Thursday, 27 September 2018

Marine veterans return Buddha statue plundered during Vietnam War





Marine veterans return Buddha statue plundered during Vietnam War: The likeness of a female Buddha was plundered from a village shrine in north central Vietnam during a patrol in April 1968 by a Marine. The return had to be done discretely because of Vietnam’s restrictions on religion.

The fate of the Buddha’s begging bowl

A depiction of devotees worshiping the bowl, Gandhara 4th century CE



The fate of the Buddha’s begging bowl: One of the most revered relics in the ancient Buddhist world was the Buddha’s begging bowl.

Tuesday, 25 September 2018

Do Not Say ’Dalit’, For It Is Too Real - Mainstream Weekly

Do Not Say ’Dalit’, For It Is Too Real - Mainstream Weekly: It is no less than a pyrrhic historical atrocity to want to eliminate the reality of a whole section of living people by refusing them the right (...)

Sunday, 23 September 2018

UP: Dalit woman leaves college after being harassed

UP: Dalit woman leaves college after being harassed: A 22-year-old Dalit woman had to leave college after being allegedly harassed by a man here, police said Monday.
Following a complaint from the woman's family Sunday, a case was registered against the man, Superintendent of Police (SP) Dinesh Kumar

Stolen 12th Century Bronze Buddha Statue Returned to India | Buddhistdoor

India’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom, Y. K. Sinha, centre, with the bronze Buddha statue. From livemint.com



Stolen 12th Century Bronze Buddha Statue Returned to India | Buddhistdoor: Bronze sculpture one of 14 statues stolen from a Nalanda museum in 1961

Thursday, 20 September 2018

BJP's Attempted Dalit Outreach Draws Backlash From Elite-Caste Votebank

BJP's Attempted Dalit Outreach Draws Backlash From Elite-Caste Votebank



BJP's Attempted Dalit Outreach Draws Backlash From Elite-Caste Votebank: The conflict between the BJP’s Dalit outreach and its attempt to keep its elite-caste core votebank in good humour threatens to unravel the party’s best-laid plans for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Dalit man accuses in-laws of separating him from wife, commits

Dalit man accuses in-laws of separating him from wife, commits: A 25-year-old man died Thursday, a day after he committed self-immolation accusing his in-laws of separating him from his wife in view of their inter-caste marriage, police said.
Srikanth set himself ablaze here Wednesday midnight and was

Thursday, 13 September 2018

UP okays premature release of 'Bhim Sena' chief

UP okays premature release of 'Bhim Sena' chief: The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday cleared the premature release of Bhim Sena chief Chandra Shekhar aka Ravana from the prison, an official said.

Wednesday, 12 September 2018

Monday, 10 September 2018

Green Revolution denuded Dalits: Thinker

Green Revolution denuded Dalits: Thinker: Land reforms brought about by successive Congress governments after independence were aimed at creating a new class of rich farmers whereas the Green Revolution was a capitalist strategy that denuded the Dalits, thinker and ideologue Anand Teltumbde

Sunday, 9 September 2018

Democracy Under Siege! - Mainstream Weekly

Democracy Under Siege! - Mainstream Weekly: The following statement was issued on August 31, 2018 by the New Socialist Initiative (NSI) on the recent arrests of human rights defenders and (...)

As BJP tries to woo Dalits, its vote bank of upper castes is under threat

As BJP tries to woo Dalits, its vote bank of upper castes is under threat: Under pressure after a massive Dalit protest on April 2, and from the Opposition as well as its allies, the Modi government had brought in the amendments, upsetting members of the upper castes in much

Which Party cares for Dalits Today? - Mainstream Weekly

Which Party cares for Dalits Today? - Mainstream Weekly: by Ram Puniyani Recently anti-Dalit atrocity laws were first diluted inserting the clause of anticipatory bail. Following this there were serious (...)

Thursday, 6 September 2018

The Reason India’s Dalits Hate Gandhi

The Reason India’s Dalits Hate Gandhi: The reason India’s Dalits hate Gandhi is that, to the Dalits, he helped preserve the caste system, or Varna, in post independence India. To understand India ...

Sunday, 2 September 2018

Main accused in killing of Dalit woman held, claim police

Main accused in killing of Dalit woman held, claim police: The prime accused in case related to the killing of a 22-year-old Dalit woman has been arrested, police said Sunday.
The main accused Shahnawaz alias Sona was arrested in connection with the case registered at Budina Khurd under Charthawal police

Saturday, 1 September 2018

We Are All Harappans

We Are All Harappans



We Are All Harappans: The Rakhigarhi project shines light on an old enigma: the ­Harappans were genetically ‘Ancestral South Indian’ stock. Which is to say, all of us in South Asia are their children.

'Persecuting The Dalit Intellectual': A Student Recounts Police Raid At Prof Satyanarayana’s House

'Persecuting The Dalit Intellectual': A Student Recounts Police Raid At Prof Satyanarayana’s House



'Persecuting The Dalit Intellectual': A Student Recounts Police Raid At Prof Satyanarayana’s House: Hunting down 'urban naxals', police barged into a central university campus, raided Dalit intellectual Prof Satyanarayana's house, and seized all his academic work. A student recounts the ordeal.