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...In India, life of millions of Dalits, even today, is characterised by long, consistent struggle from cradle to grave. Their life is defined by caste-discrimination, exploitation, abuse, and denial of basic right to life with resources for survival – food,...

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...Margins to Centre StageEmpowering Dalits in IndiaMargins to Centre Stage Empowering Dalits in India Pr... ...castes i.e. Brahmin,Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra (with lowest caste being Dalit).The Dalits, though in majority, were given the responsibilityto serv... ...fine at the apex level of thesocial hierarchy, and the fate of millions of Dalits was in fullof discrimination, abuse, denial of right to life with re... ... the alchemy of converting sufferings and painsas fuels for leading social movement aiming at empowerment,equality and justice.xii Margin... ...ophy of lifeswayed millions with his hypnotic spell. There have been many movements, efforts and initiativesthat proclaimed their base to Gandhian ph... ...nshi of PVCHR, one of thetorch bearers and leaders of the entire movement of Dalitempowerment and emancipation, has fought against theinhuma... ...lk fabrics have been eulogised in scripturesand ancient books in Hindu and Buddhist eras. During themedieval period skilled Muslim weavers from the We...

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...K.R.Narayanan was a lauded hero and a distinguished victim of his Dalit background. Even in an international platform when he was on an official visit to Paris, the media headlines blazed, ‘An Untouchable at Elysee’. He was visibly upset and it proved that a Dalit who rose up to such height...

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...T OF THE NEW AGETHE SOCRATES OF SOUTH EAST ASIAFATHER OF THE SOCIAL REFORM MOVEMENT ANDARCH ENEMY OF IGNORANCE, SUPERSTITIONS,MEANINGLESS CUSTOMS AND ... ...n using FCMs and NCMs 432.2 Analysis of discrimination faced by Dalits/ Sudras in the field of education as untouchables using FCMs and N... ...untouchables using FCMs and NCMs 582.3 Social inequality faced by Dalits and some of the most backward classes - an analysis using FCM and ... ...using FCM and NCM 66 42.4 Problems faced by Dalits in the political arena due to discrimination – a FCM and NCM analy... ...raphical information refer p.103-113 of this book. 41Respect Movement, was a leader of the Justice Party, laterthe Dravidar Kazhagam, he... ...nothing butVarnashrama Dharma (caste system). That is why the Self-Respect Movement founded by Periyar fought against theoppressive interlinked concep... ...r in order to make people realize the idiocyof idol worship. He convened a Buddhist Conference atErode. In 1954, he left for Burma to attend the World... ...ed: Am I the onedoing all this? Or, is it the Brahmins? Observe this. The Buddhists and Jains eradicated the cruelty ofBrahmins and said people are e... ...dence the security will remainas it is. Muslims, Adi Dravidas, Christians, Buddhists are allDravidas. Their religion and their religious activity will...

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... Constitution) work of the so-called framers of our constitution, comprising of the Semitic-naïve caste Hindus and a well-informed, though embittered dalit, as argued above, needs a pragmatic overhaul, for which the level of Hindu awareness about the Abrahamic outrage against their sanātana dharma has to raise to self-respecting heights of Himalayan proportions, hopefully....

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... were beset with a sense of loss that partition brought in in its wake, the Hindu intellectuals were upset by the age-old caste guilt that the reform movement occasioned in their collective consciousness. ...

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... Hindu intellectuals were upset by the age-old caste guilt that the reform movementoccasioned in their collective consciousness. It was in such a set... ...this were Ambedkar’s idea of a religious safety valve for the disenchanted dalits, thethen harijans, yet it would be a betrayal of India’s cause. Howe... ...n harijans, yet it would be a betrayal of India’s cause. However, the true dalitemancipation lies in bringing about the Hindu reformation from within ... ... is none worthy of worship except Allah.” It is thus, Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, Sikhs et al of India, and of the world, have toendure the azan, ... ...ng of the Semitic-naïve casteHindus and a well-informed, though embittered dalit, as argued above, needs a pragmaticoverhaul, for which the level of H...

