Monday, February 23, 2009

Dear All,

Jai Bhim,

On 17th Feb. 2009, a National Conference was held in Ambedkar Hall (A.P Bhawan, New Delhi) by Dalit Students' Solidarity Movement (DSSM) in which almost 1000 people participated across the country. The speakers were prominent politicans, academicians, doctors, judges, and activists from various backgrounds.

On behalf of United Dalit Students' Forum (UDSF) of JNU, Kshipra K. Uke addressed the conference with her emphasis on following points about the SC/ST (de)reservation bill 2008..... 1. The passage of the bill by Rajya Sabha and its approval by Cabinet in spite of the presence of our representatives in both the places should be seen as an example of great irresponsibility, carelessness and insensitivity towards their duties and responsibilities.

2.The roots of this irresponsible behaviour by our reperesntatives lies in the Poona Pact (a suicidal deal forced upon Ambedkar by Mr. gandhi and Congress). This pact actually gave rise to Gandhian puppets and the present represenatives are proving this fact.

3. In her speech Com. Brinda karat said "we opposed the bill in rajya sabha on that day". Kshipra asked why this information was not given to public? The bill was paseed on 23 Dec. 2008 and it came in public notice after 40 days on 19th Jan 2009. If CPI (M) opposed the bill from the beginning than why CPI(M) or its student body, SFI did not bring even a single condemning pamphlet, posters etc. in JNU.

Monday, January 19, 2009

UDSF's Achievments

Dated: 29 Jan. 2009

UDSF 's THREE ACHIEVMENTS------------ ---

WE ARE GLAD TO INFORM YOU THAT DUE TO CONSISTENT STRUGGLE OF UDSF/JNU THE UGC WITH CONFORMITY OF GOVERNMENT HAS AGREED TO THE FOLLOWING DEMANDS:

  • The number of Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for SC/ST Research Scholars will be doubled i.e. from 2000 to 4000 as per the assurance by Prof. S.K. Thorat (UGC Chairman).

  • The existing criteria of applying for RGNF only twice will be removed, now it would be possible to apply again & again.

            • There will be uniformity in M. Phil Course duration in all the universities.

An Appeal: As the number of applicants for RGNF are nearly 8,000 and the scholarships are only 4,000. So we appeal student community to stand with UDSF to make RGNF possible for all SC/ST Research Scholars.

Warning to Government of India: UDSF/JNU strongly condemns the 'Reservation in Post and Services Bill 2008' passed in Rajya Sabha recently to exempt SC/ST Faculty Quota in Eight Universities including IITs and IIMs. We warn the government against such an anti-constitutional initiative!

Congress led UPA government DOWN DOWN!

Your Model of 'Social Justice' SHAME SHAME!!

Jai Bhim!

