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STATEMENT ON IIT MADRAS’ DERECOGNITION OF AMBEKAR-PERIYAR STUDY CIRCLE
We condemn the decision taken by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), on May 22, to 'derecognise' the Ambedkar-Periyar Study Circle (APSC), an independent student body of the institution.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) in New Delhi claims to have received an anonymous complaint about 'the distribution of controversial posters and pamphlets' by APSC in the IIT Madras campus. The nature of this allegedly controversial material was simply anti-Modi views. This got the government's hackles up, as it is determined to silence all critical voices, especially voices from outside the spectrum of parliamentary parties, Following this, the HRD ministry wrote to IIT Madras and asked the institution to respond about the above matter. The Dean of Students (DoS) of IIT Madras decided to derecognise the student group even before APSC got a chance to explain their end of the story.
The APSC was created in April 2014 to foster conversation and raise awareness about Ambedkar-Periyar and rampant caste violence in the country. In June 2014, the Dean of Students, Dr. M.S. Sivakumar, directed APSC to change the name of the group; because according to him 'Ambedkar Periyar' are politically motivated names, and student organisations should be apolitical and should not have names of individuals. No such decree for right-wing organisations operating under the name of 'Vivekananda Study Circle.' Consider this one gem of an example from the Vivekananda Study Circle website: The title of the page is 'Is Kali Black?' and has the following quote claimed by them to be from The Gospel of Ramakrishna—"Is Kali, my Divine Mother, of a black complexion? She appears black because She is viewed from a distance; but when intimately known She is no longer so. The sky appears blue at a distance; but look at it close by and you will find that it has no colour. The water of the ocean looks blue at a distance, but when you go near and take it in your hand, you find that it is colourless." (Fromhttp://www.vsc.iitm.ac.in/Home/?p=2969)
India is a society replete with caste violence. Some estimates claim that each week: 13 Dalits are murdered; 5 Dalit homes are burned down; 6 Dalit people are kidnapped or abducted; 21 Dalit women are raped. It is not a coincidence that majority of manual scavengers are from the downtrodden classes. There are systemic and structural issues in Indian society why such violence happens on a regular basis and are under-reported in the mainstream media. It is important that such issues are talked about more, and we stand in solidarity with every initiative that raises awareness about caste violence, Ambedkar and Periyar. The egregious politics of skin colour, as the example cited above suggests, and violence towards the downtrodden caste is prevalent in Indian society. We cannot eradicate caste distinction by not talking about it, by avoiding to name organisations after Ambedkar-Periyar—it is exactly the opposite—we need to confront caste politics head on as a nation, admit the historical injustices meted out to dalits, adivasis and other lower castes, and admit that a lot of it are ongoing.
We understand that this current action by the HRD ministry to pressurise IIT Madras, and the subsequent actions taken by the Dean of Students to be a continuation of the brahminisation project of the hindutva forces in the Indian polity, whose most recent manifestations have been in the spate of ghar-wapsi, church violence and increase in incidents of communal violence across the country. We decry all such efforts by the hindutva forces, the direct involvement of the government in arm twisting anti-brahminical endeavours and condemn IIT Madras, the premiere institution that it is, for the shameful decision to intimidate and muzzle conversation on caste.
We also condemn the failure of the so called liberal oppositions. It is significant that only after two days of hue and cry in the Social Media did the liberal mainstream media report on the issue. For mainstream politics, there are certain shared premises. While the alleged upholders of political liberalism and secularism condemn actions of the Sanghis, they do not desire to challenge the upper caste dominations. We call upon all Marxist and socialist forces to recognise that without a serious attack on the oppression of the lower castes, the unity of the toilers cannot be achieved, and therefore, fighting for the rights of dalits is a vital part of any genuine Marxist politics in India.
Finally, we stress that the ban on the APSC is part of the increasing violation of democratic rights. It is therefore necessary for the APSC and their supporters, as well as for any organisation fighting for democratic rights, to link up this specific struggle (the restoration of the rights of the APSC) with the general struggle for democratic rights.
30 May, 2015
Case filed against social scientist Kancha Ilaiah for asking, 'Is God a democrat?'
Case filed against social scientist Kancha Ilaiah for asking, 'Is God a democrat?'
VHP activists Pagudakula Balaswamy, Thirupathi Naik and two others accused Ilaiah of comparing Hinduism with Islam and Christianity, insulting Hindu Gods by comparing them to mortals, mocking their worship, and for attempting to trigger clashes between upper and lower classes (by which they presumably meant castes).
