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On February 13 2023, an 18 year old Dalit student committed suicide in Mumbai, India. Darshan Solanki, a 1st year BTech student at IIT Bombay jumped to his death from the 7th floor of his hostel. Students at IIT Bombay, who have been closely tracking the circumstances behind
his suicide, and the general alienation that Bahujan students face – more specifically those belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes – say that Solanki’s death is an “institutional murder”. One alumna, who knew Solanki even before he joined IIT,has claimed
social media that Solanki had been struggling with caste discrimination. Darshan's family reported that the behaviour of the high-caste hindu students towards him changed as soon as they became aware of his Dalit background, and that they misbehaved with him because of his caste.
Since 2018, @joyopal and a team of researchers studied Twitter discourse by Indian public figures. They found how BJP succeeded in cultivating goodwill among a large number of them using a carrot-and-stick approach. A thread.
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Compared to their US counterparts, Indian sportspersons seldom take positions on political and social issues. When they do, it’s often to endorse the PM or the government’s initiatives. The Twitter activity spikes most on PM Modi's birthday. 
Two-thirds of the defence-related accounts examined showed a moderate to strong bias towards the BJP. This included military veteran, defence experts and journalists.
A school teacher in Kannur, #Kerala Md. Faisal Mechery (52) has been arrested on charges of sexually abusing 26 girls of a school.
The number of cases are likely to go up.
#Mindset #SourceBook #RapeJihad
#RapeJijadActOfTerrorism #RapistMullahs #HangTheRapists #RapistInChief
The number of cases are likely to go up.
#Mindset #SourceBook #RapeJihad
#RapeJijadActOfTerrorism #RapistMullahs #HangTheRapists #RapistInChief
#UP: Mohammad Rizwan & Zulqarnain arrested for gang raping a 15-year-old deaf & mute #Dalit girl in Bachhrawan area of Rae Bareli district
They had even threatened the minor girl, to not lodge a complaint
#Mindset #mindsetmatters #SourceBook #RapeJihad #RapeJihadActOfTerrorism
They had even threatened the minor girl, to not lodge a complaint
#Mindset #mindsetmatters #SourceBook #RapeJihad #RapeJihadActOfTerrorism
#UP: Mohammad Nazim (25) and Mohammad Zahid (24) arrested for gang raping a 15 year old girl in Muradnagar, Ghaziabad
Both the criminals have confessed to their crimes, and the victim's medical examination has also confirmed the sexual assault
#Mindset #mindsetmatters #RapeJihad
Both the criminals have confessed to their crimes, and the victim's medical examination has also confirmed the sexual assault
#Mindset #mindsetmatters #RapeJihad
பிராமண உயிர்கள்
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முந்தாநாள் ஜேஎன்யூ வளாகத்தில் சுவர்களில் பிராமணர்களுக்கு எதிரான வாசகங்கள் காணப்பட்டன. 'பிராமணர்களே இந்தியாவை விட்டு வெளியேறுங்கள்' 'பிராமண, பனியாக்களே உங்களைத் தேடி வருகிறோம்', 'பழி வாங்கியே தீருவோம்' போன்ற வாசகங்கள் கொண்ட சுவர்கள் சமூக ஊடகங்களை அலங்கரித்தன.
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முந்தாநாள் ஜேஎன்யூ வளாகத்தில் சுவர்களில் பிராமணர்களுக்கு எதிரான வாசகங்கள் காணப்பட்டன. 'பிராமணர்களே இந்தியாவை விட்டு வெளியேறுங்கள்' 'பிராமண, பனியாக்களே உங்களைத் தேடி வருகிறோம்', 'பழி வாங்கியே தீருவோம்' போன்ற வாசகங்கள் கொண்ட சுவர்கள் சமூக ஊடகங்களை அலங்கரித்தன.
விளைவு, நேற்று #BrahminLivesMatter என்ற ஹேஷ்டேக் உலா வந்து மதியத்துக்குள் டிவிட்டரில் முன்னணியில் டிரெண்டிங் ஆனது. இந்த ஹேஷ்டேக் ஒரிஜினல் இல்லை. அமெரிக்காவில் அப்பாவி கறுப்பர்கள் போலீசாரால் கொலையுறுவதை கண்டிக்க துவங்கப்பட்ட #BlackLivesMatter ஹேஷ்டேக்கின் உல்டாதான்.
சிலர் இன்னும் ஒரு படி மேலே போய் 'பிராமணர்கள் இந்தியாவின் யூதர்கள்' என்று பதிவுகள் இடத் துவங்கி விட்டார்கள்.