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...nd Caste - Ishwar Sharan ... 217 ▫ St. Thomas And Anti-Brahminism - Koenraad Elst ... 225 ▫ Christian Churches Threaten Dalit Rights - Leela Tampi ... 233 ▫ How Casteless Muslims And Christians Obtain Benefits Meant For Caste Hindus - Vigil Report ... 243 Part Six ▫ Hideaway Communalism In The Indian Express ...

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...as And Anti-Brahminism - Koenraad Elst ... 225 ▫ Christian Churches Threaten Dalit Rights - Leela Tampi ... 233 ▫ How Casteless Muslims And Christ... ... not to have foundreason to doubt it―be they informed secular intellectuals or DalitChristian converts. They have been put to sleep by its seemingly p... ...e by Church authorities today to hide the evidence ofdestroyed Hindu, Jain and Buddhist54 religious buildings that onceoccupied this sacred stretch of... ... The Hindu article “Testimony of Religious Ethos”, mentions the findings of Buddhist relics and a mutilated Buddha image in Mylapore. The Chola ... ...e film on St. Thomas that will popularise this myth.The Dravidian Christianity movement has organized an entire series ofinternational conferences ove... ...avindan Neelakandan, Breaking India: Western Interventions in Dravidian and Dalit Faultlines, Bhopal, 2011. 2. Originally published in The Huffi... ...ut no more. The Hindu has now stood up. Hence there is now a Ramjanmabhoomi movement in the country with a determination to re-build the temple.... ... Arun Shourie, as has the destruction of Jain (and if I remember correctly, Buddhist) temples in Kanchi and Kashmir by certain Hindu ... ... had a few followers, but after his death, nothing remained ofhis infiltration movement. Recently he has been declared the patron saint ...

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...orch their Ram Sevaks in a railway coach of that Sabarmati Express seemed to the Sangh Parivar like Saladin crossing the Lakshman Rekha. And that the dalits too joined the hysterical Hindu mobs to burn their persons and property was beyond belief to the ghettoed Musalmans nevermind that many among the rioters were felled by police bullets. In that setting, the prospect of...

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... seemed to theSangh Parivar like Saladin crossing the Lakshman Rekha. And that the dalits too joinedthe hysterical Hindu mobs to burn their persons an... ...ical thinking, andthe rational undertone of the argument was characteristic of the Buddhist emphasis oncausality as the basis of analysis, particularl... ... freedom from the wheelof rebirth. Thus the doctrine of karma was essential to the Buddhist system of salvation.Unlike the brahmanical idea, karma was... ...m: popular cults such as the worship of trees and funerary tumuli wereaccepted and Buddhists were thus able to associate themselves with popular worsh... ... were neverthelessopposed to it and can, to that extent, be described as non-caste movements. Thisprovided an opportunity for those of low caste to op... ...enchant for taboo-less sex, which eventually transformed into free sexin the hippy movement of the sixties of the 20th century. On the other hand, th... ... the Holocaust,attribute that to the Fuehrer’s Final Solution, but if an odd Hindu dalit is abused, blameit upon the Hinduism per se. Oh, what a doubl... ...difficult to see the proselytizing hand with the Christian axe out to grind on the dalitdiscontent and the tribal self-isolation in Hindustan. It may... ...ake, the Hindu intellectuals were upset by the age-old caste guilt that the reform movement occasioned in their collective consciousness. It was in s...

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... roof, this skilled artisan is considered an “untouchable,” a Dalit, in the Hindu ... ... “untouchable,” a Dalit, in the Hindu social system of Nepal. She and other Dalits now face econ... ... Swami Tejomayananda, spiritual head of Chinmaya MissionDo everything with full attention. Noth- Life’s movement should be c... ... children told them, “In every life there is awill destroy your own fine sense of values. Understand that action gives movement to ... ... nificance? is 108 times the diameter numbers are remarkably close that Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, re... ...s 108 times the diameter of measurements using the aver- main in harmony with God’sLife should be dynamic, full of movement, ... ... e Nepal’s DowNtroDDeN Brick by brick: A Dalit laborer, membe... ... Lord Ts’ogsbdag, and the Burmese worship Maha-Pienne. In Mongolia and bestows rewards accordingly. The Buddhists and Jains ... ... first traditional temples to be built Hindus and Buddhists. Below, Bo...

