to launch a war on Muslims in the name of terrorism. The zionists control the media and thereby control the brain of White Western Christians who are made to hate everything Muslim. France has already the Europe’s largest Muslim population 4 to 5 million. It also has the Europe’s largest Jewish population (6,00,000).
The French leader d’Estang’s fears on Turkey proves that the zionists are in total control of the White Western mind. When hate-Muslim campaign is at its peak, is it wise for Turkey to go on bum-licking Europe?
DV has repeatedly warned Turkey. EU top leader d’Estang’s statement must now convince Turkey that enough is enough.
Reference:
DV Dec. 1, 2002 p.7: “DV proves right: Turkey finally finds its Islamic roots
DV Nov. 16, 2002 p.6: “West kicks Muslim Turkey”
DV Aug. 16, 2002 p.5: “Turkey struggling to get out of zionist embrace”.
DV Jan.1, 1999 p. 9: “West refusing to allow democracy to flourish in Turkey”.
DV April 1, 1998 p.7: “Democracy killed in Turkey”.
DV March 16, 1996 p.23: “Western mischief in Turkey”.
DV Jan. 16, 1996 p.21: “Islamic revolution in Turkey, Algeria”
Marathas give 10 reasons to quit Hinduism: “Religion of slaves”
- K. JAMANADAS, “SHALIMAR”, MAIN ROAD, CHANDRAPUR 442 402
There are many people among the Ambedkarites who are skeptical that this move of the Marathas to quit Hinduism is just to sabotage the wave among the OBCs to adopt Budhism. They say the wife of Purushottam Khedekar is a BJP member of the State Assembly. (DV Nov.16. 2002 р.5: “Marathas to quit Hinduism“).
There is no need for doubts though one cannot predict the future. This is because the people like Prabhakar Pawade, Advocate Eknath Salve who have already adopted Budhism some ten years ago are associated with the movement. Only I find the notable absence of Nagesh Chaudhari of Nagpur.
MARATHI BOOKLET
People like Ashok Rana, M.Μ. Deshmukh and A.H. Salunkhe himself have been writing the articles and books awakening the OBCs against Brahminism for a long time. It is only recently that the movement of Khedekar’s Maratha Seva Sangh is coming up. I am trying to get old issues of Maratha Marg to know more about their movement.
As to why they are quitting Hinduism and forming a new religion, A.H. Salunkhe has published (June 2002) a small booklet of about 30 pages, Gulama Cha Aani Gulam Karanaran Cha Dharm Ek Nasato (Religion of slaves and of those who made them slaves cannot be same). It is worth translating in English in toto. Il somebody likes to print it, I could undertake the task.
BRAHMIN INSULT TO WOMEN
He gave ten reasons for quitting Hinduism.
(1) This religion is not created by us. It has not voluntarily sprang up from among us. We have not accepted it ourselves of our free will. It has been thrust upon us from outside. (2) We have no authority to frame its rules or to change them as need arises. We have no freedom to analyse it. (3) It does not think of our welfare or well being but it is tyrannical to us. It erodes our feeling of humanity from within us. (4) It compels us to celebrate the moments of our defeats as our festivals. (5) It impresses on our minds the sanksaras of self-indignity in such a way that we should denounce pur own forefathers and worship the immoral forefathers of Brahmins. (6) It distorts history. (7) It does not believe that all people in our own religion are equal as human beings. (8) It deprives us of all proper opportunities for development. (9) It has tortured all those who have tried for our cultural freedom. And this tendency has not changed even now. (10) in this religion, there are no sanskaras to give proper respect to women.
The booklet, which is mainly addressed to those who claim themselves to be Kshatriyas, has discussed various issues in a forthright language, starting from the dishonour caused by the Mahabharta to Kshatriya women in the legend of Parashurama which is discussed in detail. Brahminic laws against the non-Brahmins are explained giving references.
SHIVAJI INSULTED
It says that the Hindus trusted the Brahmins but they in turn proved treacherous and exploited the Hindus for their selfish interests. Many great people tried to free Hindus from Brahmin grip but could not succeed because one cannot prostrate before Brahmins in religious rites and at the same time complain against the same people.
He laments that a Brahmin in garb of Vishnu defiles Vrunda, the wife of an Asur emperor, Jalandhar, and we every year celebrate the marriage of Tulsi i.e. Vrunda with the same adulterer Vishnu who compelled her to commit suicide.
He explains how stories are created to destroy the characters of Rama and Krishna and appeals to those who call themselves Kshatriyas to remember how Shivaji was insulted and his son Sambhaji was dubbed a debauch and handed over to Moghuls treacherously to grab the political power so bravely captured by the Marathas. He explains how non-Brahmin saints were tortured and firmly concludes that this Hinduism is not our religion.
Sanskrit: Fooling those willing to be fooled
OUR CORRSPONDENT
Bangalore: Not more than 15,000 in the whole of India understand (but can’t talk or read) Sanskrit, which the vaidiks claim as the language of gods. If it is the “most ancient” and the “mother of all languages” why nobody knows it?
The vaidiks have no answer. In spite of forcing it on the people, the vaidiks themselves have rejected it
At a time when the non-vaidiks wanted to learn it, they punished people learning it stealthily. Today, when nobody wants this dead language, they are forcibly pushing it down our throats.
Source of all culture
If the reason for shutting down the Doordarshan News channel was dismal viewership and lower revenue returns, then what can explain starting Sanskrit bulletins seven days a week…. The official justification for running Sanskrit news on DD’s main channel: To revive one of the greatest Indian languages that’s on the verge of being consigned to history. But who’ll watch the bulletins? More importantly, as officials concede, it’s tough to get trained people. Despite the dismal viewership, the Prasara Bharati Board… directed Doordarshan officials to start Sanskrit bulletins from Aug.22. The idea was proposed by board member Vidya Niwas Mishra. Mishra says that Sanskrit is a “unifying force” in India, a source of knowledge, art and culture which has place in our life. Doordarshan currently has a Sanskrit news bulletin on Sunday afternoons where a translator and a news coordinator translate the news from Hindi. The… DD has (to) set-up a full-fledged department, with news coordinators and correspondents well-versed in the language. On the other hand, All India Radio’s two Sanskrit bulletins daily, on air for past 35 years, has become routine far. (It has) 16 casual readers… In all likelihood, DD will need their services… (The Indian Express, Aug. 21, 2002).
Sanskrit was never a spoken language. The deliberations at a “world” conference” on Sanskrit were held in English. When press people questioned organisers why the presidential address at this conference was not delivered in Sanskrit, they admitted they did not know Sanskrit. Then whom are they fooling?
Sanskrit Patashalas are dying all over India. Even Brahmin boys are not willing to join them. They are all rushing to computers. Then whom are they fooling? Yes. They are fooling those who are willing to be fooled.
Osama: Biggest setback for Bush
OUR CORRESPONDENT
Bangalore: On Nov. 12, 2002, the Qatar-based TV network, Al-Jazeera, broadcast an Osma bin Laden tape which the US Govt. has finally admitted as genuine. This simply means the “worlds most dreaded terrorist” is alive and continuing to threaten USA. Is this not the biggest setback for President Bush?
Osama is not only alive but also his associates. Is this not the biggest setback for Bush and his so-called war on terrorism? Does it not mean his war on Afghanistan was a waste?
Bush boasted that he would “smoke bin Laden out of his hole and capture him dead or alive. The Bush boast has proved empty. And yet Bush and his zionist backers are not ashamed.
Bush announced that Osama was either killed in Tora Bora (Afghanistan) or succumbed to some disease. All this has now proved false.
