Let’s begin with some statistics – according to the State of the World’s Children-2009 report prepared by UNICEF, 47% of Indian women between the ages of 20 and 24 were married before the legal age of 18. If the figure of 29% for the urban areas seems alarming, then that of the rural areas at [...]
1st January, 1818: ‘The Battle of Bhima Koregaon’ in Maharashtra
Fight against Manusmriti - the story of a heroic battle of a small Dalit army in alliance with British against a larger army of Brahminic kingdom. “If we wish to be free, we must fight. Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at [...]
Book Review of “A Forgotten Liberator : The Life and Struggle of Savitribai Phule”
“A Forgotten Liberator : The Life and Struggle of Savitribai Phule”, is the first endeavour in English to spotlight upon one of the supreme names who fought against the totalitarianism of caste and other social evils in India. The book brought out by “Mountain Peak Publishers” on the life of Savitribai Phule (1831-1897) is a [...]
Sachin is Indian first!
Sachin Tendulkar, the lovable cricketer said yesterday: “Mumbai belongs to India. That is how I look at it. And I am a Maharashtrian and I am extremely proud of that but I am an Indian first,” which has raised some serious comments from the Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackarey. It is surprising that Sachin who has always been very adept in staying away from controversies
The Language of Raj Thackeray
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) led by Raj Thackeray is all set to redefine the politics of Maharashtra and spoil the dreams of Hindi Nationalists. The phenomenon of Raj Thackeray at the outset appears to be a reenactment of decades old dramas of Shiv Sena but Raj espouses issues different from his parent party.
I will die as an Indian, love Tamil Eelam for ever
A request to my Indian brothers to look at the sufferings of my brothers in Sri Lanka and join the Tamils in the protest against Genocide.