எந்த ஒரு உயிரும் பறிக்கப்படக் கூடாது என்பதில் நம்மில் பெரும்பாலானோருக்கு மாற்றுக் கருத்து இருக்காது.
எந்த ஒரு உயிரும் பறிக்கப்படக் கூடாது என்பதில் நம்மில் பெரும்பாலானோருக்கு மாற்றுக் கருத்து இருக்காது.
This incidence from #Dalit archives is clear indicator why #EWSQuota survived.
In 1902, one Govind Mukunda #Mahar in Ahmednagar dared to take water from a waterbody used by Savarna Hindus. The Savarna Hindus filed a criminal case against Govind Mahar before the magistrate.
In 1902, one Govind Mukunda #Mahar in Ahmednagar dared to take water from a waterbody used by Savarna Hindus. The Savarna Hindus filed a criminal case against Govind Mahar before the magistrate.
#Mahar people had somehow awakened. They protested to the government and also set up a fund to fight Govind Mahar's case before the magistrate. But, Govind Mahar was convicted by the then magistrate of Ahmednagar, Mr. Bapu Hari Godbole, a Brahmin by caste. #BrahminicalSupremacy
#triggerwarning ⚠️
அங்கன்வாடியில் பயின்று வந்த மூன்று வயது தலித் சிறுவனின் அந்தரங்க உறுப்புகளை தீக்குச்சியை பயன்படுத்தி எரித்துள்ளார் உதவி ஆசிரியை ராஷ்மி, கர்நாடகாவில் உள்ள தும்கூர் மாவட்டம் சிக்கநாயக்கனஹள்ளி தாலுகாவில் உள்ள கோடேகெரே கிராமத்தில் உள்ள
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அங்கன்வாடியில் பயின்று வந்த மூன்று வயது தலித் சிறுவனின் அந்தரங்க உறுப்புகளை தீக்குச்சியை பயன்படுத்தி எரித்துள்ளார் உதவி ஆசிரியை ராஷ்மி, கர்நாடகாவில் உள்ள தும்கூர் மாவட்டம் சிக்கநாயக்கனஹள்ளி தாலுகாவில் உள்ள கோடேகெரே கிராமத்தில் உள்ள
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அங்கன்வாடி மையத்தில் ஒரு வாரத்திற்கு முன்பு நடந்தது இது.
கடந்த 15 நாட்களுக்கு முன்பு கர்ப்பப்பை வாய் புற்றுநோயால் அக்குழந்தை தனது தாயை இழந்தது. அவரது தந்தையும் பாட்டியும் குழந்தையை கவனித்து வந்தனர். பாதிக்கப்பட்ட குழந்தைக்கு
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கடந்த 15 நாட்களுக்கு முன்பு கர்ப்பப்பை வாய் புற்றுநோயால் அக்குழந்தை தனது தாயை இழந்தது. அவரது தந்தையும் பாட்டியும் குழந்தையை கவனித்து வந்தனர். பாதிக்கப்பட்ட குழந்தைக்கு
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6 ஆம் வகுப்பு படிக்கும் ஒரு மூத்த உடன்பிறப்பும் உள்ளார். குழந்தையின் பெற்றோர் சிக்மகளூரில் உள்ள ஒரு காபி எஸ்டேட்டில் பல ஆண்டுகளாக வேலை செய்து வந்தனர்.
குற்றம் சாட்டப்பட்ட ராஷ்மி மீது போலீஸ் வழக்கு எதுவும் பதிவு செய்யப்படாமல் இருந்தது.
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குற்றம் சாட்டப்பட்ட ராஷ்மி மீது போலீஸ் வழக்கு எதுவும் பதிவு செய்யப்படாமல் இருந்தது.
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How to be an ally to Dalit rights in India instead of performing allyship, a short 🧵 As a savarna woman academic, I have found myself ill-equipped in showing solidarity to annihilation-of-caste movements. My approach to doing better has been research+listen+amplify Dalit voices.
Here are some readings/movements that have been educational to me, given my own intellectual interests and political commitments.