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...g them too. With the help of a small group of Australian Aborigines, spiritually sensitive people from throughout Australasia are drawn together in a movement that will mark the start of a new age in human consciousness....

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...ted for his knowledge of all the world’s great religions,Chaim's speciality was new religious movements. He had been invited toparticipate as the Aust... ...een appointed to. His Jewish faith had not been a problem with Friends inAustralia, where the movement tolerated people of all beliefs on the basis of... ...ical trend. The demonstration that afternoon was low-key and peaceful. Members ofthe peace movement had planned it without the usual support of var... ...f the untouchables, had appearedto be the perfect answer to the void left by untouchables (or dalits) who haddeserted Hinduism. But their actions had ... ...effect anyway. The election loss for one of their most promisingincumbents was proof that the dalits were being dangerously influenced by theVaishnu m... ... movement. Here in Japan and in Korea we are working with peoplewho consider themselves to be Buddhists, worshippers of their ancestors, orfollowers o... ...icious. But they, too, are refusing to work with us because we accept theFalun Gong, Muslims, Buddhists, even some communist atheists." "No group h... ...e most. People were not siding with her against Chaimand Rayford. Some had been looking for a Buddhist messiah, called Maitreya,but they had little di...

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... Ayurveda? 66 Issues: Dalit Leader Pleads for Econ... ...osition as still greater good. But to perse- The Goddess Buddhist Shakya-Newar family... ...unk@bellsouth.net for Hindus living abroad. Well-educated and they must accept Jesus, or that the Bible is Buddhists. these intermarryi... ...rmation of Japanese In a massive temple at the Futako care about the improvement of the soul. culture. Many Buddhist beliefs and Ta... ... P. P. Apte’s translation, in the form of a discourse Bhakti Movement, holy tex tsToday c... ... at the Universit y of Hawaii and former middle be available shortly at hinduismtoday.com/education movements came out of this a... ... sacred knowledge which dispels the darkness of ignorance, which movement developed ... ...that transition, we lost the other half HUMAn RIGHTS many bright young Dalit boys and girls ... ...o theFinding the Pride beyond the ritualistic aspects of puja and Facing Dalit Issues ...

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...Bang Theory 2.4.2 Human Origin and Development 2.4.3 Chronology of human development 2.4.4 Human Evolution 2.4.5 Evolutionary theory 2.4.6 Human Movement 2.4.7 Theory of the 'Out of Africa' Model Chapter 3. Statement of the Problem 3.1 Issues 3.2 Objectives of the Study 3.3 Research questions 3.4 Theoretical Framework 3.5 Limitations of the Study Chapter 4 Met...

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... 2.4.4 Human Evolution 2.4.5 Evolutionary theory 2.4.6 Human Movement 2.4.7 Theory of the 'Out of Africa' ModelKirat Limbu Culture... ...he war exciting andappealing. The dancers, dressed in white robes,make war movements with bows, spears, and shieldsin their hands. Yohangsamlang is an... ...s to as the Bonreligion. So, in addition to Bon's philosophy and culture,Buddhists influenced the Bon resulting in BuddhistBon, known as Limbu local... ... entered Tibet in the seventh century,and the ancient Bon transformed into Buddhist Bon.Buddhist Bon abolished offerings of alcohol and meat.After Lam... ...rificial rituals and the alcoholoffering practice (Dibeltulo, 2015). The Buddhist Bon faith became forced to adopt analterindigenous name. That soug... ...irat, Rai, and Limbu cultures areunder the grip of political and religious movements. Inthe question of identity, unnecessary borderline workhas been ... ...en discussed. Let us look at the relationshipbetween Brahmins and Shudras (Dalits). Thisinstance will help people understand the process ofcaste forma... ...orth, forming Gelal (Brahmin). On the other hand, another group (Shudra/ Dalits)became untouchable working-class enslaved people.The third group cha... ...gmi, 1991). This evidence suggests that Kirats, Brahmins,Kshatriyas, and Dalits descended from Kiratancestors. Within the Kirat community, thread-we...

