One day in the life of Hindystopi
Shiva Shankar
'... Our understanding of their deaths (of 12 and 14 year old girls) will be incomplete until we recognize the role of the caste system in India’s rape crisis. For much of India’s history the lower castes, especially the Dalits (once known as untouchables), have been routinely raped by the landowning upper castes. ... We will never be able to address India’s rape crisis if we remain blind to the machinations of caste discrimination. ... But we cannot rely on the shock value of particularly horrific cases to lead to change; we need structural solutions. The government should start by amending the 1989 Prevention of Atrocities Act, which is designed to address caste-based violence. The conviction rate under the act is notoriously low — according to a 2012 report, more than half of all cases are closed before they reach the courts. ...'
India’s Feudal Rapists - AMANA FONTANELLA-KHAN, THE NEW YORK TIMES, OPINION, JUNE 4, 2014 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06
Dalit girl raped, murdered in U.P., PTI, June 05, 2014http://www.thehindu.com/news/n
With no solution in sight, hostility continues between upper and lower castes at Bhagana village, Sat Singh, Hindustan Times, June 05, 2014http://www.hindustantimes.com/
Dalit boy's penis chopped off http://m.timesofindia.com/city
'We can't go back, will face boycott' http://timesofindia.indiatimes
Two Dalit teens mistaken for thieves lynched near Patnahttp://indianexpress.com/artic
Three injured in caste clash http://www.thehindu.com/todays
Dalit protesters evicted after two months http://www.thehindu.com/todays
Normalising sexual violence? - Ratna Kapur, Opinion, The Hindu, June 05, 2014http://www.thehindu.com/opinio
My final words of advice to you is - Educate, Agitate, Organise - have faith in yourself. With justice on our side, I do not see how we can lose our battle. The battle to me is a matter of joy. The battle is in the fullest sense spiritual. There is nothing material or social in it. For ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. It is a battle for freedom. It is a battle for the reclamation of the human personality. Dr.B.R.Ambedkar.
Shiva Shankar
'... Our understanding of their deaths (of 12 and 14 year old girls) will be incomplete until we recognize the role of the caste system in India’s rape crisis. For much of India’s history the lower castes, especially the Dalits (once known as untouchables), have been routinely raped by the landowning upper castes. ... We will never be able to address India’s rape crisis if we remain blind to the machinations of caste discrimination. ... But we cannot rely on the shock value of particularly horrific cases to lead to change; we need structural solutions. The government should start by amending the 1989 Prevention of Atrocities Act, which is designed to address caste-based violence. The conviction rate under the act is notoriously low — according to a 2012 report, more than half of all cases are closed before they reach the courts. ...'
India’s Feudal Rapists - AMANA FONTANELLA-KHAN, THE NEW YORK TIMES, OPINION, JUNE 4, 2014 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06
Dalit girl raped, murdered in U.P., PTI, June 05, 2014http://www.thehindu.com/news/n
With no solution in sight, hostility continues between upper and lower castes at Bhagana village, Sat Singh, Hindustan Times, June 05, 2014http://www.hindustantimes.com/
Dalit boy's penis chopped off http://m.timesofindia.com/city
'We can't go back, will face boycott' http://timesofindia.indiatimes
Two Dalit teens mistaken for thieves lynched near Patnahttp://indianexpress.com/artic
Three injured in caste clash http://www.thehindu.com/todays
Dalit protesters evicted after two months http://www.thehindu.com/todays
Normalising sexual violence? - Ratna Kapur, Opinion, The Hindu, June 05, 2014http://www.thehindu.com/opinio
My final words of advice to you is - Educate, Agitate, Organise - have faith in yourself. With justice on our side, I do not see how we can lose our battle. The battle to me is a matter of joy. The battle is in the fullest sense spiritual. There is nothing material or social in it. For ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. It is a battle for freedom. It is a battle for the reclamation of the human personality. Dr.B.R.Ambedkar.
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