Archive for July, 2007
What are ‘Ambedkar Principles’ ?
The Ambedkar principles* “employment and additional principles” on economic and social exclusion formulated to assist all foreign investors in south Asia to address caste discrimination.
1. Caste discrimination remains a serious problem in the countries of South Asia. The Principles outlined below are an attempt to address this. They are intended to acknowledge the degree of [...]
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NDTV on American resolution!
It is learnt from open sources that NDTV is planning to brodcast a special programe on US American resolution which is directed on Untouchability practices in India. This will be first time that Indian media would be hightlighting the international efforts on a issue of such a significance to Human Civilisation. Wonders are : how hostile Indian media acts further [...]
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Nice comment
Amitabha writes….
Great work DFN and Manuski!
Copngrates to Mr.Franks and team for this historical resolution.we need to propogate this news all over world so that the sleeping Indian govt should wake up…
Hindu barbaric society is exposed in USA.
How long this govt.will hide the truth of untouchability? UPA chairman sonia Gandhi and Manmohansingh ji should now realise [...]
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Court Proceedings on Khairlanji massacre as on 9th july are as follows. Of which morning part is reported earlier;
The court re-reassembles at 3.p.m. Adv.Jaiswal is ready for cross-examination of witness, Suresh Khandate,who is called into the witness box.
Adv.Jaiswal:Suresh, When did you suffer from Chicken Gunya?
Wit: 2 months from 20th september 2006.
Adv.Jaiswal:How did you feel then?
Wit:I had [...]
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Chapter 3 : Birth
Major Ramji Sakpal and Bhimabai were blessed with 14th child on 14th April 1891. Bhimrao was their last child. Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar sometimes laughingly would say , “I am fourteenth jewel to my parents”.
Out of 14 children, 7 died even before reaching 2 years of age. Among the remaining seven, 3 were sons and [...]
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Caste based discrimination is the Indian variant of apartheid. For decades Indians have been separated and divided according to the caste hierarchy. In spite of several laws and even Constitutional guarantees India remains largely divided along the caste lines.Caste based discrimination is omnipresent in India. It is reflected across the societal spectrum. It is so [...]
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The court is aseembled at11:oo A.M. The judge is seating in his chair. The defence lawyers, Adv.Ajaj Khan & special public prosecutor Adv.Ujwal Nikam have already occupied their respective seats. But Defence lawyers are not visible in the court-room. At 11:40 A.M Adv.Khandewale arrives. The court reprimands him….
Judge : Adv.Khandewale, You are late by 40 minutes; the court [...]
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Every human on this earth should be encouraged to see American efforts converting their humanitarian response to Dalit cause into a successful Legislative action. The resolution, which is not noticed by international media ( forget Domestic Indian media) till date, may prove a stepping stone in laying down ’Managa Carta’ for global Human rights ! This wonderful democratic action will surely enter in the books [...]
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We saw a historic resolution. The first official US response to untouchability on LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 23, 2007 . It was 110TH CONGRESS – FIRST SESSION DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 139. Considered under suspension of the rules. Mr. Sherman moved to suspend the rules and agree [...]
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House of Representatives Passes Historic Resolution on Untouchability on July 23,2007. House Concurrent Resolution 139 is the First Official Statement on Untouchability by US Congress.
The House of Representatives today overwhelmingly passed HCR 139, “expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should address the ongoing problem of untouchability in India,” by voice vote [...]
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Now media recognises Caste virus
Here is an effort from CNN-IBN to potray the output of caste system in Hindu society. The mannual scavenging exercise is worst in its form; as its visible.Thanks to caste-mindsets and successive Government lackdisical approach! The invisible psychological oppression derived from caste is multifold and horribly intense when it comes to Indian(rural+urban) life; its not only inhuman but criminal.
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( The court again re-assembles at 3p.m.Adv.Khandewale continues his cross -examinatio of the witness, Suresh Khandate)
Adv.Khandewale: In front of your house there is a borewell on the corner of the road & that road goes to Dhusala.Right?
Wit:Yes.
Adv.Khandewale:From your house, the canal is at a distance of 1 to 1.5 km which is on a road to Dhusala.
Wit:Yes.
Adv.Khandewale:That same road in [...]
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The court assembles at 11.15a.m. on 2nd July. Witness Suresh Khandate is called again , examined by special public prosecutor Adv.Ujwal Nikam
Adv.Nikam:What happened after Mukesh was killed?
Wit.:I heard the voice of Priyanka “ag aai ,meli ga”(OH Mother,i m killed)
Adv.Nikam:Then?
Wit.:Ramu & Shatrughna were dragging Roshan’s dead body whereas Sakru & Jagdeesh Priyanka’s dead body .They put both these dead [...]
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Doctor refused attention insistant on his bribe, a poor dalit woman gave birth to a child under a tree in Orissa in India on 10th of July.
The shocking incident took place near the government hospital in the coastal Jagatsinghpur district, around 100 km from Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Orissa on Tuesday. It came to [...]