Safai Karamchari Andolan is a Dalit-led organisation that works to end manual scavenging, a caste-based occupation safaikarmachariandolan.org/crisis
Safai Karamchari Andolan is a Dalit-led organisation that works to end manual scavenging, a caste-based occupation safaikarmachariandolan.org/crisis
This list in @thecaravanindia of Dalit writing is an excellent starting place to educate oneself: caravanmagazine.in/books/twelve-b…
విశాఖపట్నంలో ఇటీవల మరణించిన డాక్టర్ సుధాకర్ గారికి నివాళులర్పించి,కుటుంబ సభ్యులను పరామర్శించాను. ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ లో అంబేద్కర్ గారి రాజ్యాంగం అమలు కావడం లేదు. రాజారెడ్డి రాజ్యాంగం అమలవుతోంది. రాష్ట్రంలో దళితులకు రక్షణ లేదు.(1/5)
#DalitLivesMatter
#DalitLivesMatter
జగన్ రెడ్డి దళితులను,దళిత మేధావులను వెంటాడి,వేధించి,చంపేస్తున్నాడు. ఆయన సీఎం జగన్ రెడ్డి కాదు శాడిస్ట్ జగన్ రెడ్డి. దళిత డాక్టర్ సుధాకర్ గారిది ముమ్మాటికీ ప్రభుత్వ హత్యే. ఎంతో మంది ప్రాణాలు కాపాడిన ఒక గొప్ప డాక్టర్ ని శాడిస్ట్ @ysjagan బలితీసుకున్నాడు.(2/5)
#DalitLivesMatter
#DalitLivesMatter
డాక్టర్ సుధాకర్ గారు మాస్క్ ఇవ్వమని అడిగినందుకు ఈ శాడిస్ట్ ప్రభుత్వం ఆయన పై కక్ష కట్టింది. నడి రోడ్డు పై పడేసి చేతులు వెనక్కి విరిచి వేధించారు.పిచ్చోడనే ముద్ర వేసారు.డాక్టర్ సుధాకర్ కేసులో కుట్ర కోణం ఉందని సీబీఐ హై కోర్టుకి నివేదిక అందజేసింది.(3/5)
#DalitLivesMatter
#DalitLivesMatter
@craziebawa hey upper caste Boss, I saw your video mocking oppressed community by making fun of Doctor entered through quota!
You have also mocked specially abled doctors who are serving humanity.
I scored 92% in my 12th and had 1494 rank in CET and I got through quota.
You have also mocked specially abled doctors who are serving humanity.
I scored 92% in my 12th and had 1494 rank in CET and I got through quota.
I have been treating Covid-19 patients free of cost through online and tele consultations.
And I have their thanks note on their successful recovery!
BTW you should know why anyone had to be stand up comic.
The stand up comic mocks the ills of the society, not upholds ills.
And I have their thanks note on their successful recovery!
BTW you should know why anyone had to be stand up comic.
The stand up comic mocks the ills of the society, not upholds ills.
For example despite of being doctor I was rejected for marriage by my girlfriend's family because of my caste identity.
Despite of being doctor I was badly treated by upper caste men at his home.
I used to enter into canals, gutters to pick up the cricket balls so that upper
Despite of being doctor I was badly treated by upper caste men at his home.
I used to enter into canals, gutters to pick up the cricket balls so that upper
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कुछ हफ्ते पहले, दिल्ली के सराय काले खां में बाल्मिकी बस्ती में मारपीट होती है, बहुजनो के साथ, उनके जान माल नुकसान किया जाता है असमाजिक तत्वों द्वारा, लेकिन एक भी जो अपने आप बहुजन हितेषी बोलते हैं वो मठाधीश इस मामले कोई कार्यवाही या मदद के...
#DalitLivesMatter
कुछ हफ्ते पहले, दिल्ली के सराय काले खां में बाल्मिकी बस्ती में मारपीट होती है, बहुजनो के साथ, उनके जान माल नुकसान किया जाता है असमाजिक तत्वों द्वारा, लेकिन एक भी जो अपने आप बहुजन हितेषी बोलते हैं वो मठाधीश इस मामले कोई कार्यवाही या मदद के...
#DalitLivesMatter
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लिए आगे नहीं आते, उनके मुंह से चू तक नहीं निकलती, अभी भी वो मठाधीश मुंह पर टैप लगा कर बैठे हैं, लेकिन मैं बोलुगा, खुल कर बोलुंगा, जिन्होंने ये तबाही मचाई है उन कड़ी से कड़ी कार्यवाही होनी चाहिए, और जो बहुजन के नाम पर ट्विटर अकाउंट खोल कर बैठे हैं, और दल बना के बैठें....