In DV, we have warned that Bush can never catch Osama. Even before the boasting Bush fulfilled his promise, he has shifted the world focus on Saddam Hussein so that the world may forget Osama.
Is it not clear now that Bush real aim is not Osama or Saddam but Islam? DV once again proves right.
DV Oct. 16, 2002 p. 11: “Isama’s un-Islamic act?”
DV Oct. 1, 2002: “US war on Third World human rights & civil liberties: Haughty tyrant’s doom is nearing”.
DV Sept. 16, 2002 p.10: “US switches from Osama to Saddam”.
DV Sept. 1, 2002 p.9: “DV proves right on Osama”.
DV Aug. 16, 2002 p.5: “Who produced Osama bin Laden?”
DV May 16, 2002 p.8: “US fails to catch Osama & end “terrorism”
DV Oct. 16, 1999 p.4: “Islamic terorrism & bin Laden”.
Lakhs of Dalits lose job on postal dept. privatisation
K.P. ANUGULIA, AT/PO MATHILI, MALKANGIRI DT. – 764 044
The Govt. of India is vigorously going ahead with the privatisation of postal services. It will soon amend the Indian Post Office Act 1898 and introduce the Indian Post Office Act (amendment) Bill 2002 in the current winter session of Parliament. The postal dept is selected because it serves the lowest strata. The Hindu nazi-led govt. is bent upon this measure to destroy the future of Dalits. A maximum number of the country’s deprived SC/ST/BCs are working as ED employees. Over 3 lakh ED posts will be abolished if this department is privatised. The life of Dalits will then be covered with darkness under this vaidik rule. The vaidiks hate to see our development. I am sorry we have no genuine leader to fight this nazi action which will ruin our lives.
Nobody gets angry except DV
Brother Anugullia’s news did not come as a surprise to us in fact we had twice before warned that the Brahminical rulers of India are bent upon closing down the Postal Dept, and handing over the plum to their cousins in the courier services which are booming. They wanted to do it during the latest postal strike ,We had hinted about such a disaster twice. (Jan. 1. 2001 p.21: Postal strike cripples DV: Death of trade union movement and DV Aug 1. 1998 p. 19: Nazi bid to kili postal services & encourage private courier) By privatising the Postal Dept, the rulers will be killing two birds with one stone: (1) All the Dalit employees will be thrown out of job which will bring great joy to these hate-mongers and (2) their well fed courier cousins will then be able to eat more. The upper castes suffer from no confusion or doubt. They are doing their job fine, neat and fast. But our brothers in distress are not getting angry. Where are our great heroes of the trade union movement which is dead? Nobody is getting angry except DV-EDITOR.
After Iraq, it is Iran
ERIC MARGOLIS
The war against Iraq could begin as early as mid-December if there is no coup against Saddam Hussein. But for all the propagada about wicked Saddam, Iraq is not the main objective for the small but powerful coterie driving George Bush. The real target of the coming war is Iran, which Israel views as its principal and most dangerous enemy. Iraq merely serves as a pretext to whip America into a war frenzy and to justify insertion of large number of US troops into Mesopotamia.
The US is drawing up plans to invade Iran once Iraq and its oil are “liberated”. They hope civil war will erupt in Iran, which is riven by bitterly hostile factions, after which a pro-US regime will take power. If this does not occur, then Iraq-based US forces will be ideally positioned to attack Iran. Or, they could just as well move West and invade Syria, another of Israel’s most bitter enemies. Israel’s Likudniks thirst for revenge against Syria-and also Iran for supporting Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement, which drove Israeli forces from Lebanon (The Toronto Sun). (see also p. 20)
Godse book makes history
NAGESH CHOUDHARY, RAHATE COLONY. JAIL ROAD, NAGPUR-400-022
The Editor of Dalit Voice, V.T. Raishekar’s most explosive, Why Gosde Killed Gandhi? (DSA-1997) is a unique book. It came out in several languages. It has been translated into Marathi, Godsene Gandhincha Khoon Ka Kela? by me (Editor of Marathi fortnightly, Bahujan Sangharsh, Nagpur). So far nearly 7,000 copies of the Marathi edition have been sold. The increasing demand for this book in this Chitpavan Brahmin Godse’s homeland, Maharashtra, is surprising. That means anti-Godse thoughts are in great demand. Many gandhians and also unthinking BCs criticised the book but still the majority of the readers are Dalits and BCs. It also means that the gandhians as well as the Godse followers are one and the same people but with two different names, Many Hindu Nazi RSS people purchase and read this book but they do not condemn it openly. This is the secret of the increasing craze for this book among Marathi readers. This is perhaps the only book of VT Rajshekar receiving such a huge response besides his English books
ISLAMIC LIBERATION DEBATE
DV becomes voice of revolutionary Islam
BRIG. (RETD.) USMAN KHALID, 15-THE HAMLET, CHAMPION HILL, LONDON SE5 8AW
I congratulate DV on taking the unity of Dalits and Muslims a step forward by becoming the voice, as your correspondent says in DV Nov.1, 2002, of “revolutionary Islam”.
Writing on the “liberation theology of Islam”, DV has once again identified the profound. In underlining an important aspect of the polity of Islam-that has been aptly termed as liberation theology of Islam, DV wrote:
The Quran directs the Muslims to fight and die to liberate the Mustadafeen (oppressed), which in the case of India were none other than the Untouchables (Dalite). The Muslims did not do it and that is why the Muslims have become Dalits. Or worse than Dalite… Muslims (15% of India’s population) are almost 90% poverty-stricken and unemployed. On top of that, they are killed daily and their little property destroyed. If the Dalits are fighting for self-respect and reservations, the Muslims are fighting to save their very life which is threatened daily.”
DV has been reminding its readers ad infinitum that the Brahminical rulers have no quarrel with upper class Muslims (and some clerics) who are forever urging the poor Muslims to become part of the mainstream by admiration, however insincere, of the role of upper castes in maintaining the unity of India -the mantra by which the Brahmin maintains his grip over power and perpetuates exploitation and oppression. The institutions of secularism in India has been used to deny and pervert democracy. In eulogising the Indian identity, all other identities have been de-legitimised.
Unity perpetuates pain: That is how oppression is increasing while democracy is unchallenged as the polity of India. The Muslims and Dalits who join the oppressor castes (another name for ruling classes) constantly warn those who depended on them for leadership guidance, security and comfort, to conform not confront, to submit not sublime.
However, I am not pessimistic. I believe that great ideas take a long time to crystallise and even longer to find clear goals and effective leaders.
The liberation theology of Islam has come to be transformed in the peculiar environment of South Asia. It has become universal; it now provides a basis for all the peoples of South Asia to secure sovereign freedom, not just the Muslims. It has also adjusted to the use of the entire spectrum of means to resist and challenge oppression-political, social and economic -to pursue the struggle for liberation. DV, particularly its Editor, V.T. Rajshekar, have been prominent in leading that transformation. DV has asserted that Dalits are not Hindu. It has asserted that it is unimportant that there should be a countrywide political party of Dalits; it is enough to share high objectives on the basis of which various identities can forge unity that delivers results.
Muslims do not need to make compromises or apologise for Islam, they must follow it. Dalits lie at the heart of the moral majority that can really guarantee a future of peace and harmony in the subcontinent.
India is a land of many peoples; politics of unity perpetuates pain without purpose.
The liberation of the peoples of India would come about by recognising, not suppressing, political rights of separate identities of religion, caste and language. The liberation theology of Islam, as Muslims embrace Dalits, is crystallising objectives and finding leaders worthy of its lofty goals, (ukhalid786@aol.com).