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Atrocitynews brings you a refreshing account of court proceedings of ‘Khairlanji Massacre’ which is one among top 250+ heinous, merderous atrocities commited every year by caste Hindus on Dalits (Buddhists) in India. In Indian Caste system such sanctity to discriminate fellow beings is derived from age old religious injunctions. The system is so cruel that even today most educated elite [...]
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At last the day came! A Day that tested American faith in progressive democracy. Unfortunately the teste of test was bitter. In an unconvinced fashion, the performance of Vedic Hymns were disrupted by unruly crowd yesterday for reasons other than progressive essence. It was portryal of another religious orthodoxy. Deed with wrong motives can never be deligent!
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Protest: USA senate
Randhir Suman |writes….
“This type of act is a slap on the face of humanity. History speaks the truth which states very clearly that castism has runied India. The world leader USA must not allow this kind of action as it would damage their image. The poor untouchables have been destroyed, tortured, and discriminated for generations. [...]
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The court assembled at 11a.m. The Hon. Judge Mr. Das sitting on his chair waiting for the appearance of prosecution & defense lawyers. At about 12 in the noon both the sides of lawyers appear before the court.
(Derfense lawyers: Mr Jaiswal, Mr. Khandelwal
Procecution: Mr Nikam)
Adv. Jaiswal: Sir, till the order for the re-examination of Mukesh Pusam [...]
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Protest : USA senate decision
Vijay Bagde writes…. “This is nothing but a vandalism act of selected sect of Indian Hindu Fundamentalists, who had ruled on majority (85%)of the Indian population over centuries on the principles of these Vedas. The very brutal philosophy of these vadas are inequality, deprivation from fundamental rights and untouchability. I hope, developed countries like USA [...]
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A comment
Gary writes….
“Hindus have discraminated untouchables for the last 3000 years.Worst human rights violation in the world. Every day women are raped, dalits are being killed. Hindu priestes marry 7 years old girls to the temple, called Devdassi and use them as prostitutes. There childern are left to become beggers and prostitutes There is no difrence [...]
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Another Protest
Dhiraj writes this comment with real zeal that echoes truth.
“The Veda system has created castes in India which has killed lacks of people in India and made many people slave without education and any other power. The US should not allow any such activity. On the other hand the person who is asking for this should [...]
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In a gruesome incident that can deface democratic ideals in India, Caste Hindus who disrupted Dalit cremation got acquital as court loses case papers. DNA newspaper reports……..
“Twenty-two years after around 20 upper caste Hindus were accused of meting out inhuman treatment to the body of a Dalit which had been brought for cremation, the Uttarakhand [...]
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A comment: US senate Protest
Many aware citizens are making attempts to sensitize American Senate on issue of RigVeda chanting and its role in concretising Indian discriminatory social system.
Read following comment from Hanumant: in this regard:
“Dear Senaters,
This reply is in regards to “Allowing Rajan Zed, Senater from Neved, to Open US senate with Hindu prayers”. We all respect Humanity and we do every possible thing [...]
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Read following Sanskrit Original text of Purush Sukta inRig Veda.
What does the Hymn say? It says[f1] :
1. Purusha has a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, a thousand feet. On every side enveloping the earth he overpassed (it) by a space of ten fingers.
2. Purusha himself is this whole (universe), Whatever has been and whatever shall be. [...]
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Pls send letters to your Respective Senators about the Hindu religion which Perpetuates Caste System and such Religion and Or religious heads should not be allowed to open the senate with Hindu prayers.
On July 12th the Senate is scheduled to open with Chants from the Vedas. Pls google US senators from your areas with Zip [...]
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In a very ugly course, worlds intellectual democracy has taken unqualified decision to chant Vedic chants in one of the inaugural sessions of its senate. Vedas are core to Hinduism and progenitor of inhuman caste system. Intellectuals in US should learn more about Vedas, Vedic hymn directly propound theory of inequality through Cardinal Purush Sukta [...]
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Reservations helped S. India
The unique feature of high rates of human development in the southern states of the country can be attributed to the encouragement given by these states to educate people through provision of caste reservations in educational institutions, according to a new book.
This (reservations) has not only increased the urge of the lower castes to educate [...]
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Inter-caste marriages as vaccine
Inter-caste marriages are on the rise among IT professional and migrant construction labourers, said writer Huliyar.
Welcoming this as a good move towards building a caste-less society even as political parties and its netas are consolidating for caste based votes, he said the trend would further go up as the cosmopolitan attitude among IT professionals moving [...]
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Some interesting survey
Following is the exerpts of a small size survey done by an Indian National Daily.
“Fifty three per cent of those surveyed opposed inter-caste marriages. Similarly, 57 per cent and 55 per cent rejected alliances with persons below their caste or outside their community. In fact, caste is as much a driving force for residents of Delhi, [...]
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Misguiding the caste-truth
In international arena, elite yet castiest forces are acting very subtly and playing role to maintain the dignity of centuries old caste system. They have taken up huge efforts till date in making international audience oblivious from the fact that caste system is killing people and their ability to create & contribute to world well being. [...]
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..the bleeding eyes
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