8th January 1940 in Dalit History – Meeting of Dr. Ambedkar, Mohammed Ali Jinnah and E.V.R. Periyar took place at Bombay.
They discussed various issues/options such as anti-hindi agitation, Muslims, non-Brahmins and depressed classes working together, and Jinnah and Dr. Ambedkar would tour Tamil districts for a month in April or May 1940 and support the demand for Dravidanad (as announced by A. Ponnambalam). Read more from here.
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1st January – Remembering Heroes of Battle Bhima Koregaon
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Annai Meenambal Shivaraj was born 26 December at Rangoon in Burma. She completed her F.A in 1917 from Ranggon College, Ranggon. She returned to Madras and got married to N.Shivaraj in 1918, who was a renowned Dalit leader. She was actively involved in politics with her husband. Her entry into politics started in 1928 with her speech in a public welcoming Simon commission. She was the first Scheduled Caste woman to become member of Madras Corporation representing Madras University senate. She was the leader of South Indian Scheduled Castes federation (SCF). She bestowed the title ‘Periyar’ (great one) to self respect movement leader E.V.Ramasamy.
Annai Menambal Shivaraj
She presided over the SCF women’s conference held on 23 September 1944 in Madras, which was attended by Dr.Ambedkar. She also presided over the All India SCF women’s conference held in Bombay on 6 May 1945. She was the honorary magistrate for Madras province, member of post war rehabilitation committee, director of Scheduled castes cooperative bank, leader of Nellikuppam Parry company labourers, senate member of Annamalai university. She was active in public service till 1980. She is fondly called as ‘Annai’ Meenambal (Mother) by Dalits. She died on 30 November 1992 at the age of 92. Her son was Dayashankar IPS (Retd.). Very little known fact is Mrs.D.Sabitha IAS, Principal Secretary to Tamilnadu government, School education department is annai Meenambal’s grand daughter.
Jalkari Bai was born on 22nd November 1830 in village Bhojalla on Balaji Marg. His father was Sadova Singh and mother named Dhania but some authors say her father was named as Mool Chand & mother Jamuna Devi. They were agriculturists, belonging to Kori Caste of Untouchables having Laria Gotar. Kori Caste has a glorious history and Kories are said to have been rulers of this country . Shamba Asur Maharaj was a Kori ruler as also revered Yashodhara wife of Gotam Budha was too from Kori Caste. How this so warrior and prosperous Kori peoples were reduced to a unknown position is a mystery. Jalkari Bai also nicknamed as Chaloria was the only child of her parents and she lost her mother at a very young age. So she was brought up by her father with utmost care, love and affection. Jalkari Bai grew into a strong, courageous, beautiful girl.
She was an Indian woman soldier who played an important role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 during the battle of Jhansi. She was a soldier in the women’s army of Queen Laxmibai of Jhansi.
Poona Pact, Agreed to by Leaders of Caste-Hindus and of Dalits, at Poona on 24-9-1932
The following is the text of the agreement arrived at between leaders acting on behalf of the Depressed Classes and of the rest of the community, regarding the representation of the Depressed Classes in the legislatures and certain other matters affecting their welfare
1. There shall be seats reserved for the Depressed Classes out of general electorate seats in the provincial legislatures as follows: –
Madras 30; Bombay with Sind 25; Punjab 8; Bihar and Orissa 18; Central Provinces 20; Assam 7; Bengal 30; United Provinces 20. Total 148. These figures are based on the Prime Minister’s (British) decision.
2. Election to these seats shall be by joint electorates subject, however, to the following procedure –
All members of the Depressed Classes registered in the general elec- toral roll of a constituency will form an electoral college which will elect a panel of tour candidates belonging to the Deparessed Classes for each of such reserved seats by the method of the single vote and four persons getting the highest number of votes in such primary elections shall be the candidates for election by the general electorate.
3. The representation of the Depressed Classes in the Central Legislature shall likewise be on the principle of joint electorates and reserved seats by the method of primary election in the manner provided for in clause above for their representation in the provincial legislatures.
Dr. Ambedkar at the Round Table Conference
CENTRAL LEGISLATURE
4. In the Central Legislature 18 per cent of the seats allotted to the general electorate for British India in the said legislature shall he reserved for the Depressed Classes.
5. The system of primary election to a panel of candidates for election to the Central and Provincial Legislatures as i herein-before mentioned shall come to an end after the first ten years, unless terminated sooner by mutual agreement under the provision of clause 6 below.
6. The system of representation of Depressed Classes by reserved seats in the Provincial and Central Legislatures as provided for in clauses (1) and (4) shall continue until determined otherwise by mutual agreement between the communities concerned in this settlement.
7. The Franchise for the Central and Provincial Legislatures of the Depressed Classes shall be as indicated, in the Lothian Committee Report.
