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[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Sob elected president of Dalit women´s body

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Sob elected president of Dalit women´s body

Added At: 2011-05-14 8:20 PM

Last Updated At: 2011-05-14 8:25 PM

KATHMANDU: The Third National General Convention of the Dalit Women's
Association has elected a new working committee under the chairmanship
of Mrs Durga Sob.

Likewise, the general convention elected Ranju Biswokarma as
vice-chairperson, Kala Swarnakar as the general-secretary, Punyawati
Ramtel as secretary, Kamala Biswokarma as treasurer and Kalpana Nepali
Pariyar as the joint general-secretary.

Shanti Devi Paswan has been elected member from the Eastern
Development Region, Pabitra Biswokarma from the Central Region,
Chameli Pariyar from the Western Region, Manju Sunar from the
Mid-western Region and Punam Sijapati from the Far-western Region.

The Dalit Women's Association established in 2051 B.S. has expanded to
45 districts. It has been working in sectors of empowerment of the
women from the Dalit communities and raising their awareness.

The newly-elected chairperson Sob said three members would be picked
from the Badi, Gaine and backward communities.

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[ZESTCaste] Masters of the game by virtue of their lineage

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Masters of the game by virtue of their lineage
Abhijit Patnaik, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, May 14, 2011

First Published: 17:19 IST(14/5/2011)
Last Updated: 17:22 IST(14/5/2011)

Though the last two decades have seen several women becoming chief
ministers, nearly all have reached the top by virtue of having a
political godfather or a privileged political background. Mamata
Banerjee had neither. Here's a look at some other women who have shot
to the top in state politics

Vasundhara Raje Scindia, royal leader
Chief minister of Rajasthan (Dec 2003-Dec 2008) Vasundhara's mother,
the late Vijaya Raje Scindia, initiated her into politics. Vasundhara
served as cabinet minister under the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government,
and romped home to a majority in the 2003 Rajasthan polls.
Likes to hear: "Hukum keejiye, Rani sahiba"
Doesn't like to hear: "Shane Warne is leaving the Rajasthan Royals"

Rabri Devi, her husband's wife
Chief minister of Bihar (July 1997- Feb 1999, March 1999-March 2000,
2000-2005) and wife of former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav,
she was the chief inheritor of Bihar's problems. Having taken over the
reins of Bihar when Lalu was implicated in the fodder scam, the
biggest import of her political speeches was 'support my husband'.
Likes to hear: "Lalu has decided to shave his ears"
Doesn't like to hear: "Narsanhar aur bhrashtachar, jail se chalti thi sarkar"

J Jayalalithaa, Actress-turned neta
Chief minister of Tamil Nadu (1991-1996, 2001-2006), Jayalalithaa
entered Tamil Nadu politics thanks to her close association with Tamil
cinema superstar and former chief minister M.G. Ramachandran. Her
administration was known for some progressive policies, like the
banning of lottery tickets.
Likes to hear: "Want to go saree shopping?"
Doesn't like to hear: "Jaya TV's TRP's behind Kalaignar TV"

Mayawati, Dalit power
Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh (June 1995-Oct 1995, March 1997-Sept
1997, May 2002-Sept 2003, May 2007-present) and a protégé of Dalit
leader Kanshi Ram, Mayawati symbolises the aspirations of millions of
Dalits. The youngest and first woman Dalit CM of UP, she has
controversially channeled state funds to build statues and memorial
parks dedicated to Dalit leaders.
Likes to hear: "Now that we have renamed Amethi, can Rae Bareilly be
far behind?"
Doesn't like to hear: "We have a proposal for a new Taj Corridor project"

Uma Bharti, Volatile sanyasin
Chief minister of Madhya Pradesh (Dec 2003-Aug 2004),
Bharti first caught national attention during the Ramjanmabhoomi
movement. Known for her mercurial temper and fiery oratory, she showed
political shrewdness by setting aside a Hindutva agenda and campaigned
on a development plank, beating the suave Digvijay Singh in the 2003
MP elections. But she was forced to resign a few months later.
Likes to hear: "You are being re-inducted into the BJP"
Doesn't like to hear: "You would look gorgeous in green!"

Sheila Dikshit, Rock star aunty
Into her third term as chief minister of Delhi (Dec 2003-present),
Sheila Dikshit's plusses include a clean-politician image and good job
performance. But her image has taken a recent slide after the CWG mess
and her inability to make the national capital safer for women.
Likes to hear: "Delhi Metro, flyovers, malls…"
Doesn't like to hear: "BRT, CWG, MCD..."