DV has better knowledge of Muslim agony
SAYYAD HABIB, DONGAON, BULDANA DT. 443 303
I have been reading the Nagpur-based Bahujan Sangjarsh Marathi fortnightly for a long time. It is in this journal I read your articles. Its editor, Nagesh Choudhari, is a truth-seeker of the Satyashodhak Samaj. By reading your articles published in his journal, I realised your truth-seeking view bold, effective thoughts, denied humanity. I also found you a great sympathiser of Muslims and their agony. I have read your book, India’s Muslim Problem (DSA 1998) Spanish Experiment”, “Spirit of Islam”. I would like to request our Muslim elites that they should try to understand the thoughts of V.T. Rajshekar instead of criticising him. He writes with great pain on the agony of the persecuted nationalities.
Shame on Muslims when a non-Muslim talks of “Spirit of Islam”
ABID JAN, NO. 245, J-4, STREET-1, PHASE-2, HAYAT ABAD, PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN
Never in my life it occurred that I sit down to write, and all years of meditation do not furnish me with one good thought or happy expression. Never before I felt myself frozen at the bottom of an ocean of shame. Never did I expect that one day, a non-Muslim (V.T. Rajshekar) would remind Muslims, with masterly good sense, precisely what they should have thought and felt long ago. Today. I am forced to take with shame the substance of my own religion from a non-Muslim. The brainstorm occurred when I received a copy of Dalit Voice (Nov. 1, 2002), a fortnightly English magazine of Dalits (Untouchables) from India.
Rituals will not help: Coincidently, DV ran an article which summarised its philosophy and approach over the last 20 years. Muslims are so obsessed with “dress codes that they “neglect those injunctions of Islam which are so important for their safety and security.” We have turned Islam into a political doctrine. There are imams who ask us to pray regularly, keep Ramazan fast, give charity, marry off their children early and talk of such rituals.
Unlike the shallow analysis of our secular analysts, DV brings one to tears with its argument that Muslims have “refused to follow the “Spirit of Islam” but stick to “dry bones of Islam”. We have ignored the substance of Islam. It becomes a matter of shame when a non-Muslim, the Editor of Dalit Voice, reminds us:
“The Quran directs the Muslims to fight and die to liberate the Mustadafeen (oppressed) which in the case of India were none other than the country’a Untouchables (Dalits)”
The shame touches its peak when V.T. Rajshekar warns:
“The Muslims did not do it and that is why the Muslims themselves became Dalits. Or worse than Dalits
Dalits fight for Muslims: Do we, the secular bulwarks, have any place to hide? I wish there could be anything worse than shame for us to feel when the Dalits – for whose liberation from Brahminism, our forefathers came from Middle East and Afghanistan-take up the cause of oppressed Muslims. Many Muslim readers consider Dalit Voice a “better Muslim journal than the best of Muslim papers publishing nothing but religious stuff, because limiting Islam to rituals and personal sphere can never help us achieve what is expected of us as Muslims. Prayers, fasting, Hajj and other rituals cannot protect Muslim life that is under threat in many places around the world.
Learn from DV: Our secular Muslims” toe the Western line of thinking and believe that the reasons for Muslim backwardness and humiliation are “deficit of freedom, women’s empowerment and modern education”, We forget that women empowerment will not throw Israel out of the occupied areas. It will not remove US bases from Saudi Arabia. It will not end US sanctions on Iraq. It will not bring an end to the US double standards for justice and democracy. It will simply neutralise us to foreign domination. It will make us further insensitive to occupations and repression.
At a recent seminar in Doha on relations between America and Islam, Jordanian columnist Rani Khouri rightly pointed out that it take years of political, social, economic and human degradation to create a terrorist”. So, “fighting terror can only succeed by rehumanising degraded societies, by undoing, one by one, the many individual acts of repression, obstruction, denial, marginalisation and autrocacy”.
Undoing injustice is impossible through embracing secularism and liberalism. Muslims have touched the same depth of degradation and humiliation from which they liberated the Untouchables not long ago. We must be ashamed to notice the courage and resolve of Mohammad bin Qasim in the voice of persecuted Dalits for the liberation of Muslims. It’s probably the time to take a lesson about fundamentals of Islam from Dalits. (abidjan2@psh.paknet.com.pk)
Ambedkar Library work stayed
Lucknow: In a setback to UP Chief Minister Mayawati, the Allahabad High Court has stayed the construction of her pet project, “B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Library”, at the land earmarked for the proposed Indira Gandhi Institute (IGI) here. The Lucknow bench of the high court passed the order admitting a PIL, against the taking over of the IGI land by the state govt. for constructing the said library in Gomtinagar. A division bench comprising Justice Vishnu Sahal and Justice N.K. Mehrotra passed the orders on the petition challenging the govt, action. The earlier govt, had decided in 1984-85 to establish a memorial for Indira Gandhi and had allocated Rs. 45 crore, (Times of India)
Muslim fate sealed?
SHAMSUL ARIFIN, M-91, ABUL FAZL ENCLAVE, JAMIA NAGAR, NEW DELHI-110025
I thank Yoginder Sikand for his informative article, “Islamic perspective on liberation and dialogue in contemporary India”, in the Economic & Political Weekly (Sept. 14, 2002) and thereafter in the Dalit Voice. His survey of Muslim writings in Dalit Voice (Nov. 1, 2002 p. 8) is interesting.
Why Muslims like me have chosen Dalit Voice to express our genuine and revolutionary views through it? The fact is I have not seen any magazine or any newspaper, either on “national” or international level so honest and so precise. DV is a specimen of real free and fearless media. If one wants to experience the taste of uncorrupt journalism that intoxicates mind of righteous and the legitimate people, one should read the articles in DV.
As far as it is concerned with the prophetic personality of its Editor, V.T. Rajshekar, I find myself dumb and unable with no words to express his greatness. I would only like to say when I open my eyes I see a big world with millions and millions of people. But when I close my eyes I see a bigger world but with only a few people. The Editor of DV is one of those few.
In the interest of the persecuted millions of India especially its Muslims, no Muslim journal, Muslim newspaper, Muslim journalist or writer has written so far so precisely and so dauntlessly. But I am sorry to see no response from the Muslims to such inspiring and encouraging writings of this incomparable personality V.T. Rajshekar.
The stillness and impassivity of the Indian Muslims of course show they are finished now. Otherwise the words, the sentences and the articles of Dalit Voice must have left a powerful impact on the Indian Muslims if they were alive.
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Defence doors closed to Muslims
New Delhi: A delegation of Jamiat-Ulama led by its president, Maulana Asad Madani, met Prime Minister Vajpayee in Delhi recently and pointed out that there have been secret notifications and circulars stopping recruitment of Muslims in intelligence as well as other key establishments. “According to the available statistics, the number of Muslims in defence is 2% and less than that in other key establishments”, he pointed out. (Asian Age Nov 4, 2002).
Muslims are driven to the wall in private sector Muslims have no place because it is a fatal upper caste monopoly. The govt sector foo is becoming Hindu. That means even educated Muslims are not getting jobs. This is because the Muslim a declared anti-national And yet the elite Muslims are not getting angry. Rather they are busy holding Hindu-Muslim unity meetings EDITOR
Two reasons for failure of Dalit-Muslim unity
- DAWOOD KASHMIRI, FIRDOS, V.S. MARG, MAHIM, BOMBAY 400 016
I agree with your criticism of the Muslim leadership. It is as opportunistic as the Dalit leadership and therefore, discredited and alienated. But your observation that it comes from the elite (Nawabi) was applicable to pre-partition era, whereas today, it comes from the class of neo-rich. I hope you grasp its meaning and implications.
If you remember the entire series of riots that started at Nawakhali before “independence” and since then continue till date, there is nothing to fear that “Spanish Experiment that you predicted could be successful in India.
