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Introducing The Round Table (http://roundtablein
The Round Table portal, a virtual idea, discussed and debated by strangers, friends, family and others in virtual spaces over the past one year has finally materialized here .
The Internet as a medium presents technological equal opportunities to the minute fraction of Dalitbahujan accessing it with a unique opportunity for communication. Can the democratic publishing possibilities of the Internet, the first space that is free of caste controls be utilized as an advocacy medium by the Dalitbahujan? How can it be effectively used to bring change into the lives of millions to whom the Internet would be the least of their immediate necessities? And can it be a window for the Dalitbahujans themselves providing a glimpse of the diversity of their distinctive histories, cultures and experiences?
Can we finally have our own media platform?
The Round Table is the culmination of many such discussions across several blogs authored by Dalitbahujan writers and their readers. The Insight young voices blog brought together individuals who took up the challenge and worked to create The Round Table.
At present, it has the following sections:
News and opinions -a tab that aggregates news reports on Dalitbahujan issues in the mainstream media. A Dalitbahujan citizen̢۪s reporting platform is envisioned for this space to bring in news and opinions of us, by us.
My blogs -aggregates Dalitbahujan blogs and provides space for our readers to start their own blogs here.
Photos/videos -is a space for pictorial and visual documentation of Dalitbahujans lives and experiences.
Debate -a section for active discussions on contemporary issues and development of a knowledge-bank on various aspects of interests of the users and readers.
Community Connect -a social networking platform for our community members, to create their own specific interest groups and foster interactions between groups.
History -a section to document the lives and history of our leaders and our past struggles.
The Shared Mirror -is dedicated to prose and poetry in all the languages the Dalitbahujan writes in. It also has a focus on translation of prose and poetry into English.
This portal is completely user driven. Users are invited to register and submit articles, create their own photo and video galleries, announce events and share their perspective on the Dalitbahujan world
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