लिए आगे नहीं आते, उनके मुंह से चू तक नहीं निकलती, अभी भी वो मठाधीश मुंह पर टैप लगा कर बैठे हैं, लेकिन मैं बोलुगा, खुल कर बोलुंगा, जिन्होंने ये तबाही मचाई है उन कड़ी से कड़ी कार्यवाही होनी चाहिए, और जो बहुजन के नाम पर ट्विटर अकाउंट खोल कर बैठे हैं, और दल बना के बैठें....
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हैं उनसे भी कहुंगा कि आप उस बस्ती में जाइए या ट्विटर पर लिखिए उनके पक्ष में, नहीं तों कोई फायदा नहीं है आपके बहुजन दल या कोई सेना बनाने का अगर बहुजन समाज के काम हीं नहीं आता वो दल!!
हैं उनसे भी कहुंगा कि आप उस बस्ती में जाइए या ट्विटर पर लिखिए उनके पक्ष में, नहीं तों कोई फायदा नहीं है आपके बहुजन दल या कोई सेना बनाने का अगर बहुजन समाज के काम हीं नहीं आता वो दल!!
Dear @meenaharris , Your claim of being Hindu is false and irreligious. According to Agama, Smritis and Shastras you have to have a caste to be a Hindu. Your grand father, father and husband all are black. Like MLK, you are “untouchable.” Don’t interfere in our internal matters.
Caste is endogenous & hereditary transmitted. You just can’t acquire a caste. You born in it. It’s based on patriarchal linage. We are not interested in your grand mother’s caste. That’s inconsequential. As we can’t place you in any caste groups, hence you are not Hindu. Period.
Here is a story of my Father,who spent almost half of his life fighting against casteism
I am sharing one major story which happened with him & the story which haunted us for many years and now I can say a success story!
(That's my favourite picture with him during convocation)
I am sharing one major story which happened with him & the story which haunted us for many years and now I can say a success story!
(That's my favourite picture with him during convocation)
My Dad after finishing his degree (B.Sc and B.Ed) in late 60s joined as high school master in Itagi and in Ghataprabha ( both in Belagavi district and were near his hometown)
During school trip to western ghats and coastal Karnataka, he was mesmerized by the
During school trip to western ghats and coastal Karnataka, he was mesmerized by the
Beauty of Western Ghats! So he decided to settle in Western Ghats area and started looking for job.
He got to know that Yellapur semi government High school is having vacancy of science master, so he applied for it.
He had one small exam and an interview which he did
He got to know that Yellapur semi government High school is having vacancy of science master, so he applied for it.
He had one small exam and an interview which he did
Arvind Murti welcomes the speakers and sathis to the Uttar Pradesh #WeShallSpeak meet.
Prerana Kala Manch from Varanasi invokes the revolutionary spirit of people's struggles through the song-
Mashalen le kar chalna hai
Jab tak raat baaki hai!
(We shall walk with flaming torches, till there is dark in the world)
Mashalen le kar chalna hai
Jab tak raat baaki hai!
(We shall walk with flaming torches, till there is dark in the world)
@meeracomposes Meera speaking about the 'We Shall Speak' campaign that has been going on for about a month.
The campaign brings to the front state repression and people's movements in the situation of economic crisis and covid-19.
The campaign brings to the front state repression and people's movements in the situation of economic crisis and covid-19.
#Thread Top 5 states with the higest Crimes & atrocities against Dalits:
1) UP-11829
2) Rajasthan- 6794
3) Bihar- 6544
4) Madhya Pradesh- 5300
5) Maharashtra- 2150
Data compiled by @DalitRights
#DalitLivesMatter
1) UP-11829
2) Rajasthan- 6794
3) Bihar- 6544
4) Madhya Pradesh- 5300
5) Maharashtra- 2150
Data compiled by @DalitRights
#DalitLivesMatter
In this country cows 🐄 are given more protection than #dalits ! 10 dalit women are sexually assaulted within 24 hours! If this data does not shock you then what will lets #castoutcaste before its too late #DalitLivesMatter
Manual scavenging - a blot on humanity! More than 95% of manual scavengers are women! #CastOutCaste because Dalits Rights are Human Rights!
#DalitLivesMatter @PriyankaSamy
#DalitLivesMatter @PriyankaSamy
A bouquet of powerful essays by #Dalit women writers. All of them wrote from the trenches, from an embattled zone. A whole experiential domain opening up, always enlightening, disturbing the received opinion, challenging the old discourse, enriching, humbling.
#DalitLivesMatter
#DalitLivesMatter
That striking cover art, deeply personal, contemporary, yet adorned by the old nature motifs, is by Dalit artist Malvika Raj. She works with, breaks and extends the Madhubani idiom, giving us powerful art. Some iconic images -- Savitribai, Ambedkar, Buddha -- partner the essays.