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[ZESTCaste] Anna Hazare is anti-Dalit: Mayawati

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-05-13/news/29539876_1_anti-dalit-anna-hazare-lokpal-bill

Anna Hazare is anti-Dalit: Mayawati
May 13, 2011, 06.09pm IST

LUCKNOW: Social activist Anna Hazare has laid bare his anti-Dalit
mindset by not including even one member from the community on the
anti-graft Lokpal Bill drafting committee, Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Mayawati said Friday.

Addressing a special function to mark the completion of four years of
her government here, she said: "Just as the Congress-led central
government displayed its anti-Dalit approach by not caring to include
a Dalit in the Lokpal Bill draft committee, so did Anna Hazare, by not
bothering to have a Dalit on his civil society panel, which reflects
his anti-Dalit mindset."

According to her, "the exclusion of Dalits from the draft committee as
a whole is a betrayal of the entire Dalit population of this country".
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"While I welcome the various anti-corruption movements across the
country, I am intrigued about the intent behind Anna Hazare's move to
use Uttar Pradesh as a launch pad for his movement.

"Even though Anna Hazare belongs to Maharastra, where there is no
dearth of scams, and likewise, there are scams in several other states
too, yet he launched his anti-corruption campaign in UP, where not a
single scam has taken place," the chief minister said.

"It appears that some people in Anna Hazare's civil society were
politically motivated and they had chosen UP as a battleground for
their campaign only under the influence of certain political groups.

"No wonder, the much hyped anti-corruption campaign is fast getting
reduced to an anti-Dalit exercise," she said.

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[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Govt appoints office bearers in Dalit body

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Govt appoints office bearers in Dalit body

Added At: 2011-05-13 4:59 PM

KATHMANDU: The government has appointed office-bearers and members of
Marginalised, Deprived and Dalit Class Upliftment Development
Committee.

In the committee where the Local Development Minister ex-offico
Chairman has Prabhu Sah Hajara as Vice-Chairman and Sundar Pourkoti as
Executive Director.

Similarly, Jasmaya BK of Jhapa, Mahesh BK of Bara, Meena Pariyar of
Kapilvastu, Om Nepali of Banke, Ratanram Karki of Kanchan and Dilli
Bahadur Nepali Sarki from NGO sector have been appointed as the
members of the committee.

Prabhu Sah Hajara and Surdar Purkoti are the central representatives
of Nepal Utpidiyt Jatiya Mukti Samaj.

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[ZESTCaste] Mayawati inaugurates various schemes worth Rs2,000 crore

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Mayawati inaugurates various schemes worth Rs2,000 crore

Published: Friday, May 13, 2011, 20:50 IST
Place: Lucknow | Agency: PTI

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati today inaugurated various
schemes worth Rs2,000 crore at a function to mark completion of four
years in office.

The schemes include beautification and cleanliness project for
Ghaziabad worth Rs36.21 crore, power projects worth Rs763 crore, water
works for Lucknow worth Rs173 crore and foundation laying of six
polytechnics to be constructed at the cost of Rs645 crore.

She also inaugurated parks named after many dalit icons and Congress
leader Rajendra Kumari Bajpai, whose son and daughter-in-law are now
members of the BSP.

On the occasion, she justified erecting parks and memorials after
dalit icons saying that the expenditure on them had been merely 1% of
the state's budget and that had been duly passed by the assembly.

The chief minister's family including her parents also attended the
function. Mayawati was seen sitting with her neice and enjoying the
various cultural programmes specially put up for the occasion.

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit women conference concludes

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Dalit women conference concludes

Seek statute rights‚ end to discrimination

Added At: 2011-05-13 11:24 PM

HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE

KATHMANDU: A three-day national conference of Dalit women, that began
on May 11 with the theme 'Dignified life, inclusion and social
transformation', ended today with

38-point Kathmandu Declaration.

During the conference, Dalit women demanded the government,
Constituent Assembly, political parties and other concerned to end all
kinds of discrimination against them.

They also demanded proportionate representation in all government
organs such as parliament, government, administrative mechanism, and
various organisations.

They have urged constitutional provision of 20 per cent reservation
for Dalit community and 50 per cent reservation for women. Durga Sob,
president of Feminist Dalit Organisation (FEDO), said that out of
total reservation for women, Dalit women should have 20 per cent
reservation and within the Dalit community, women should have 50 per
cent reservation.

Dalit women also demanded establishment of Badi Development Board to
address the problems of Badi women.

They also wanted representation of Dalit women in both private and
government media houses, free membership in the Public Service
Commission' training classes, and free training for Dalit women.