Hurting Muslims: It was hurting to call it a shame that Muslims could not (attempt to) rebuild Babri Masjid. You admit this is “Hindu India and so you are begging the question or involving yourself in a paradoxical situation.
If your proposition of Dalit-Muslim unity is not getting the proper response from Muslims there are at least two major reasons for that:
(1) There is always a direct confrontation between the two, for which Brahmins indirectly and Dalits are directly responsible as you have also repeatedly expressed. Muslims have only retaliated. (2) Muslims, in the past, endeavoured for such unity but were betrayed by Prakash Ambedkar, Ramdas Athawle, Joginder Kawade and their like.
The real problem is that illiteracy compels both the communities to confront each other as if in a battlefield, and the few fortunate who through literacy have achieved status and power have turned to be opportunistic. Both the situation are frustrating as long as some feasible solution could be foreseen.
Fair-skinned Muslims: I don’t accept that fair-skinned, rich “upper caste” Muslims do not like to associate with Dalits because they are dark-skinned, dirty Dravidas. If somewhere such situation exits you have to read it in the context of communistic ideology of “class struggle” and not take it as a communal bias. Please shed off inferiority complex.
Lastly, I can only express my wish that you achieve what other Dalit leaders failed to attain because you are devoted and have missionary zeal.
I assure you of my cooperation. I want to make a correction in your statements from Muslim angle. Those whom you call vaidiks should better be identified as manuwadi to whom you can ascribe the fate of Dalits sealed in the past and yet difficult to unlock,
DV Editorial Oct.1, 2002: “Setback to Dalit-Muslim unity movement.
Hindu nazis & their fake encounters
OUR CORRESPONDENT
Bangalore: The Ansal Plaza killing of two “terrorists” (read Muslim) in Delhi is in the news and a Hindu doctor eye-witness has dubbed it as stage-managed.
This is not the first such stage-managed killing. Reports say even the so-called attack on Parliament House and the Godhra train-burning turned out to be fake. Even to this day the Akshardham temple attack (Gandhinagar) remains a mystery.
Nazi house on fire: Earlier, the Charare Shariff masjid attack by Sikhs in Kashmir turned out to be fake. Later came the Chattisinghpora killing of Sikhs, also in Kashmir. This also became fake.
What pleasure the upper caste rulers get in killing innocent people? The poor policemen who kill or get killed, also don’t belong to the Aryan race.
Just to perpetuate the Aryan hegemony, they go on stage-managing things with the help of their brahminical toilet papers. Are they at least able to strengthen their rule? This also is doubtful. In their own Hindu heartland of UP, the Hindu nazi house is on fire.
DV Aug. 1, 2002. p.7: “Godhra fire caused by insiders: DV proves right”.
DV Edit March 16, 2002: “Gujarat bloodbath stage-managed Muslim life & property no longer safe under Hindu nazi
DV Aug. 1, 2000 p.20: “Amnesty proves DV right: Massacre of Sikhs not by Muslims”.
DV May 1, 2000 p.5: “Doubts over massacre of Sikhs in Kashmir”.
Who will carry on DV’s human rights battle?
RAJENDRA, AMBEDKAR PRATISHTANA. THORALAKKI PO, KOLAR DT., – 563 137
Dalits in India run several magazines.Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Budhists and all other religious organisations have their own publications. Backward Castes and the different political parties also have their media. Every section is concerned with its own problems. As such each speaks only on behalf of its own group. Never think of others. Some shedding crocodile tears for Untouchables, Tribals and religious “minorities” as was done by M.K. Gandhi in his journal, Harijan. Not only discussing the problems of different groups but fighting for the cause of humanity is the only Voice – that is Dalit Voice. Presentation of various issues encourage people to express their views, fighting for every cause, irrespective of caste or religion is the speciality of this magazine. The path of Phule, Periyar and Dr. Ambedkar to Educate, Agitate, Organise the readers of the world is followed only by Dalit Voice for the past 23 years by the Editor who is also its printer, publisher, packer and despatcher. He has an amazing command over English language and a deep knowledge of every issue. The work he is doing must shock our intellectuals. After all is said and done Editor V.T. Rajshekar has crossed 70 years. Dalit Voice has survived solely due to this one man with a mission in life. Facing intimidation and insult, who will carry this torch after Brother Rajshekar? The Editor himself has told us that Dalit Voice is a one-man army. It was an individual effort when it was born but today it is a mighty institution. An individual is sure to go, but should people lose this great institution? This issue has came to my mind when I read about the life, death and rebirth of the Impact of London. (DV Oct.16, 2002 p.10). Will any of our family members solve my problem?
Who will carry on DV’s human rights battle?
RAJENDRA, AMBEDKAR PRATISHTANA. THORALAKKI PO, KOLAR DT., – 563 137
Dalits in India run several magazines.Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Budhists and all other religious organisations have their own publications. Backward Castes and the different political parties also have their media. Every section is concerned with its own problems. As such each speaks only on behalf of its own group. Never think of others. Some shedding crocodile tears for Untouchables, Tribals and religious “minorities” as was done by M.K. Gandhi in his journal, Harijan. Not only discussing the problems of different groups but fighting for the cause of humanity is the only Voice – that is Dalit Voice. Presentation of various issues encourage people to express their views, fighting for every cause, irrespective of caste or religion is the speciality of this magazine. The path of Phule, Periyar and Dr. Ambedkar to Educate, Agitate, Organise the readers of the world is followed only by Dalit Voice for the past 23 years by the Editor who is also its printer, publisher, packer and despatcher. He has an amazing command over English language and a deep knowledge of every issue. The work he is doing must shock our intellectuals. After all is said and done Editor V.T. Rajshekar has crossed 70 years. Dalit Voice has survived solely due to this one man with a mission in life. Facing intimidation and insult, who will carry this torch after Brother Rajshekar? The Editor himself has told us that Dalit Voice is a one-man army. It was an individual effort when it was born but today it is a mighty institution. An individual is sure to go, but should people lose this great institution? This issue has came to my mind when I read about the life, death and rebirth of the Impact of London. (DV Oct.16, 2002 p.10). Will any of our family members solve my problem?
- Shreyaskar, 2-656, Bhim Nagar, Jagat, B. Shyam Sunder Marg, Gulbarga 585 105: Our Editor V.T. Rajshekar, came here to the land of Bhim Sena leader B. Shyam Sunder on Aug. 17 last. Shyam Sunder, who is rated next only to Dr. Ambedkar, brought a virtual revolution in this area. He founded the Bharatiya Bheem Sena here in 1968. Followers of Shyam Sunder under the “Mool Bharati B. Shyam Sunder Memorial Society” are working mainly in the field of education, culture and social activities. This organisation observed Aug. 17. 2002 as “Victory Day” for which our Editor was the chief guest. The British made a study which revealed that there were nearly 7 lakh villages but each village had an adjoining village outside the main village called Muharwada, Dhedwada etc. where the Untouchables lived. The survey shocked the British Govt, and decided to help the Untouchables. Dr. Ambedkar was a product of British benevolence and later he proved to be the saviour of Untouchables. The Communal Award of 1932 was his greatest achievement. The Aug 17, 2002 meeting was to remember this day. Among the dignitaries who spoke on the occasion were Prof. Shivarudrappa Melkundi, a retd. Registrar of Gulbarga University, Shivram Mogha, Republican Party of India, Prem Kumar Rathod, ZP member, and Tulsiram Naik, Corporator. H.Shreyeskar presided. Shivarudrappa spoke on the latest book of our Editor, Brahminism (DSA-2002). The Editor in his speech said depressed classes were not progressing due to Brahminism which is suppressing our people. We are not against any individual Brahmin but only against Bruhuninism.