On the basis of their complaint, Inspector P. Shiva Shankar Rao wrote a letter to the Senior Assistant Public Prosecutor, who advised the police to register a case under Section 153 (A) and Section 295 (A), which empower the authorities to act against people who commit deliberate and malicious acts aiming at outraging religious sentiment and spreading enmity between groups.
Case under investigation: The public prosecutor's legal opinion led to a case being filed on May 15 against Ilaiah, the management of the Andhra Jyothi newspaper, its editor and publisher. The case is currently under investigation, at the completion of which a decision will be taken to whether to chargesheet them.
A police officer at the station told Scroll that Ilaiah is in the habit of articulating provocative views in his articles, which can and do hurt the sentiments of people. "Why does he have to make comments against practices which are dear to people?" the officer said, declining to give his name. The central thesis of the article is that a society's social and political structures are profoundly influenced by its conception of God and by its religious beliefs.
Three conceptions of God: Ilaiah delineates three types of Gods: an Abstract God, one who is shapeless and eternal; individuals who were prophets but were transformed into Gods; and Gods imagined as humans. Each category conveys certain ideas through their attributes, Ilaiah claims.
The Abstract God has democratic qualities, he contended. The first of these characteristics, as expressed in the Bible and the Koran, is that God "has created all human beings equal". The second democratic character of this kind of God is that humans are created superior to all animals (including the cow), and "nature and its creatures have been created for food and other human purposes".
Both Jesus Christ and Prophet Mohammad propounded these ideas, he said. However, in contrast to the Prophet Mohammad, Christ acquired the status of God, as did Gautam Buddha, he writes. "Buddha and Jesus are against violence," he wrote. "Their teaching inspired hopes for equality across the whole human race. Both their life stories have extended discussions on societal construction, change in man-woman relationships, desired forms of rule and democratic values."
However, Ilaiah rates Jesus Christ ahead of Buddha in espousing democratic ideals. "His fight for the freedom of Samaritans (Dalits over there), women, Gentile men and women, slaves and prostitutes, seem to be one step ahead of the Buddha's democratic values," he claimed. "He is the one who clearly stated about the necessity of separating state and religion."
Separating religion and state: The social scientist wrote that Christ's teachings have helped Christian countries to evolve democratic principles. By contrast, despite the great emphasis in the Koran on the equality of all humans, there was no separation of religion and state during the life of Prophet Mohammad and during the reign of the four Caliphs. This may be why dictatorships have dominated Muslim countries, which have feeble democratic traditions, Ilaiah suggested.
Next, Ilaiah turns to the third category – God as imagined as humans. Though this type of Gods is found around the world, he says it is only in India they are divided into two entities: "Vishnu and his clan of incarnations" and "Shiva and the divine powers created around him". The Saiva school's impact on contemporary India was limited, he writes. It did not really create social-political principles. By contrast, institutions and political parties in India have declared "spiritual and political allegiance to Vaishnavism and its Gods".
Ilaiah, therefore, suggests that it is more important to study the impact of Vaishnavism on Indian society. The narratives and imagery around Rama and Krishna, who are incarnations of Vishnu, involved violence and weaponry such as the chakram, bow and arrow and the trishul (trident), he writes. This has a bearing on human relations, he contends.
Caste identities: Ilaiah also alleges that these narratives contain what he calls the "counter-democratic process". The fact that these Gods have identities rooted in the Kshatriya caste "has greatly helped in building an undemocratic system", he wrote.
The article ends with a few questions: "If the God believed by a person doesn't have democratic values, where will this person get those democratic values from? In fact, shouldn't they explain why they create such Gods who are violent, undemocratic and anti-women?" Ilaiah told Scroll that he was not perturbed by the case. "I am into transforming thought," he said. "Such pressure is expected. I am not scared. My motive is to make the nation rethink its uncivilised conduct."
Statement of support: He is not without his supporters. On May 27, Andhra Jyothi carried a statement by 76 Telugu writers, intellectuals and artists backing Ilaiah. The statement said, "Prof. Kancha Ilaiah wrote an article by describing the democratic values and showing how negative spiritual values come in the way of development of national economic, social and political future."