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[ZESTCaste] DALIT GIRL’S MURDER IN HARYANA

http://pd.cpim.org/2011/0515_pd/05152011_17.html

May 15, 2011

DALIT GIRL'S MURDER IN HARYANA

CPI(M) Lambasts Police Apathy

THROUGH a statement issued from Rohtak on May 11, the Haryana state
committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has expressed deep
anguish over the failure of the police to apprehend the culprits who
had in the preceding week perpetrated the most heinous crime of
abduction, rape and murder of a school girl in Kurukshetra. Through
this press statement the party's state secretariat said that ordinary
citizens of the state were compelled to live in utmost fear in the
wake of an unprecedented spurt in crime all over the Haryana,
especially during the recent months.

The party has cited that display of mass protest in Kurukshetra
against this gruesome murder of a dalit school girl was enough
testimony to the anger brewing among the common people against the
callous attitude of the police in general and in this case in
particular. The CPI(M) has asked the chief minister, who is in charge
of the home department also, to come out with effective steps to
restore the sense of security among the common people.

The CPI(M) has stated that women in general and the women of dalit and
other weaker sections in particular are bearing the brunt of worst
sexual assaults and other form of violence. The state units of the
CPI(M) and CPI have resolved the work for contacting political
parties, mass organisations, social groups and general public towards
forging a wider platform in order to launch an effective mass campaign
for security of life and property of the common people.

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[ZESTCaste] A voluminous dossier on Dalit writing

http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/09/stories/2011050959270200.htm

Kerala - Kochi

A voluminous dossier on Dalit writing

Special Correspondent

The cover of the book 'No Alphabet in sight'

Kochi: Nothing other than the words of Poykayil Appachan would form a
fitting title for the first dossier of Dalit writing in Tamil and
Malayalam brought out as part of a project on new Dalit writing in
South India: 'No Alphabet in Sight' ( Kanunneeloraksharavum in
Malayalam).

The voluminous dossier, edited by acclaimed scholars K. Satyanarayana
and Susie Tharu, both faculty members at the Department of Cultural
Studies of the English and Foreign Languages University (EFL-U),
Hyderabad, was released at a function here recently.

Speaking at the book launch, Mr. Satyanarayana, also an activist and
Telugu litterateur, said there was a dearth of critical writing on
Dalit thinking in English in the country, especially in the South.

"For instance, there is a vibrant Dalit movement in Telugu, but it is
not documented in English," he said, citing the reasons for embarking
upon the project.

Talking of the anthology featuring prominent Dalit writers in
Malayalam and Tamil, Mr. Satyanarayana said their works provided an
alternative point of view, just as the way most of these writers lived
their lives.

"Most of them live in difficult conditions, but they have taken up the
serious task of investing in the cultural domain," he said.

Ms. Tharu, in her address, said that so far, it had been a small group
that had dominated social science studies.

"There has been no methodological inventiveness, no passion or drive,
leave alone richness in mainstream sociological discourses for long.

The non-canonical writers, on the contrary come up with completely
different, often shocking, articulation of issues. It is like the
elephant telling the story of the blind men," she said.

Ms. Tharu, however, cautioned that the volume was far from the
beginning of the formulation of an ideology. "It is an offering with
which different people will do different things," she hoped.

The book was released by Ravi Deecee of DC Books. T. Muralidharan
accepted the first copy.

Earlier, the function began on a colourful note with Pradeepan
Pambirikkunu's moving rendition of Poykayil Appachan's popular song, '
Kanunneeloraksharavum…'

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[ZESTCaste] Hazare's aides following anti-Dalit agenda under influence: Mayawati

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Hazare's aides following anti-Dalit agenda under influence: Mayawati

mayawati-1 Lucknow, May 13 : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati
today launched an attack on the initiative of social activist Anna
Hazare saying his team was functioning under the influence of other
political parties and alleged his anti-corruption movement had
'anti-Dalit' undertones.

"I welcome the anti-corruption drive initiated by Anna Hazare, but the
fact remains that he and his team are playing in the hands of
political outfits," the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party president here
alleged while addressing a function on the occasion of fourth
anniversay of her government in the state.

Alleging that his anti-corruption initiative launched from Uttar
Pradesh had some political interest behind it, she said "there have
been a number of scams in Anna's home state of Maharashtra, but to
start the movement from UP raises doubt over the intentions." Ms
Mayawati did not mince words while commenting that the associates of
Mr Hazare and the entire civil society were following anti-dalit
agenda on the behest of other political forces.

The BSP supremo warned the civil society that she may organise
country-wide public meetings to unveil the double standards adopted by
its members.

--UNI

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