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Thursday, January 15, 2009

SELF INSPIRATION DAY (14 JAN); BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF BABU MANGU RAMJI

Educate! Agitate! Organize! We are not Adi-Sudras. We are proud casteless Ourtcastes! UDSF congratulates JNU community on the birth anniversary of Great Son of the Indian Soil, Sher-e-Punjab, BABU MANGU RAM (14 JAN. 1886——22 APRIL 1980). This great revolutionary was born on 14 January 1886 in village Mugowal in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab. His father was Harnam Das and mother, Arti. His father was engaged in leather work. He got primary education from a sage (sadhu) and then he was admitted to a school but was not allowed inside the classroom because he was real Indian and not a so-called upper caste. By hearing the teacher from outside, he continued his schoolings. At that time, the event of Jalianwala Bagh took place where the Dalits & OBCs were assembled under the leadership of Natthu Dhobi (according to Surajpal Chauhan) and were brutally murdered by the British under the direction of caste Hindu leaders. This event shocked the youths and they started joining independent revolutionary parties like Gadar Party, Hindustan Peoples’ Liberation Army and Bharat Navjawan Sabha etc. Mangu Ram also joined the Gadar Party and visited Los Angeles, Manila, Germany and other countries to free India from the clutches of the British colonialism. In 1925, he came back to India and when he went to the temple of Madurai, he was not allowed to enter because he was a real Indian (original inhabitant of India). This experience changed his mind and he escalated a strong agitation against Hinduism. His Remarkable Works and Victories: He collected the ideas of Kabir, Ravidas and other real Indian saints to inspire the real Indians and get rid of their slavery & untouchability imposed by the caste Hindus. He named his movement, The Adi Dharam Movement (Ancient Religion Movement). He started this movement in 1926. He also started a primary school in a village to educate the real Indians. This movement became a medium of progress for the real Indians and its central office was opened in Jalandhar. He also started a weekly newspaper in Punjabi and Urdu, which was published from Jalandhar. The movement became so strong under his dynamic leadership that the real Indians (Outcasts) of Punjab and other states denounced the Hindu religion and mentioned their religion as Adi-Hindu in the census of 1931. He got special right from the British by adding Ad Dharm to the Census list as a separate religion of the Depressed Classes in Punjab in 1931. His struggle and ideas has a very significant place in Babasaheb Ambedkar’s literature. He submitted charter of demands before the Simon Commission and Franchise Committee in 1928 and 1929 respectively. As a result, the population of Hindus decreased drastically and the arya samajists became very disappointed and frustrated. He continued his movement and also contributed to the movement of Swami Achhutanand (Adi Hindu Movement), the movement of Dr. Babsaheb Ambedkar and other contemporary movements. His Relation with Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mr. Gandhi: He stood like a rock with Dr. Ambedkar. During Dr. Ambedkar's fight with Mr. Gandhi at the Roundtable Conferences in London (1930-32) Babuji sent telegrams in support of the former as the leader of the untouchables in India against the latter (Mr. Gandhi). In 1932 the communal award was announced by the British Government. Mr. Gandhi (well known as Anti-Dalit and Anti-Democratic personality) started hunger strike against the rights of real Indians in Poona. At the same time, Babu Mangu Ram understood the crafty maneuver of Mr. Gandhi and started hunger strike against Mr. Gandhi in Jalandhar and lakhs of Adi-Dharamis gathered in support of him. But the Casteist Media never captured this Big and Significant Event and Babasaheb Ambedkar came under pressure from all sides forcing him to finally sign the Poona Pact in 1932---the greatest betrayal done in Indian History for the Outcasts. Babu Mangu Ram was highly disappointed when Dr. Ambedkar signed the suicidal pact (Poona Pact). After that, he continued with his struggles for the real Indians (Mulnivasis) with respectable political, social and religious activities. In 1937, His Ad-Dharam won 7 out of all the 8 reserved seats in Punjab. In 1946, Babu Mangu Ram was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly and remained in legislature till 1952. He also founded many Career Help Centers to help the unemployed youths. After a long period of the service to mankind, Venerable Babu Mangu Ramji passed away on 22 April 1980. Jai Bhim! Dated: 14th Jan. 2009, JNU, New Delhi-67
PROGRAMME
14 JAN. 2009
A Talk in Memory of Babu Mangu Ram on the Topic
“Outcaste Indian Masses and Mulnivasi Identity in Reference of Colonial Period”
Speaker: GAIL OMVEDT
(A noted American born Sociologist, Scholar and Human Rights Activists)
Venue and Time : Chandrabhaga Hostel Mess (9:00 PM Sharp)
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Saturday, January 3, 2009

WOMEN'S LIBERATION DAY (3rd JAN.)

WOMEN’S LIBERATION DAY (03rd JAN.)

Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule was born on 3rd January 1831 in OBC Mali (gardener) caste in Pune (Maharashtra). She is real ideal of liberation of Indian women, who is the first female teacher, first woman educationist, the first poet and the foremost emancipator of women in Indian History. She has written five books which reflect her humanitarian approach against patriarchal caste system. She was the first modern Indian women who destroyed traditional and patriarchal brahmanical social order.

Adopting teaching as a social duty, the champion Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule continued to impart education not only to attract women towards rational education but also to emancipate them from the brahmanical mental slavery. As we know that, since twelve hundred years, Indian society has been governed by Manusmriti, Vedas, Ramayana, Mahabharata and Bhagwad Geeta etc. These scriptures consider women as outcaste, source of sorrow, disgusted, a commodity which can be sold and purchased, and a gateway to hell. In RigVeda, woman is considered as dukh ki khaan (source of sorrow), in Mahabharata women were used to keep as a stake in gamble what Pandva’s did with their wife, Dhropdi. In Ramayana the so called Maryada Purshyottam Ram kicked out his pregnant wife Sita from his palace, and in Bhagwad Geeta, self claimed God, Krishna calls women as narak ka dwar (a gateway to hell). Thus, these brahmanical texts made women condition worse than the Shudras. According to Manusmriti, when women begins to pursue education by breaking brahmanical social order (Caste System) that would be Kaliyuga (the Degraded Era).

For the first time in Indian history, in the mid 19th century Savitribai Phule rose against this conspiracy of suppression and politics of sidelining women which was the root cause of the continuation of the Indian women’s mental slavery. She boldly attacked the so called brahmins, who prevented all the non-brahmins from having access to the avenues of knowledge. She denounced them by calling them cheats and hypocrites. She organized the untouchables and women to lead the Anti-caste movement with the help of her husband, Rashtrapita Jyotirao Phule. In 1851, she opened first school for the untouchables and women in Indian history with the purpose of educating all women, irrespective of the caste to which a particular woman belonged. Getting annoyed with her efforts of women liberation, caste Hindus held a campaign against her and even demolished her house. With her husband, she revolted against the priesthood hegemony and the system of brahminical supremacy (Caste System) with a deep sense of commitment in all spheres of life. Her activities were not confined to education alone; she also strived to emancipate women from the evils of the society like sati pratha, child marriage, etc and supported widow remarriage and propagated inter-caste marriage. These problems were existing mostly in the Brahmin women and other caste Hindus, but Savitribai Phule fought for their liberation too. Widow pregnancy and illegitimate children was a major problem in Brahmin community, and to deal with this she established “the House for Illegitimate Children and their Mothers” which shows her humanitarian approach towards all human beings.

