Politics – The Vidarbha Gazette

8

Jan

law, Politics

Vidarbha Gazette

Caste Mobilisation in Chandrapur District Bar Association Elections

Why Caste Mobilisation Matters in Chandrapur District Bar Association Elections Modern Elections, Old Inequalities: Caste as Strategy in the Chandrapur District Bar Association (CDBA) Elections Elections are a divisive time for the voters in general. We consider elections as a mechanism through which the electorate exercises its voting rights to elect their representatives. This is
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6

Aug

Literature, Politics

Vidarbha Gazette

The Fall of Sheikh Hasina and the Rise of ….?

The Fall of Sheikh Hasina and the Rise of ….? Sheikh Hasina has fallen, the question is who will rise in her place? When the quota movement began, I spoke to my Bangladeshi friends and wrote in support of the Bangladeshi students’ struggle against unjust quota system. The crackdown by the Sheikh Hasina government
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18

Jul

Politics

Vidarbha Gazette

Bangladeshi Students Protest : A Conversation

Bangladeshi Students Protest : A Conversation I had a long conversation with my friend, (I have purposely not named him), who teaches in a private university in Dhaka. We talked about the on-going Bangladeshi students’ protest has taken a bloody turn leaving several students dead. His voice was grim on the other side –
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21

Feb

Culture, law, Politics

Vidarbha Gazette

The Unbearable Ugliness of West Bengal Politics

The Unbearable Ugliness of West Bengal Politics Sandeshkhali – the name has become synonymous with the chilling story of political goondas belonging to TMC, allegedly arm-twisting local people for land-grabbing and raping women in the name of party politics. It fills us with resentment to hear women narrate how the goondas called them at midnight
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20

Jan

Culture, law, Politics, Society

Vidarbha Gazette

Judgment at Nuremberg (Film Review)

Judgment at Nuremberg Why did Judges Capitulate to Hitler? Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) written by Abby Mann and directed by Stanley Kramer is a black and white movie that communicates the truth in black and white. The film shows the trial of four Nazi Judges and one Nazi prosecutor and the predicament of Judge
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5

Nov

Environment, Politics

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दिंडोरा प्रकल्प: बाधित लोकं का लढत आहे?

दिंडोदा बॅरेज उर्फ धरण बाधित लोक का लढत आह? ग्लॅक्सो,हिंदुस्थान लिव्हर, क्राॅम्प्टन ग्रीव्हज, रिचर्डसन,फिलिप्स इंडिया, ब्रूक बाॅन्ड या सारख्या मल्टीनॅशनल कंपन्या पूर्वीही होत्या. ह्या कंपन्या आताही आहे.सोबतच देशी भांडवलदार ही आहेच. मल्टीनॅशनल कंपनी पैकी एक निप्पोन डेन्रो इस्पात आता तिची ओळख जेएसडब्लू इस्पात स्टील अशी आहे. १९९१ मध्ये राजीव गांधींच्या निर्घृण हत्येनंतर आलेल्या सरकारचे नेतृत्व
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16

Oct

Culture, Politics, Society

Vidarbha Gazette

Dhammachakra Anupravartan Din – The Unique Utsav

Dhammachakra Anupravartan Din – The Unique Utsav It is well-known that Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar converted with hundreds of thousands of his followers to Buddhism on 14 October 1956 at Nagpur. The day after that Babasaheb travelled to Chandrapur, and here too his followers converted to Buddhism on 16th October 1956. Every year, masses of Dr.
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4

Oct

Politics, Society

Vidarbha Gazette

Caste Census – Challenges of Controlling the Long Term Spin

Caste Census – Challenges of Controlling the Long-Term Spin Bihar is the first state to complete the caste census and bring out the results showing that OBCs and EBCs comprise more than 60% of the population while Scheduled Castes comprise about 20% of the population, Scheduled Tribes less than 2% of the population and
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15

Jul

Culture, Politics, Women

Vidarbha Gazette

‘My Pursuit for No Caste, No Religion’

‘MY PURSUIT FOR NO CASTE, NO RELIGION’ Being born to a Baniya Hindu family, It was both a privilege as well as a disability for me. From the cradle itself, this society has taught me about the superiority of my Caste as well as my Religion, which was forced upon me owing to my birth
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24

Mar

Culture, Literature, Politics, Society, Women

Vidarbha Gazette

Dr. Narendra Dabholkar’s Spirit Thrives in Nashik

Dr. Narendra Dabholkar’s Spirit Thrives in Nashik Dr. Narendra Dabholkar was murdered on August 20, 2013 but the social organisations and activists of Nashik have kept his spirit alive to this day. On the 20th of every month more than forty such organisations come together through a programme called Dr. Narendra Dabholkar Vivek Vyakhanmala. It is
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