His supporters urged his opponents to counter his arguments in articles of their own. "Instead, in order to control Prof. Ilaiah's ideas, some forces are resorting to legal and coercive methods, which cannot be supported by anybody," the statement said. The statement concludes, "Today, Kancha Ilaiah's writings are making the world think afresh. Only the communal bigots are unable to understand those ideas."
या विविध संघटना कोणत्या?
वेगवेगळ्या विद्यार्थी संघटना आणि जातीय अत्याचार विरोधी संघटना आज संध्याकाळी ५ वाजता दादर पूर्वेला निदर्शने करणार आहेत अशा काही पोष्ट पाहण्यात आल्या. या विविध संघटना कोणत्या? पोष्टमध्ये जावकसचे नाव आहे. या विद्यार्थी संघटनांचे नाव नाही. जर या विद्यार्थी संघटना निदर्शनात सहभागी खरोखर होत असतील तर त्यांची नावे जनतेला का समजू नयेत? त्यात गुप्तता ठेवण्यासारखे काय आहे? जे निदर्शनात सहभागी होतात त्यांना आपण कुणाबरोबर आपण कृतीत उतरतो आहोत हे कळण्याचा अधिकार नाही का? बहुतेक साऱ्या पोष्ट रीपप्ब्लीकन प्यान्थर्स कार्यकर्त्यांच्या आहेत. जावकसमध्ये ४० वेगवेगळ्या संघटना आहेत; त्यापैकी कुणाचाही नामनिर्देश नाही. त्या संघटना आता जावकस सोडून गेल्या आहेत कि त्यांना वगळलेले आहे? कि हा निर्णय त्यांना डावलून घेतला आहे म्हणून त्यांचा नामनिर्देश नाही किंवा या संदर्भात या संघटनांच्या प्रतिनिधींकडून कोणतीही पोष्ट म्हणून नाही? कि निर्णय घेण्याच्या प्रक्रियेत काही गफलत आहे? म्हणून जावकस मधील इतर संघटना या निर्णयापासून/ निदर्शनांच्या कृतीपासून दूर आहेत?. या ज्या विद्यार्थी संघटना आता या निदर्शनात सहभागी होत आहेत त्या या पूर्वी जावकस च्या कार्यक्रमात कधी सहभागी नव्हत्या; या विद्यार्थी संघटना नव्या आहेत का? त्यांचे गठण या शनिवार/ रविवारला झालेले असावे असे जाणवते त्यामुळे या सहभागी विद्यार्थी संघटनांना कार्यप्रणालीच्या माहितीच्या अभावी जावकसच्या केंद्रीय समितीशी बोलावे वाटले नाही आणि त्यांनी जावकसच्या रिपब्लिकन प्यान्थार्स ह्या केवळ एकाच घटक संघटनेशी बोलून या निदर्शनाचा घाट घातला? वस्तुतः या निदर्शनाच्या कार्यक्रमाविषयी जातीय अत्याचार विरोधी कृती समितीच्या केंद्रीय समितीचे अनेक सदस्य अनभिद्न्य आहेत. जातीय अत्याचार कृती समितीतील काही लोक एक गात करून निर्णय घेतात आणि तो समितीतील इतरांवर लादतात असेच दिसते. जनतेला दृश्य कार्यक्रम दिसतो मात्र पद्य अडच्या गोष्टी दिसत नाहीत म्हणून केवळ रंगमन्च्यावरची विस्कळीत कलाकृती दिसते मात्र एकसंघ कलाकृतीच्या आविष्कारासाठी आवश्यक असलेली संघटीत शक्ती गोचर होत नाही.
शनिवारी दुपारी सुमेध जाधव यांच्या कार्यालयातून कोअर कमिटी सदस्य राहुल गायकवाड यांचा मला फोन आला, " सोमवारी दुपारी २ वाजता मंत्रालयासमोर जावकसने निदर्शने करावयाची" त्यांना म्हटले, " सर्वांशी मसलत करून ठरवू" ते म्हणाले, " संध्याकाळी शाम सोनार यांचा तुम्हाला फोन येईल." संध्याकाळी सोनारांचा फोन आला. ते म्हणाले विविध संघटना आणि जावकस मिळून निदर्शन करायचे ठरले आहे" मी विचारले, " या संघटना कोणत्या? त्यांची नावे/ नम्बर्स द्या. मी त्यांच्याशी बोलून घेतो आणि मुग तुमच्याशी बोलतो." त्यावर सोनारांचा फोन/ संघटनांची नावे/ नंबर्स काहीही आले नाही. हे असे निर्णय काही ठराविक लोकांनी इतर घटक संघटनांना डावलून/ न विचारता घ्यायचे आणि इतरांवर लादायचे हे सातत्याने चालले आहे.संघटनेतील विसंवाद झाकून ठेवण्यासाठी इतर अश्या निर्णयाशी सहमती दर्शवितात पण त्यामुळे अश्या एकाधिकार प्रवृत्तीला बळकट मिळत जाते.