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...and getting the results about the stand of the media every one including movement and several non Brahmin Central Cabinet Ministers made it very ... ...orces and withthe help of media, he (Dr. Venugopal) found it anappropriate movement to carry out the protest under thepretext of anti reservation. Tha... ...ies said; 168 “threatening an all India coordinated movement of the proquota doctors and progressive forces in the coming week ... ...ther caste matters or eventhe reality of social exclusion. This move for dalits than the OBC's is undeniable. The experts feel that the policy mak... ...han the OBC's is undeniable. The experts feel that the policy makers for dalits and OBCare only Brahmins and upper castes so how can any form ofprop... ...n ever take place. Unless the policy makers fordalits and Sudras (OBC) are dalits and OBC we cannot succeedin any big reformation in their status. Thi... ...errepresented while the Hindu upper castes, other religions (Jains,Parsis, Buddhists etc) and Christians are significantly overrepresented among gradu...

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...rmon was called the Turning of the Wheel of Law, and wasthe nucleus of the Buddhist teaching. It incorporated the Four NobleTruths (that is, the world... ...nking, and the rational undertone ofthe argument was characteristic of the Buddhist emphasis on causalityas the basis of analysis, particularly in a s... ... from the wheel of rebirth. Thus the doctrine of karma wasessential to the Buddhist system of salvation. Unlike the brahmanicalidea, karma was not use... ...vertheless opposed to it andcan, to that extent, be described as non-caste movements. Thisprovided an opportunity for those of low caste to opt out of... ...for taboo-less sex,which eventually transformed into free sex in the hippy movement of thesixties of the 20th century. On the other hand, the Christ... ...e Fuehrer’s Final 54Solution, but if an odd Hindu dalit is abused, blame it upon the Hinduismper se. Oh, what a double standa... ...lt to see the proselytizing hand with the Christian axe out to grindon the dalit discontent. It may be the moot point to ponder over whether the dee... ... it lost its erstwhile sway over even amongst the disaffectedharijans, nay dalits, who had tended to opt for the Standard of theChrist as a benign bra... ... in handy for them to bring it onto the national agenda asRam Janma Bhoomi movement. Yet it might not have made any impacton the Hindu minds, long rec...

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...arries no Internationally renowned losophy for world peace through founder, Siewdass India’s Dalits legal i... ...nimously ad- Hindus Hit by general of the powerful Sanatan Congress that the United States five years show that 13 Dalits gust 27, ... ... IHindu Parishad of America commend the US Congress for Prime Minister Patrick Man- Dalits’ homes or posses... ...an start simply as distrust their children in such a way that they are free of prejudice. happened in the past. A Buddhist monk put it we... ...nducted in collabora- brocades—the list is endless. for the rightcentury. it was not until 1670 that it was new-found bhakti movement of devotional ... ..., “Some of us call you as Ishwar serious efforts to raise funds. But, let me site www.sulekha.com, a movement has ... ...emonstrate that Hindus in America clopedia (1985 edition) projected of decreasing my environmental footprint and Buddhist mysticism; its... ... edges its limits. It admits, “because the evangelical Christians. There is almost cer- The modern organic movement got un- ...

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... People United People's Movement (UPM), George Population: 80,0... ... Protestant sects, some Roman Catholic Caribbean Liberation Movement (ACLM), a ... ...st- Japan, 6% Italy, 2% Chile dominated labor movement. GeneralOrganized labor: 25% of labor force (est.) Economic ... ...Hindu, less Suffrage: universal over age 18 than 1% Buddhist, Christian, and other ... ... divisions: 60% Bhote, 25% ethnic Other political or pressure groups: Buddhist Nepalese, 15% indigenous or migrant tribe... ... Religion: 75% Lamaistic Buddhism, 25% Buddhist-influenced Hinduism Member of: ADB, Colombo Plan, FAO,... ...my . Inland waterways: 16,000 km; 2,575 kmGandhi; the Dalit Mazdoor Kisan Party CNP: $150 billion (FY82/83 at current ...

