From: CHITTIBABU PADAVALA <afchittibabu@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 3:17 AM
Subject: Great News!!( Arundhatiyar writers workshop)
Dear Friends,
This is a great thing to happen. My best wishes to organizers and
participants.
I am looking forward to hearing about the participants and proceedings.
Wishing you great success,
Chittibabu Padavala
On 4 February 2010 23:58, mulakkam mulakkam <dalitsk@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
Dear Friends
Greetings from Rights Education and Development *(READ)!
We are going to organise two days writers' camp for Arundhatiyar (Dalit
amongst the dalits) young writers at Erode District, Sathyamangalam, Tamil
> Nadu. We request you for your contribution/ donation for this camp.
>
> *Date: 20-21 February, 2010 *
>
> *Venue: Sathyamangalam, Erode District*
>
> *Who are Dalits?***
>
> Dalits are a group of people historically regarded the lowest in the
> hierarchy of the Indian caste system. After independence significant steps
> were undertaken in the form of affirmative action to improve their condition
> and provide opportunities for their overall development. However most of
> the affirmative actions taken by state have not been able to transform the
> lives of these people because of widespread and deep rooted perceptions of
> caste hierarchy and retaining purity within the caste groups by disallowing
> social and cultural mingling of the groups.
>
> *Who are Arundhatiyars?*
>
> Arundhatiyars are the considered to be the lowest group in the entire caste
> hierarchy and considered 'dalit amongst the dalits' and treated as
> 'untouchables' . The Arundhatiyars are also known as 'Chakiliar' and are
> marginalized even amongst the Dalits, There are around 60 Lakh Arundhatiyars
> in Tamil Nadu mostly residing in the western districts living in colonies
> outside the main village which are inhabited by the upper caste landlord
> community. The Arundhatiyars have been struggling for survival and
> development from centuries of discrimination, marginalisation, poverty,
> exploitation and violence at the hands of the upper caste landlords. They
> have no land and for as low as a thousand rupees loan, they are forced to
> work as bonded slaves on the agricultural farms or houses of the upper caste
> landlords. They are also often compelled to do very menial, undignified
> jobs such as manual scavenging.
>
> *What is the importance of this writers camp?***
>
> At present, there are many Dalit writers, but very few write on
> Arundhatiyar community's issues. Even amongst Arundhatiyars we can count
> only around only two prominent writers who write on the community's issues.
> This makes us realise that we need to promote young writers to write and
> document the Arundhatiyar history and raise their issues for a wider
> readership.
>
> The present young writers' camp would be organised to promote this vision.
> Therefore, we have decided to provide intensive training for around 20
> interested youth to build their writing skills. They will be taught to
> write articles, stories and poems on the discrimination, exploitation and
> violation of fundamental rights of Arundhatiyar community.
>
>
>
> * *
>
> *Training camp budget:***
>
> * S/No*
>
> *Particulars*
>
> *Amount in Rs. *
>
> 01
>
> Rent for accommodation, food, hall 30 Participants X Rs.250X2
>
> 15000
>
> 02
>
> Resource person's fees and Travel
>
> 4XRs.1500
>
> 6000
>
> 03
>
> Travel 30XRs.250
>
> 7500
>
>
>
> *Total *
>
> *28500*
>
> We are happy to receive your contribution through DD/Cheque in favour of:
>
> *Rights education and development centre *
>
> Address:
>
> 27/1 Muniyappar. St
>
> Rangasamuthiram
>
> Sathyamangalam.
>
> PO: 638402
>
> Erode district
>
> Tamil Nadu. South India
>
>
>
> Tel.91-4295- 224313
>
> Mobile: 91-9842090035
>
> Email: ksamy2005@gmail. com<http://in.mc78.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mail:%20%20ksamy2005@gmail.com>
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