Manusmriti Dahan Divas is highly relevant in today’s context of Brahminical ideas gaining mainstream fervour: of who deserves to own, live and prosper in this land.
89 yrs ago Babasaheb started this tradition in hopes of creating social reform.
And where are we today?
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89 yrs ago Babasaheb started this tradition in hopes of creating social reform.
And where are we today?
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A crime is committed against a Dalit every 15 minutes. Every day 6 Dalit women are raped. NCRB figures showed anti-Dalit crimes rose by 25 percent over the decade to 2016.
We are a LONG way from fulfilling Babasaheb’S dreams.
newindianexpress.com/magazine/2019/…
We are a LONG way from fulfilling Babasaheb’S dreams.
newindianexpress.com/magazine/2019/…
While it is impossible to point out every reported instance, I am putting together a thread of crimes committed directly due to the entitlement and upper caste garbage that is fuelled and promoted as a result of the Manusmriti.
Feel free to comment with more cases you find.
Feel free to comment with more cases you find.
Dalit man attacked for sitting cross legged in front of upper caste Hindus.
indiatoday.in/crime/story/ta…
indiatoday.in/crime/story/ta…
Dalit man burnt alive for being in a consensual relationship with an upper caste woman.
hindustantimes.com/india-news/kil…
hindustantimes.com/india-news/kil…
Police register cases on Adivasis who were beaten up over alleged cow slaughter, while the mob that beat them runs free.
thewire.in/rights/jharkha…
thewire.in/rights/jharkha…
Doctor driven to suicide on account of casteist discrimination by upper caste colleagues.
thewire.in/rights/dr-paya…
thewire.in/rights/dr-paya…
