Kanshi Ramâs Bahujan movement was also cultural, not just political
Kanshi Ramâs Bahujan movement was also cultural, not just political
BSP s diminishing political power doesn t mean all is lost for the Bahujan movement. Kanshi Ram Jayanti is a reminder the anti-caste revolution is alive among the masses.
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Kanshi Ram, a charismatic Bahujan leader, believed that a society in which the non-political roots are not strong, is bound to fail in its political aspirations as well. It is easy to write off the Bahujan Samaj Party because of its recent political misfortunes, but it would be a grave error to look at Kanshi Ram’s Bahujan revolution as merely political. The bedrock of all his meetings and mobilisations was a cultural revival.
As the delimitation exercise looks set to enhance the number of seats in Jammu and Kashmir assembly for Jammu, bringing it at par with Kashmir, there is a renewed demand for the statehood for Jammu region among various native parties, even as the BJP continues to enjoy widespread support, reports
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Jammu political leaders
With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sweeping in all of the five predominantly Hindu districts of Jammu in the recently held District Development Council (DDC) elections, the region’s politics is precariously poised. Together with the BJP’s ultra-nationalistic politics, the region is also witnessing a surge in demand for a separate statehood excluding Kashmir.
Dry days are specific days when the sale of alcohol is not permitted in India. iStock | Photo Credit: Representative Image
Dry days are mood spoilers that manage to surprise us out of the blue every once in a while.
On most days of the year, you can step out and grab a few drinks with your frends and family. You can do this even in the middle of the week and during public holidays.
However, there are certain days of the year when your impromptu partying or pubbing plans can crash without warning if you aren t aware of dry days in India.
Hope And Trepidation Swirl Around Ravidas’ Birth Anniversary
Is a symbolic act of restoring a demolished temple enough, ask Ravidas’s devotees outlookindia.com 2021-03-06T07:31:50+05:30
On February 27, the 644th birth anniversary of Ravidas poet-saint and social reformer of the Bhakti movement who vigorously fought against caste evils hope and misgivings swirled around the grounds of the once-famed Guru Ravidas temple at Tuglaqabad in Delhi.
While priests from low-caste communities waxed lyrical about Ravidas’s pursuit of personal spiritual freedoms and social unity, the congregation exhibited some trepidation about the socially depressed classes in India.
Their fears are not unfounded.
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid rich tributes to Sant Ravidas in his Mann Ki Baat on Sunday, day after Ravidas Jayanti celebrations, and s.