8. There shall be no disabilities attached to any one on the ground of his being a member of the Depressed Classes in regard to any election to local bodies or appointment to the public services. Every endeavour shall be made to secure a fair representation of the Depressed Classes in these respects, subject to such educational qualifications as may be laid down for appointment to the Public Services.
(Adult franchise but reservation has been provided for Dalits on population basis, till 1960),
9. In every province out of the educational grant an adequate sum shall be ear-marked for providing educational facilities to the members of Depressed Classes,
Source – Ambedkar.org
Azadi for me is the freedom to #EatBeef!
Azadi for me is not imposing ‘Hindu Rashtra’ on Indians.
Azadi for me is ban on moral police and Brahmin fanatics organisations!
Azadi for me is ‘Annihilation of Caste’.
Azadi for me is creating a nation where fellow human beings are treated equally.
Azadi for me is creating a nation where we don’t worship animals and plants but treat fellow human beings with respect and love.
Azadi for me is building a nation where Dalit kids at schools are not forced to do toilet cleaning work.
Azadi for me is building a nation where Dalit students in schools are not purified by sprinkling cow urine on them.
Azadi for me is building a nation where Dalit people are not killed just because they had same name as some upper caste people had.
Azadi for me is building a nation where Dalits don’t have to remove their shoes while passing in front of upper caste homes.
Azadi for me is building a nation where Dalit homes are separated by walls in the villages.
Azadi for me is building a nation where Dalit students’ scholarships are issued on time.
Azadi for me is building a nation where food cooked by Dalit women is accepted by so called upper caste students!
Azadi for me is building a nation where Dalit women are not paraded naked, raped and forced to commit suicide.
Azadi for me is building a nation where Dalit kids are not made to sit separately in schools.
Azadi for me is building a nation where Dalit students seats at colleges are not filled by upper castes students having fake Dalit certificates.
Azadi for me is building a nation where there are not separate barber shops for Dalits.
Azadi for me is building a nation where caste wise columns in matrimonial pages don’t appear.
Azadi for me is building a nation where Dalits don’t have have to sip tea from separate tea cups.
Azadi for me is building a nation where Dalits don’t have to wait for years to get justice in courts and where justice is not denied.
Azadi for me is building a nation where to deliver justice, judges don’t use Manusmriti.
Azadi for me is building a nation where Dalits are not shown as degraded characters in movies.
Azadi for me is building a nation where Dalits and Muslims are not denied renting homes.
Azadi for me is building a nation where parents don’t teach their kids about their caste!
Azadi for me is building a nation where Dalit and Muslim are not kept in jails for years without any crime.
Azadi for me is building a nation where we don’t hang innocent people.
Azadi for me is building a nation where shankracharyas etc caught for the involvement in rapes, murders and killings are punished.
Azadi for me is building a nation where there are no devidasis (temple prostitutes).
Azadi for me is building a nation where Kherlanji, Badaun etc massacres don’t happened.
Azadi for me is building a nation where police don’t rape innocent girls at the police stations.
Azadi for me is building a nation where Bathani Tola, Jehanabad, Laxmanpur Bathe, Melavalavn etc massacres don’t happen.
Azadi for me is building a nation where Dalit kids are not forced to play in separate play grounds.
Azadi for me is building a nation where Dalits are not boycotted in villages.
Azadi for me is building a nation where job openings don’t come with – ‘Dalits need not to apply’.
Azadi for me is building a nation where Dalits, Muslims can buy flats in any colony and ads don’t come with – ‘only for Brahmins’.
Azadi for me is building a nation where Dalits are not killed for having a Dr. Ambedkar songs on mobile!
What does Azadi mean to you?
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On 15th August, there was just a power transfer from British people to so called upper caste Brahmins of India.
Did anything else change for Dalit-Bahujans? No. They were suffering in British rule and they are still suffering. What you think?
Freedom of mind is the real freedom. A person, whose mind is not free though he may not be in chains, is a slave, not a free man. One, whose mind is not free, though he may not be in prison, is a prisoner and not a free man. One whose mind is not free though alive, is no better than dead. Freedom of mind is the proof of one’s existence. – Dr. Ambedkar
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“It is not enough to have just a politically independent India. What is also needed is to have an Indian nation where every citizen will have religious and political rights, so that every person will have equal opportunity to develop.”
“Independence is no doubt a matter of joy. But let us not forget that this independence has thrown on us greater responsibilities. By independence, we have lost the excuse of blaming the British for anything going wrong. If hereafter things go wrong, we will have nobody to blame except ourselves. There is a greater danger of things going wrong. Times are fast changing.”
“There is no nation of Indians in the real sense of the world, it is yet to be created. In believing we are a nation, we are cherishing a great delusion. How can people divided into thousand of castes be a nation? The sooner we realise that we are not yet a nation, in a social and psychological sense of the world, the better for us.”
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