Shakeel Suleman, 16 Bibibai Terrace, 3rd Floor, Spence Road, Byculla Bridge. Bombay – 400 008: 1 wonder how a Dalit like you has such a wonderful insight into the “Spirit of Islam“. A fot of Muslims do not possess such a deep knowledge of the “Spirit of Islam” The “Spirit of Islam” is the solution to our Dalit heothers who are considered Untouchables by the Brahmins. Muslims are about 12-15% of India. The Dalits are about 20%. If we two join hands we will be the biggest majority. We need you and you need us. We two are the natural allies. Dalits by nature are born fighters. So they will automatically embrace the “Spirit of Islam” (shsuleman@rediffimail.com).
S.M. Mir. Shop No.1-Nai Chawl, Corner 4th Falkland Marg, Bombay-400 004: This is in reply to Brother Suresh Jadhav (DV Nov. 16, 2002 p.17). The main problem with the Muslims is that their sympathizers also do not bother about Islam. Just as the enemy wants, sympathizers too want Muslims to be Maslims without Islam. The enemy from all corners of the world wants Muslims to leave Islam and behave like the elite Muslims. Jadhav must ask our Editor what is the difference between Muslim masses and clite Muslims If we leave Islam, then America, Jews and Brahmins shall be our best friends. I don’t know more about other religions, but Islam has instructions for all the 24 hours of the day. How to sleep, how to wakeup, eating. drinking, sitting, talking. How such a religion can leave the question whom to marry? We can only marry a Muslim just as Jadhav has also put the condition that the girl should become a Budhist. About Azharuddin he is forgetting one thing. He first changed Sangeeta Bijlani to Aaisha and then married her. As far as talaaq to the first wife is concerned, 90% of the Muslims like me were annoyed with him for this act. Azharuddin had the financial ability to keep four wives. The Muslims disapprove marriages like that Azaruddin or Nawab of Paatudi with Sharmila Tagore. As for Rohidaswada, Muslims should reconstruct the Basti with their own money. No Muslim has the right to take the life of the husband even in such a condition. Please understand that Islam is a completely different religion and it makes a completely different community. At jny work place, I have seen people belonging to other religions worshipping idols with Hindus, abiding by the same customs and rituals, but I don’t do that as Islam does not permit this. I honestly request Jadhav to study Islam deeply.
Niranjan Waghmare, (nwaghmare@yahoo.com): Rahul Siriputra, a noted Budhist sitarist, painter and artist, died of heart attack in Bombay on Nov. 17, 2002. He was hased in California, but was on a visit to India at the time of his death.
Ambedkar Times (ambedkar_times@yahoo.com) About 5,000 members of the Dalit Panthers of India will shed their Hindu names on Dec.fi, Babasaheb Ambedkar’s death anniversary, to protest against Hinduism. The new names will be in pure Tamil, bearing no connection with Hindu myths. At a press conference on Nov. 19, DPI general secretary, R. Thirumavalavan, said Dalits have been adopting names of Hindu gods and goddesses for years, ignorant that they are not Hindu. Asked about a case filed against DMK President Karunanidhi for his remark that there is nothing called Hinduism, he said the case was politically motivated. Defending the DMK leader, he said the opinion was not a new one and had been accepted by many historians and scholars, including the Kanchi Shankarachari and Dr. Ambedkar. The DPI will launch a three-month campaign from January protesting against the state govt’s pro-Hindutva attitude. He said religious conversion was the last option for Dalits to escape the atrocities by Hindus.
Anzarul Hasan, Mozammil House, New Azimabad Colony, Near R.K. Colony. Mahendru, Patna – 800 006: There was a news report in a Bombay daily about how Abdul became Avinash and Rafique became Ravi in the Thane district. The report did not surprise me. The so-called protectors of islam (in India) like the Tabligi-Jamat (TB) could not touch poor Muslims. They are always busy travelling from mosque to mosque, street to street and city to city taking good food. They organise seminars in mosques but not workshop. The people who attend it are only from the upper class. They are unable to mobilise the poor Muslims. TB has no fear of Allah but it is afraid of the non-Muslim, the Hindu. So, there is nothing wrong if Abdul Sattar and Rafique Khan are converted to Hinduism. Abdul Sattar lived in a Brahmin-dominated street and his business flourished because of the non-Muslim support. Rafique Khan is a security man in a factory which employs only Hindu and he got his job because of a Shiv Sena leader. TB is not bothered about all this. It has influence only on those people performing good rituals. The “Islam Bachao” organisation has already lost its influence in its own community. And if these things continue like this there will be more conversion from Islam to Hinduism.
Sonu Maru, Kadavanthra, Ernakulam: The BJP-led govt. rule has turned out to be a disaster for the whole country. The Kargil crisis, nuclear bomb explosion at Pokaran, total surrender to USA and blaming all its failure on terrorism are few examples. It has surpassed all the previous rulers as far the corruption is concerned: Tehalka, Petrol pump scam, UTI scam, Delhi land allotment scam, coffin procurement scam, Enron scam, and mother of all scandals ie. disinvestment the list is too long. I would like to invite DV readers’ attention to the inept handling of terrorist attack on Parliament House last year and subsequent deployment of Army in the border. The poor jawans had to be on the border for full one year facing the extreme climate. Few defence analysts have put the burden on exchequer at over Rs. 8,000 crores due to this misadventure. What has the “nation” achieved by deploying the army at border for full one year? Who is going to bear the gigantic expenditure? The prediction of our Editor has turned out to be true. The BJPwalas will make this nation bankrupt and thereafter run to USA-their dream land. The “nation” is ruined.
N.S. Chellappa, 128/356 Samir Viyas Nagar, Seluvaipatti. Tuticorin dt. 628 001: Here is an extract from p. 1 to 4 of the booklet by Dr. Guruswamy Siddar of Coimbatore, a member of Dalit Voice family. It proves how the culture of the indigenous people is heing destroyed by the Aryan Brahmins and their Hindus.
Peroor Puraanam written by Kavi Rakshasha Kachiappa Munivar states that the Mallas and the Pallars are one and the same. The gods Indra, Siva, Brahma, Narayan, Parvati, Saraswati, Laskhmi. Muruga and Vinayaga belong to the Mallara Kula. The presiding deity, Siva, is called Patti Pallan and his wife Parvati as Pacchai Patti. Thiruvaraiyadan Paranam describes Siva as Pari (Honge) Mallan. Thirumurugatti-Padai describes Muruga as Malla and Paripadal describes Thirumaal (Vishnu)as Mallar and Malla. (p.4).
The Aryan Hindus were barbarians, godless, templeless people. The gods in today’s temples are not Hindu gods and they are not Hindu temples. Only the Aryan Brahmins are Hindus. The non-Brahmins are not Hindu. They all belong to the Siva religion, Budhist, Sikh and Jaina religions. I repeat that the Siva religion should he separated from the Hindu religion.
Dr. R.B. Kamlakar, Govt. Qtr. D11B, St. Inez, Panaji, Goa -403 001: I need a copy of the order retaining reservations in promotions by the Supreme Court, as announced by Udit Raj in recent DV, I am not promoted even after 20 years of service. I have joined under the general category but the govt. is not treating me as a general category candidate, not to speak of providing under the SC category.
Secular Activists Watch, 37 Waroda Road, Bandra (W), Bombay 400 050: We have brought 60 children from Gujarat affected by the Gujarat Genocide-2002 in co-operation with Action Aid India, Aman Samudaya and 35 other voluntary organizations. The children are in the age group of 4 to 12 and belong to both sex. They have been admitted in the Royal Education Society’s school and hostel at Borli, Raigadh. We need support and donations, contributions to the Royal Education Society. a registered trust, and contributions are exempted from income tax. Children can be adopted/sponsored for the education, food, maintenance (drarundre@hotmail.com). and stay.