या निमित्ताने आणखीहि एक महत्वाचा प्रश्न उपस्थित होतो. संघटनेच्या ह्या अंतर्गत बाबी म्हणून ह्या गोपनीय मानायच्या आणि ज्या जनतेसाठी काम करायचे तिला संघटनेची कार्यपद्धती, आणि संघटनेच्या रचनेसंबंधीच्या माहितीचा हक्क नाकारायचा? संघटनेविषयी जाणून घेण्याचा आणि संघटनेच्या कामकाजावर अभिप्राय /मते/सूचना नोंदविण्याच्या अधिकार जनतेला नाकारायचा? संघटनाअंतर्गत लोकशाही तत्वांची पायमल्ली करायची आणि जनतेला लोकशाही अधिकारांपासून वंचित ठेवायचे संघटनेच्या गोपनीयतेच्या नावाखाली आणि सरकारकडे माहितीच्या अधिकाराची मात्र मागणी करायची हा दुटप्पी व्यवहार आहे.
Right from ground Zero news Versus Mainstream focus!.But mainstream media coverage is all about sedition!Strategy to counter RSS agenda in offing: Geelani
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Strategy to counter RSS agenda in offing: Geelani : Srinagar, May 31 In a bid to put lid over the RSS agenda in J&K, Huriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani Sunday said a pro-longed strategy will be adopted and implemented in near future. In a convention of Huriyat (G) which witnessed the participation of various religious, social and political organizations including civil society members, a threadbare discussion over RSS's entry in Kashmir and Jammu was held. Huriyat (G) spokesman Ayaz Akbar said that a strategy in this regard will be implemented.
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हम फिर फैज़ अहमद फैज़ के मुखातिब जब ज़ुल्म - ओ - सितम के कोह - ऐ - गिरां रुई की तरह उड़ जायेंगे हम मेहकूमे के पाओं तले यह धरती धड़ धड़ धड्केगी और अहले हकम के सर ऊपर जब बिजली कड़ कड़ कड़केगी हम देखेंगे। …… पलाश विश्वास
हम फिर फैज़ अहमद फैज़ के मुखातिब
जब ज़ुल्म - ओ - सितम के कोह - ऐ - गिरां
रुई की तरह उड़ जायेंगे
हम मेहकूमे के पाओं तले
यह धरती धड़ धड़ धड्केगी
और अहले हकम के सर ऊपर
जब बिजली कड़ कड़ कड़केगी
हम देखेंगे। ……
पलाश विश्वास
आगे समय बेहद कठिन है और किसी भी तरह की जनपक्षधरता का अंजाम बेहद चुनौतीभरा हो सकता है,जिनसे निपटने के लिए में देश के एक एक नागरिक को संबोधित करके उन्हें सच का सामना करने वास्ते हर हालत में तैयार करना होगा वरना हम जीने या मरने काबिल भी नहीं रहेंगे।
हम अकेले नहीं है।साथियों के बढ़े हुए हाथ मजबूती से थाम लेने पर हर मुश्किल आसान हो जाती है।
अब मत चूको चौहान।
साथी अशोक चौधरी के सौजन्य से हम फिर फैज़ अहमद फैज़ के मुखातिब हो गये।
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हम देखेंगे। …… लाज़िम है के हम भी देखेंगे। ..... हम देखेंगे
वो दिन के जिसका वादा है हम देखेंगे
जो लोह - ऐ - अज़ल पे लिखा है। ..... हम देखेंगे
जब ज़ुल्म - ओ - सितम के कोह - ऐ - गिरां
रुई की तरह उड़ जायेंगे
हम मेहकूमे के पाओं तले
यह धरती धड़ धड़ धड्केगी
और अहले हकम के सर ऊपर
जब बिजली कड़ कड़ कड़केगी
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जब अर्ज़ - ऐ - खुदा के काबे से
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