Malvika's art offers a perfect visual realisation of the world the essays weave: bustling with moral urgency, coping with trauma with a deeply introspective wisdom, and most off all a desire and commitment to write an as-yet unwritten history. @caselchris1 writes the lead essay.
People calling for a hindu nation should know how the hindu nation in the past looked like for the lower castes especially dalits.
When Maratha empire reached its epitome and the dream of a hindu rashtra was almost becoming real.
The Peshwas were the real rulers of the empire.
When Maratha empire reached its epitome and the dream of a hindu rashtra was almost becoming real.
The Peshwas were the real rulers of the empire.
The Peshwas were Brahmins of a particularly orthodox bent & infamous for their brutality against dalits & other lower castes.
The Mahars a low caste community were made to tie brooms behind their backs to wipe out their footprints & pots on their necks to collect their spit.
The Mahars a low caste community were made to tie brooms behind their backs to wipe out their footprints & pots on their necks to collect their spit.
Although the first Maratha ruler, Shivaji, freely recruited Mahars in his army, two centuries later, by the time of the Peshwas, the status of Mahars was lower than ever.
The Mahars were forbidden to move in public spaces and punished atrociously for disrespecting regulations.
The Mahars were forbidden to move in public spaces and punished atrociously for disrespecting regulations.
The Verma Committee - "there is considerable evidence that death penalty was not a deterrence to serious crimes)". #ImplementVermaCommittee recommendations - life imprisonment for rapists!!
#Nomorerapes
#DalitLivesMatter
#HatrasCase
#Nomorerapes
#DalitLivesMatter
#HatrasCase
Almost 46,000 cases were registered for crimes against SCs in 2019. #ImplementVermaCommittee #NoMoreRapes
#DalitLivesMatter
#Dalitwomenlivesmatter
#HathrasCase
#DalitLivesMatter
#Dalitwomenlivesmatter
#HathrasCase
In 2019, a rape case was reported every 17 minutes but this is a massive undercount! Most cases against #Dalit #Adivasi #Muslim women do not even get reported.
#IndiaRapePandemic
#DalitLivesMatter
#HathrasCase
#ImplementVermaCommittee
#IndiaRapePandemic
#DalitLivesMatter
#HathrasCase
#ImplementVermaCommittee
This sketch has been made by painter Ankit Santra to highlight the barbaric banana republic that this country has turned into Bakths.
#dalitlivesmatter
#SmashBrahmanicalPatriarchy
#nojusticenopeace
#NoJusticeNoPeaceProsecuteThePolice
#dalitlivesmatter
#SmashBrahmanicalPatriarchy
#nojusticenopeace
#NoJusticeNoPeaceProsecuteThePolice
Bhakts as they are famously known, have mass reported this sketch claiming that their religious sentiments were hurt. And Fascist Facebook promptly took it down, like the good lapdog it is
#dalitlivesmatter
#SmashBrahmanicalPatriarchy
#nojusticenopeace
#NoJusticeNoPeaceProsecute
#dalitlivesmatter
#SmashBrahmanicalPatriarchy
#nojusticenopeace
#NoJusticeNoPeaceProsecute
We shall keep reposting this each time it is taken down. Each time a woman has to bear the brunt of Brahmanical Patriarchy. For all the dalit women for whom this Ram Rajya is nothing but an endless persecution.
#dalitlivesmatter
#SmashBrahmanicalPatriarchy
#nojusticenopeace
#dalitlivesmatter
#SmashBrahmanicalPatriarchy
#nojusticenopeace
Here is the thread for Protests Against the Caste Oppression and the Sexual Assaults from all over INDIA 🇮🇳 on 2nd October 2020 (02.10.2020)
#JusticeForIndiasDaughters
The threat of the pandemic is still very real. So if you can't go that's okay.
Just Amplify!
#JusticeForIndiasDaughters
The threat of the pandemic is still very real. So if you can't go that's okay.
Just Amplify!
Get over your numbness and get on to the streets, a pandemic is scary but the current situation this country and especially the women of this country are going through is much more scarier.