Gurdial Singh, 179-Model Gram, Ludhiana-141002: I have read Dr. (Mrs.) K.K. Sidhu’s pamphlet, How Vaidiks Turned Sikhs into Muslim-haters (DSA-2002). So far no one could turn Sikhs into Muslim-haters. There is absolutely no hatred among Sikhs for Muslims or Islam. History says that Muslim monarchs and/or Hindu kings, whenever attacked Sikh gurus or Sikh shrines. the Sikhs did defend successfully. There is not a single instance that Sikhs ever attacked Hindus or Muslims or Christians. Today there is no instance of any crime against any religion at the hands of the Sikhs. One can say that vaidiks are trying or may be trying to use the name of Sikhs for instigating the ignorant persons to create hatred for others but the real truth is that no one could ever succeed and shall ever succeed. A communal force, may be the Congress or any branch of Brahminism or Islam may try all their sources to mislead the Sikhs or damage Sikhism. Sikhs had been defending and serving the suffering humanity. They are doing so and shall honour with their lives the sacred principles of Sikhism. It is quite wrong to say that any one has turned Sikhs against anyone because for them all are their own.
M.R. Krishna, MRK Education Complex. Ram Nagar Colony, Alwal, Secunderabad 500 015: We have launched a “Bhim Rao Ambedkar V.R. Charitable Trust” to serve the Dalits. The trust has started Siddhartha Vinaya Vidya Nikethan, Sarva Mata Shanti Nilayam, Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple and some training centres. It also has vast landed assets. There are plans to establish senior citizens happy home, nursing training and other educational, employment, sports, cultural training centres. We are keen to associate institutions and persons eager to serve our causes as trustees.
Mrs. R.K.S. & Friends, Buldana, MS-444 203: I have read two BAMCEF advertisements in DV of Nov.1 and Nov 30, 2002. You also admired BAMCEF and its work in India’s Muslim Problem (DSA-1998). I am also impressed by the BAMCEF of Waman Meshram. But when I read two BAMCEF’s ads in DV, I got confused. Which BAMCEF is admired by you in your above-mentioned famous book? I have no objection about any BAMCEF. But I would like to know the genuine BAMCEF and what are the conditions for recognising it? The media does not give publicity to Waman Meshram’s BAMCEF. And this is the clue for its genuineness. Since DV’s predictions do not go wrong, I am proud of DV. Please direct us.
When we wrote the book first in 1993 we knew of only one BAMCEF led by Kanshi Ram. Once he left it and started the political party (BSP) BAMCEF broke up. Every organisation, every party in India is today divided and subdivided BAMCEF cannot be an exception. Vaidiks play a key role in splitting everything while fully securing their own Brahmana Jati Party. The upper castes being rulers can afford to play such a game but not our people the persecuted Bahujan lot. Look af Dalit Voice, It is 23 years old. We did not suffer either a spilt or blow. Nor do we have a competitor: We are unrivalled Nor will there be competitor tomorrow. DV is the sole spokesman of the persecuted nationalities. The secret of our strength is our strict and uncompromising adherence to Dr. Ambedkar’s “Three Commanaments: Educate, Agitate. Organise” Babasaheb wanted the Dalits to follow his three dictates in that order (DV Edit Feb. 16, 1989 Educate. Agitate, Organise: its essence & consequence”). Only when the first is completed, we can graduate to the second. Since India’s persecuted lot are not yet “educated” (awakened). We have a vast field to work. This field of educating awakening the sleeping slaves is the most difficult, thankless jab That is why nobody comes to it. Hence DV has the free field But our other brothers wanting quick returns took to more profitable fields and forget the first commandment. That is how when they jumped from the 1st floor to the 3rd floor they broke their legs. Forgetting “Education” they opted for “Organise“, the last of the Three Commandments BAMCEF broke into pieces because of this fundamental mistake. The mistake is you can’t go to “Organise the people, unless they are “Educated” When they are not even agitated how can you organise them? Until we obey the Three Commandments we will go on splitting and splitting, endless splitting– EDITOR
Fakrhruddin Ahmad, Advocate, Chakbasu Lane, Kachi Sarai, Muzaffapur, Bihar-842 002: Narendra Modi has truck the last nail on the BJP coffin. He wants to create a communal divide for the coming Assembly elections. His yatra could have been justified had there been no riots, no loss of lives. Indian people are faced with the problems of poverty and unemployment. They need good governance and if it is not given to them, it is a safe bet to say that both the people of Gujarat and India will reject the BJP at the next polls. Narendra Modi is living in fool’s paradise, he is no less than a frog in the well. Gujarat is not India. It is only 5% of India and even if by killing the Muslims of Gujarat they would be able to win the Gujarat election after a communal divide of Hindu votes in their side, they can not dream to conquer india. By and large the Hindus of India are secular and non-communal. They have not participated in the funeral procession of Indian democracy which is being solemnized by BJP as Gaurav Yatra.
Nanki Ram Baghel, at Bandhanpur, Sonepur PO, Raigarh dt., Chhattisgarh 496 118: This refers to the DV Editorial of Nov.1 BJP-BSP experiment and Dr. Suresh Mane’s article (DV Nov. 16, 2002 p.23): “Kanshi Ram never missed a chance to fight Brahminism“. The Editorial has raised a very important question on the BJP-BSP experiment. Will the vaidiks ever accept a servant as their master? If the BJP-BSP experiment succeeds all over India in the coming parliament elections, who shall be the prime minister? Surely Advani. Because Kanshi Ram has missed and the BSP is finished in Punjab, Bihar, Chhattisgarh. In MP it is sinking. It is alive only in UP I cannot say why. So, will the Brahmins accept Advani prime minister or will he be finished like M.K. Gandhi? This experiment may finished BSP also along with Advani because in the Editor’s words “everything becomes mud the Brahmin touches”. How can BSP be an exception? UP Chief Minister Mayawati did not notify the accused in the Babri destruction case. This means she has given them another chance to commit greater crime. By this she becomes the culprit of helping the criminals. Why Mayawati has forgotten the slogan given by herself: tilak, taraju aur talwar, inko maro jute char How she forgot her own great slogan? Coalition with BJP is not the solution to our problem. Dalit leaders must aim at the next generation as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar did. Dr. Babasaheb was not a politician. He was a statesman. All his ideas and deeds aimed at the next generation and we are the result of his ideas and deeds. We criticise BSP because it has become opportunistic. Compromising with our Enemy No.1. Before the coalition, the BSP leaders were roaring like lions but now the same roaring leaders do not speak even a word against BJP or Gujarat Genocide or the Dalit massacre in UP, Bihar and Haryana. Dr. Suresh Mane has quoted Periyar E.V. Ramaswamy:
“A Brahmin is a good servant but a bad master. If you hit on his head he will prostrate on your feet. But you bend a little, he will sit on your head and kick you”.
This is right. But the same Periyar has also said:
“If you meet a Bralinin and a snake together, you must kill the Brahmin first then the snake because the Brahimin is more harmful than the snake. If the snake hites one or two men may die but if a Brahmin bites the whole community will be dead.”
In this quotation where is the room for coalition? But the politicians have made it the need.
