Topic: Casteism in India

A great moment in the history of Dalit and Muslim relations has suffered another serious setback.

“Towards love, especially towards love between people of different religion and caste, relatives and society maintain enmity and fear. Often the systems like police and court protect this.” KK Baburaj, Dalit writer and activist said.

"This is a far more gruesome incident than Una. In Una, the victims were beaten up and humiliated. Whereas, here a man lost his life amidst caste violence... The government of Gujarat has still not learned from its past mistakes," Mr Mevani wrote on Facebook

'I am that which you refuse to see, that which you refuse to acknowledge. I am angry when I am told that I am unwanted, that I am being neglected'

Regardless of the 40 plus year history of Left/Progressive culture, intimidating Bahujan’s is the saga of Progressive “Debate and Dissent” JNU!! For the Bahujan activists who exist in JNU as students, the question or the existential crisis is “Can the Bahujan walk freely in the Progressive Island called JNU?”

Now, it has been 15 years since this tragic incident occurred and still the Adivasi communities of Kerala are being denied of basic rights such as land, education, and health. The progressive society of Kerala has conveniently forgotten the struggle lead by the Adivasi communities to secure their basic rights and the progressive Government has turned a deaf ear to the existential issues faced by the Adivasis.