Time: 5 PM | 02.10.2020
Location : India Gate
A call by Concerned Citizens of India
Time: 5 PM | 02.10.2020
Location : India Gate
A call by Concerned Citizens of India
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This was the placard I held at the protest today. A woman stops her vehicle in the middle of the road and asks me why I am mentioning the Dalit caste of the victim. I say the victim was r*ped because she was a Dalit, hence it is important to point out the victim's caste 1/n
This was the placard I held at the protest today. A woman stops her vehicle in the middle of the road and asks me why I am mentioning the Dalit caste of the victim. I say the victim was r*ped because she was a Dalit, hence it is important to point out the victim's caste 1/n
She then argues that a woman was r*ped, that is all there is to mention. She then says why am I saying #DalitLivesMatter when women of all castes are the victims. I try explaining how caste plays a role in the dehumanization of Dalit women, just like their gender does too 2/n
A gender activist joins the conversation and says she herself is a Brahmin yet stands for Dalit women because they are not only the victims of patriarchy but of the caste system as well. She further explains how this particular crime was committed by UC Thakurs on a Dalit 3/n
I have documented a thread on Cow vigilante violence in India. @UNHumanRights must keep a watch on it that how in a country who itself is the biggest exporter of Beef 'Al Kabeer' Kills innocent muslims & Dalits in name of Beef eating.(1/n)
Thread:
Thread:
14 August 2014,Haryana:Muslim meat sellers beaten up in Delhi border.
23 August 2014Pumpwell,Karnataka:Three men were transporting 13 cattle when a drunk mob attacked them.
7 October 2014,Gujarat:Alleged cow slaughter; Police and Muslims clashed.
(2/n)
23 August 2014Pumpwell,Karnataka:Three men were transporting 13 cattle when a drunk mob attacked them.
7 October 2014,Gujarat:Alleged cow slaughter; Police and Muslims clashed.
(2/n)
8 October 2014,Bihar:Rumors of beef related issue on the occasion of Bakr-Eid that led to communal tension.
11 October 2014,Bihar:Following rumors of a severed cow head being found at a temple across the town communal tension arises in Kishanganj.
(3/n)
11 October 2014,Bihar:Following rumors of a severed cow head being found at a temple across the town communal tension arises in Kishanganj.
(3/n)
State of California sues Cisco and two Indian origin employees for caste discrimination in USA [Read Lawsuit] @Cisco @CiscoSecurity #Casteim_In_Cisco #cisco
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The Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has filed a lawsuit in the Federal District Court of Northern District of California alleging caste discrimination on the part of Cisco and two of its Indian origin employees @CAgovernor
The suit alleges that a Dalit employee at the IT company (referred to as John Doe) was discriminated against by two of his fellow Indian origin colleagues, Sundar Iyer and Ramana Kompella beginning in November 2016.
@Cisco #Casteim_In_Cisco #DalitLivesMatter
@Cisco #Casteim_In_Cisco #DalitLivesMatter
Thread
1/7.
#GeorgeFloyd's murder exposes the dark underbelly of US that has abrogated on itself the right to export democracy abroad -Iraq,Afghanistan,etc. This self proclaimed harbinger of world peace perpetuates systemic injustice against blacks at home.
#BlackLivesMatter
1/7.
#GeorgeFloyd's murder exposes the dark underbelly of US that has abrogated on itself the right to export democracy abroad -Iraq,Afghanistan,etc. This self proclaimed harbinger of world peace perpetuates systemic injustice against blacks at home.
#BlackLivesMatter
2/7, It shows little has changed in US over decades. But we in India, the self-proclaimed world's largest democracy, shouldn't be surprised. We have a Constitution that promises equality to all irrespective of caste & religion, but our system denies it everyday.
#blacklivesmatter
#blacklivesmatter
3/7. George Floyd's murder reminds me most of Pehlu Khan, Akhlaq, Tabrez Ansari, Alimuddin Ansari. In India, lynching of Muslims has become so normalized that it doesn't even lead to outrage anymore. Its openly celebrated& murderers are garlanded by ministers.
#MuslimLivesMatter
#MuslimLivesMatter
Who is paying the price for #intercaste marriages in India? And why is this being touted as an anti-caste strategy? Questions and Thoughts.
Disclaimer: Twitter is obviously not a great place for nuance, but I'm going to try.
Disclaimer: Twitter is obviously not a great place for nuance, but I'm going to try.
Also note that I'm not against #intercaste marriages. Ideally, we should all get married to whomever we please as long as they are an adult and are consenting. If you conclude that I'm casteist or pro-endogamy from any of my tweets, it's on you.
Let's first understand that not all intercaste marriages are problematic to India's casteist society. Many #intercaste savarna couples lead happy lives while telling the world how progressive their families are. Their weddings are pretty fun too...