COMMUNICATION
Dr. Ambedkar’s house in ruins
- YADAIAH, B2-24. MIG HUDA, CHANDA NAGAR. HYDERABAD-500 050
On our way to Bharuch (Gujarat) on Aug.24, myself and G. Gnaneshwar, visited the Raja Griha, the residence of Babasaheb Ambedkar at Dadar (Bombay), and found it in a decaying condition. When we went there 20 years ago it was in the same condition. We met Bheem Rao Ambedkar, the second grandson of Babasaheb, who showed us the dilapidated premises. The ground floor rooms are full of dust and the historical portraits of Babasaheb are lying uncared for. The furniture used by Babasaheb are scattered. A portion of the building houses the office of Siddhartha Degree College. The first floor is rented to two lawyers. Visitors come daily from all over India to see the historic house of the Father of India. All over India Hindus have graveyards of their “national leaders”, well preserved, well looked after and called “national monuments”. But the same facility is denied in the case of Babasaheb. We want the Govt. of Maharashtra and the Govt. of India to takeover the Raja Griha as a national monument and keep all the belongings of Babasaheb in it so that the future generation will draw inspiration.
RUSSIA’S CHECHEN WAR
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NATURE && HISTORY WANT WAR TO TAME TYRANTS
Having reached its zenith, a great defeat awaits US in Iraq
IQBAL AHMED SHARIEFF, ADVOCATE, 94/1-TANK GARDEN, JAYANAGAR IST BLOCK, BANGALORE -560 011
Ten years ago when Russia was still a force nearly equal to America, America thought of ruling the world through a New World Order (NWO). Being far away from the rest of the world, separated by two large oceans on either side, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, USA needed a place in the cradle of civilisation-the West Asian region.
ISRAEL AS COWARD NATION
Whatever happens here influences the world. The three Abrahamic religions- Judaism, Christianity and Islam took birth here and spread world over. Greek philosophy, Roman imperial order, writings, navigation, irrigation rather all things emanated from this region and spread world over.
America needed a place under its own control. its stooge, Israel, was not worthy because it is too crude in politics, brutal, undiplomatic, cruel but also cowardly. It fought two major wars and launched small aggressions only with the Western support. On some fronts, Britain, France and USA fought in disguise. Israel is so cowardly that in order to face one enemy, it kills scores of Innocents out of fear. America thought it could no longer rely upon this coward nation and it should have some territory under its direct rule to control the world.
But America feared entering this land of brave, self-respecting, uncaring-for-life people imbibed with the ‘Spirit of Islam“. It was afraid of entering the hot deserts fearing it would become the graveyard of its troops. So, it bullied other strong-but-weaker-than-itself nations and 32 such nations obliged in its war against Iraq in 1991 for which it adopted a strange but hitherto unknown policy of fighting a war under the aegis of the United Nations. Till then no nation going to war did so. Wars were launched by Israel against Egypt, Pakistan against India, England against Falkland, Japan against China and by America itself against Korea and Vietnam. In all these the victims of war or aggression approached the UN for stopping the war and settling of the disputes.
U.S. DEFEAT IN 1991 WAR
Armed with this UN mandate and the support of unwilling but blackmailed 32 nations, America made bold to attack Iraq deciding that it would dismember Iraq. occupy Baghdad and establish the NWO. But Saddam and his brave nationals brought defeat to America and it was compelled to abandon all its programmes and retreat back to America.
Later there was another strange development. Its sworn enemy, Soviet Russia, the other major world power, collapsed. US became the sole super power. Every world power needs an enemy to fool its citizens. The American rulers should have thought of grooming China, the rising world power, as its enemy.
China would have been a suitable match for a tiger to think of fighting the lion or the elephant. But China did not suit America’s purpose because the support of UN would not be forthcoming since China is also a member of the Security Council with veto power. So America was obliged to search for a new enemy which has to be strong, honourable, recognisable, acceptable and worthy enough to be the enemy of American giant. The choice again tell on Saddam Hussain of Iraq. Besides. Iraq is the only place from where the NWO can be launched from where the whole of Asia can be controlled.
BIN LADEN BEATS U.S.A.
Meanwhile, another strange development took place. An Arab bin Laden gave such a bloody nose that no nation in history ever suffered to America. The lion was humbled by a mouse with better brains and strategy. So to wipe off its shame, America again bullied the strong-but-weaker-than-itself nations to wage a war on Afghanistan, which resulted in the strangest and the most unique event of history. The ruling clique of Afghanistan simply disseminated. While every ruling clique has always given preference to save itself and continue by accepting the terms of the powerful aggressors, Mullah Omar and his Taliban not only did T not fight but simply disseminated. Because the Taliban had no regular army under one command. Ruling the country was not their programme but the promotion of some ideology, and that could be done by dissemination for a later regrouping, and not by continuation of subjugated or crippled rule. America won many battles in Afghanistan but not the war, because the Taliban mujahids are in tact and capable of surfacing any time of their choice. America could have sat in Afghanistan also and established its NWO but it took the British advice that Afghans have never tolerated an outsider in their country so also America would be.
DEFEAT AFTER DEFEAT
Looking at these defeats of America one after the other-defeat in Iraq in 1991, bloody nose of the WTC (2001) and lack of courage to enter the poverty-stricken Afghanistan (2002), the strong-but-weaker-than-America-nations mustered courage to oppose the UN resolution of its choice. Those who were with America earlier mustered courage to challenge America’s bullying. America’s failure to catch bin Laden “dead or alive further emboldened the strong-but-weaker-than-America-nations. But America is not capable of observing these changes, and wants to proceed against Iraq under the truncated UN resolution 1441. At the same time saner elements in America cajole and beg Saddam Hussain to give a face saving-device to Bush so that the last expected defeat may not take place.
The strong-but-weaker-than-America-nations are not in favour of this device. They want America to fight and collapse itself so that this giant of a bully may die on its own. At the same they do not want a Muslim country to get a feather on its cap for accomplishing this great job. Economic interests compel them to wait and see.
These nations are waiting like the cat on the wall. They have not decided to jump on which side.
This is the position on one side of the determined Bush and the strong-but-weaker-than-America-nations. What about Saddam Hussain on the other side?
He has reached a position, in America’s view, which was once occupied by Krushchev and Chou En-lai-a nightmare for America’s president, its ruling clique and its zionist masters. This is a very great credit to Saddam Hussain and Iraqis.
With this position of pride, they can see that they have nothing to lose at all. It is America and its half willing allies that are coming to Iraq. The moment a war starts, all Arab masses will revolt against their rulers and some of the governments will be toppled. Nasser’s dream of Arab nationalism and resurgence called Nasserism by Senior Bush in 1991 will be in top gear. This will be more vigorous if Saddam fails. All the stooges of America will be obliterated. This was the greatest desire and programme of Nasser. Since Saddam has nothing to lose whether with victory or defeat, his defeat is more dangerous for America.
WHY SURRENDER WEAPONS?
Saddam’s victory will elevate the power, position, prestige of Iraq in such a manner that the days of its grandeur during Nabuchad Chednazzar’s reign will come back. They will become models of self-respect, bravery and challenge for other rulers and peoples to emulate.
This being the position on either side, can war be averted? It is most certainly a no, unless Bush repents for all his follies, which he will certainly not. Saddam cannot declare and surrender weapons, as there is no guarantee whatsoever, that there would be no war even if he does so to the fullest extent.
He will be a fool if he does so and faces a war without weapons. Certainly, he is not a fool and, therefore, he will not disclose his weapons and prefer to fight with weapons instead of without them. But a cat and mouse game will go on till the suitable time arrives Saddam knows that disarming was the greatest mistake committed by King Abdullah of Spain in 1492. He will not repeat that mistake.
D.V. PREDICTED FALL OF U.S.
Thus, another Gulf War is imminent and certain. Nature and history also want it. Nature wants war because it is ever changing and opposed to monotony. A decade of monotony of a single power in the world is too much for nature. It wants to alter the situation which can be none other than the change of equation. America has to be humbled and tumbled and replaced by somebody else, one or more.