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...ed graph using the expert 1 who is a frontline leader of arenowned Dravidian movement. 127 P1 ... ...even do any justice to us in making policies for us? Theysay reservation for Dalits (SC/ST) and Other Backward Classes(OBCs) should not be given in in... ...hey asked will we soon have Islamic mathematics, Christian mathematics, and Buddhist mathematics in India. Another teacher pointed out, “Will any se... ... in the ideology of Tamil rationalist leader Periyar and his self- respect movement. Some of them were retired teachers, while others where still i... ...atics also involved discrimination on caste basis. Some backward class and Dalit students were put down under the pretext that they were not concen...

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...ester Bird; African origin; some of British, Portuguese, United People's Movement (UPM), George Lebanese, ... ... or pressure groups: Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement (ACLM), a Literacy: abou... ...rade partners: (1984) exports 15%munications, 7.7% finance and banking, dominated labor movement, General Con- USSR, 11% Netherlands, 11% ... ...inum smelting, offshore bank- microwave to Qatar, United Arab Emirates, less than 1% Buddhist, Christian, and other ... ...rfields: 2 total; 2 usable; 2 with Other political or pressure groups: Buddhist permanent-surface runways; 1 with run-Langu... ...; 8% Chris- (established on 4 February 1986), Anak tian; 32% Buddhist and indigenous beliefs Hasanuddin, cha... ...jivArabian Sea (Bombay widely throughout northern India Gandhi; the Dalit Mazdoor Kisan Party %Mydr ...

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... occurred inNepal as a result of the influence of freedom and human rights movementsfrom outside the country. People have become citizens as a result ... ... Kathmandu.Four brave sons sacrificed their lives in the Nepali democratic movement.They became immortal martyrs in the democratic movement for the ri... ...anized people in the Manakamana fort tooverthrow Jung Bahadur. He declared movement against the government bylighting a lamp of consciousness and taki... .... However, he continued teaching theKirat Limbu language and script there. Buddhists ruled Sikkim at that time.They did not tolerate the existence and... ...t, promoting the Kirat Limbu language and writingwas thought to affect the Buddhist tradition. The presence of Teangsi Sing(Sen) Thebe became unbearab... ...ewar community and all age groups participate in this festivalequally. The Buddhist Newar community celebrates this holiday withsimilar joy. The Buddh... ...nam is the name of a diligent female health worker. She is a womanfrom the Dalit community. She provided health services in various districthospitals ...

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...vil Disobedience" by Howard Zinn (1970)The Women's Liberation and Gay Liberation Movements by Huey Newton (1970)The Woman-Identified Woman by the Radi... ...ir thought has crystallized into action.Organization is the key-note to a mighty movement among the masses which isthe protest of the patient burden-b... ...Our loyal, white-ribbon women should be heart and hand in this Farmers' Alliance movement, forthe men whom we have sent to represent us are the only m... ...ns came together. Their were dark nations from Africa and Asia. Someof them were Buddhists. Some of them were Muslim. Some of them wereChristians. Som... ...same time, conservative and communalist forces that havefueled anti-Muslim, anti-Dalit, and anti-Christian violence in India have beenlobbying the U.S...

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...anipulate these descriptions according toprecise and formal rules. Huang Po, a Buddhist teacher of theninth century observed that “To make use of your... ... the people living with HIV/AIDS patients is muchmore than the stigma faced by Dalits. It is impossible for anHIV/AIDS patient even to buy a cup of te... ... and Reality. Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi.97. Quinn, T.C. (1994) The Movement of Populations and the Spread of HIV-1 and HIV-2 Infections...

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...manipulate these descriptions according to precise and formalrules. Huang Po, a Buddhist teacher of the ninth century observedthat “To make use of you... ...he basic reason for this are two fold; one thedoctors take this as an opportune movement to exploit themmonetarily though they are well aware of the f... ... is an instance of a broken family forhis father is a Vanniyar and his mother a Dalit. After the birth ofhim they separated and his mother alone broug... ...and Reality. Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi (1978).76. Quinn, T.C., “The Movement of Populations and the Spread of HIV-1 and HIV-2 Infection...