Distortion of Real History by Manu-Minded Writers: This memorable Women Liberation Day which is celebrated in memory of Savitribai Phule’s birth anniversary is not recognized by the people of patriarchal mind set. This insincerity is not odd for Depressed majority masses as they know that history is always written by those who are in power, the real players are always kept as subjects of darkness and non-recognition in the mainstream literature. It is a bitter truth that this Manu-Laden society never accepts the contribution of backward class women and men heroes in Indian society. It can be said that all literature and history is nothing but documents of so called heroic saga of patriarchal greed and brahmanical value-less values with absolutely no mention of the contribution of Backward Class women like Savitribai Phule, Jhalkaribai, Ahilyabai Holkar and Uda Devi etc. These reactionaries never remember the revolutionary role played by Savitribai Phule who dared to break patriarchal caste system. In this Manu-Laden society, the history of Bahujans (who are real claimant of power in democracy) is being shadowed deliberately. This is a well planned conspiracy to suppress women and backward communities so as to prevent them from any kind of awareness in education among them and make them the victims in the absence of the power of knowledge. Therefore, it is our duty to follow our greatest ancestor Babasaheb Dr. Ambedkar’s guideline in which he said "those who forgets history, cannot create history." Hence, it is a clear guideline to dig out hidden history to debunk the face of Manu-Minded writers in general and historians in particular of the ruling class to build confidence and self respect among the underprivileged.

In Indian history, Savitribai Phule is the tallest ideal female character to be followed by the depressed and backward majority masses. It is the conspiracy of Manuvadi ideals to keep the contribution of Savitribai Phule under carpet so that the depressed and backward masses should not get enlightened and remain as mental slaves by worshipping unqualified Saraswati as a source of

education. If this is not so, then where had she studied? Why does Saraswati never speak even about the need to give education to women? How is it that the so called source of education herself is an illiterate woman!! In real sense, the contribution of Saraswati vidhya ki devi (goddess of education) is nothing, and it is a pity that our educated student community follows it blindly!!!

In year 2007, so called Leftist, Rightist and other brahminical organizations celebrated 1857 mutiny on grand level and they focused on Jhansi ki rani, Lakshimibai because she was from the so called upper caste and they don’t want to remember Savitribai Phule. In the same manner, Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan’s birth anniversary is celebrated as ‘Teachers Day’ who favoured Varna and Caste system but these so called progressive ideoideologists don’t celebrate Savitribai’s birth anniversary, who is the first female teacher and opened first women school. Krantijoti Savitribai Phule well understood the importance of education, usually stressed priority of the women education

(including Brahmin women) she believed that woman can liberate two families firstly in which she is born and secondly, after marriage the family of her in-laws. From her work, one can comprehend that she was true and practical in her deeds, not merely rhetoric like present chatter box feminist intellectuals who speak a lot but do nothing. Her husband Jyotirao Phule created an example at his home by educating her and opened a girls' school in August 1848. No teacher dared to work because of the social pressure, under such circumstances, Rashtrapita Phule asked his wife to teach the girls in this school. Many times stones, brickbats, and dung were thrown at her but she kept on teaching them. She used to carry two Saries with herself when she was on her way to teach in the school because people used to throw cow dung on her. Seeing the growing awareness among the depressed & backward masses, reactionary Brahmin leader like B. G Tilak, Vishnushstri Chiplunkar, and other so called nationalist leader became angry and began a vicious campaign against them, but Savitribai and Jotirao Phule damned it and continued with their work to achieve the goal of casteless society.

Savitribai and Jotirao Phule’s caravan was later on carried forward by their great successor, Babasaheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar. His efforts to liberate women can be seen in many provisions incorporated in the Indian Constitution and his struggle to pass Hindu Code Bill in 1951 in Indian parliament to bring women in various fields which was shattered by the Congress Party’s parliamentarians and other similar mindset people. It was the efforts of Savitribai Phule, because of which the women are getting opportunity to participate in various fields. Even in the 21st century, women are still struggling against patriarchal caste system to achieve their rights. Thus, it is a need of the modern era to follow the path of Savitribai to create a casteless society where men and women would be equal.

With this message we salute the great Krantijyoti!

Jai Bhim! Dated: 3rd January 2009, JNU, New Delhi-67

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