History also wants a change as the law of history is to bring down those who have turned arrogant and intoxicated by power. America has reached its apogee. It cannot proceed any further. Its only course is to climb down.
Another law of history is that great powers are destroyed not by equally great powers but by pygmies. The Pharoah of Egypt was destroyed by the pygmy Beni Israel under Moses. Two great empires of the Persians and Romans fought for decades without destroying each other, but were defeated by the upcoming Arabs after Islam. The great Moghul power in India was destroyed by the East India Company crooks and brutes.
Similarly America is not destined to be destroyed by great powers like Russia and China. It is destoryable by a pygmy. And that can be none other than Iraq or al-Qaida or both. America is certain to go to Iraq to meet its instant or slow death. That is the law of nature, and the law of history. Remember, DV has already predicted the fall of America.
How Gandhi helped British by misleading Muslims
(Appendix-B, vide Part 1, paragraph14.)
[Letter from Mr. M.K. Gandhi to His Excellency the Viceroy (pages 197-200 of publication entitled “Young India” by Babu Rajendra Prasad)].
Your Excellency,
As one who has enjoyed a certain measure of Your Excellency’s confidence, and as one who claims to be a devoted well-wisher of the British Empire, I owe it to Your Excellency, and through Your Excellency to His Majesty’s Ministers, to explain my connection with and my conduct in the Khilafat Question.
At the very earliest stage of the war, even whilst I was in London organising the Indian Volunteer Ambulance Corps, I began to interest myself in the Khilafat question. I perceived how deeply moved the little Mussalman World in London was when Turkey decided to throw in her lot with Germany. On my arrival in India in January of 1915 1 sound the same anxiousness and earnestress among the Mussalmans, with whom I came in contact. Their anxiety became intense when the information about the Secret Treaties leaked out. Distrust of British intentions filled their minds and despair took possession of them. Even at that moment I advised my Mussalman. friends not to give way to despair, but they express their fear and their hopes in a disciplined manner. It will be admitted that the whole of Mussalman India has behaved in a singularly restrained manner during the past five years, and that the leaders have been able to keep the turbulent sections of their community under complete control. The peace terms and Your Excellency’s defence of them have given the Mussalmans of India a shock from which it will be difficult for them to recover. The terms violate ministerial pledges and utterly disregard Mussalman sentiment. I consider that, as a staunch Hindu wishing to live on terms of the closest friendship with my Mussalman countrymen, should be an unworthy son of India if I did not stand by them in their hour of trial. In my humble opinion, their cause is just. They claim that Turkey must not be punished if their sentiment is to be respected. Muslim soldiers did not fight to inflict punishment on their own Khalifa or to deprive him of his territories. The Mussalman attitude has been consistent throughout these five years.
My duty to the Empire to which I owe my loyalty requires me to resist the cruel violence that has been done to the Mussalman sentiment. So far as I am aware Mussalmans and Hindus have as a whole lost faith in British justice and honour. The report of the Majority of the Hunter Committee, Your Excellency’s despatch thereon and Mr. Montagu’s reply have only aggravated the distrust.
In these circumstances the only course open to one like me is either in despair to sever all connection with British rule, or if I still retained faith in the inherent superiority of the British constitution to all others at present in vogue, to adopt such means as will rectify the wrong done, and thus restore confidence. I have not lost faith in such superiority and I am not without hope that somehow or other justice will yet be rendered if we show the requisite capacity for suffering. Indeed, my conception of that constitution is that it helps only those who are ready to help themselves. I do not believe that it protects the weak. It gives free scope to the strong to maintain their trength and develop it. The weak under it go to the wall.
It is, then, because I believe in the British constitution that I have advised my Mussalman friends to withdraw their support from Their Excellency’s Government, and the Hindus to join them, should the peace terms not be revised in accordance with the solemn. pledges of Ministers and the Muslim sentiment.
Three courses were open to the Mahomedans in order to mark their emphatic disapproval of the utter injustice to which His Majesty’s Ministers have become party, it they have not actually been the prime perpetrators of it. They are:
(1) To resort to violence. (2) To advise emigration on a wholesale scale. (3) Not to be party of the injustice by ceasing to co-operate with the Government.
Your Excellency must be aware that there was a time when the boldest. though the most thoughtless, among the Mussalmans favoured violence, and the Hijrat (emigration) has not yet ceased to be the battle-cry. I venture to claim that I have succeeded by patient reasoning in weaning the party of violence from its ways. I confess that I did not-I did not attempt to succeed in weaning them from violence on moral grounds, but, purely on utilitarian grounds. The result, for the time being at any rate, has however been to stop violence. The school of Hijrat has received a check, if it has not stopped its activity entirely. I hold that no repression could have prevented a violent eruption, if the people had not presented to them a form of direct action involving considerable sacrifice and ensuring success if such direct action was largely taken up by the public. Non-co-operation was the only dignified and constitutional form of such direct action. For it is the right recognised from time immemorial of the subject to refuse to assist a ruler who misrules.
At the same time I admit that non-co-operation practised by the mass of people is attended with grave risks. But in a crisis such as has overtaken the Mussalman of India, no step that is unattended with large risks can possibly bring about the desired change. Not to run some risks now will be to court much greater risks if not virtual destruction of Law and Order.
But there is yet an escape from non-co-operation. The Mussalman representation has requested Your Excellency to lead the agitation yourself, as did your distinguished predecessor at the time of the South African trouble. If you cannot see your way to do so, and non-co-operation becomes a dire necessity, I hope that Your Excellency will give those who have accepted my advice and myself the credit for being actuated by nothing less than a stern sense of duty.
I have the honour to remain,
Your Excellency’s faithful servant (signed) M.K. Gandhi
Laburnum Road, Gamdevi,
Bombay, 22nd June 1920.
- Rajshekar, Why Godse Killed Gandhi?, DSA-1997
Dr. Velu Annamalai, Sergeant-Major M.K. Gandhi, DSA-1995
Fazlul Huq, Gandhi: Saint or Sinner!, DSA-1991
- Rajshekar, Hinduism, Fascism & Gandhism, DSA-1985.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, What Congress & Gandhi Have Done to Untouchables, thacker & Co. Ltd., Bombay, 1945.
March 16, 1990, p. 14: “M.N. Roy said Gandhism was nothing but fascism DV March 1, 1990 p. 14: “Devastating portrait of Gandhi: Congress supported British!” (Book review: India & the Raj by Suniti Kumar Ghosh, Sabranalekha-1989).
DV Jan. 16, 1990 p. 21: “Did Gandhi oppose British imperialism & Apartheid? -A South African Survey”.
DV June 1, 1989 p.16: “The verdict of history on Gandhi & Dr. Ambedkar”.
DY Editorial May 1989: “Did Gandhi fight the British and Big Business!
The true face of the Mahatma
The document published in a Govt. of India book, Histories of non-cooperation & khilafat movements”, by P.C. Bamford, Dy. Director of Intelligence, Govt. of India, Delhi (1925), reveals how M.K. Gandhi, father of the upper caste (Hindu) nation, helped the then ruling British Govt.
The same upper castes Hindus, who were also the loyal slaves of the British when they were ruling India, later suddenly turned “freedom fighters” and painted Gandhi as the greatest freedom fighter and enemy of the British.
The document reveals the truth how the wily Gujarati Bania was trying to impress the British on how he deceived the Muslims and misled them and thereby helped the British Govt. The true face of the Mahatma is unmaskhed here.
The book, a British Govt. document, was reprinted by the Deep Publications. Ansari Road, Delhi -2 – EDITOR.
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