The Dalit of  India ,

Remembering the Greate,

Messiah of the oppressed,

The exploited and neglected,

And the architect of the Indian constitution.

Bharath Rrathna

Babasheb Dr B.R.Ambedkar

on his 122nd Birth day 

  

On the  122 nd birth day of  Babasaheb Dr .B.R.Ambedkar  we the  dalit of India  take  vow to fight for the right to shelter and right to land for the 25 Million oppressed and depressed schedule caste and schedule tribes of India.

 

Dalit activists announce two-day sit-in for land rights

2.5 million landless Dalits expected to flood Jantar Mantar on Saturday

Dalit activists on Friday announced a nationwide two-day agitation to seek greater land rights. The National Alliance for Dalit Land Rights (NADLR), in collaboration with NGO Ekta Parishad, is seeking to mobilise an estimated 2.5 million landless Dalits in the capital.

The government’s efforts in implementing land reforms have been inconclusive even as the agreement reached between the Ekta Parishad’s Jan Satyagraha and the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has not moved forward.

The campaign, from April 14 to December 6, will be spread across 300 districts in 18 States.

“We will be asking landless Dalits to make their claims for land,” said Lalit Babbar, a member of the NADLR.

“We will flood Jantar Mantar tomorrow [Saturday] and the next day. Our demands include equitable distribution of land, freeing of land from NRIs and corporations who do not use arable land for agriculture,” said Vincent Manoharan, chairperson of the National Federation of Dalit Land Rights Movements.

Intensifying their demands, the federation has adopted a new slogan, “First Land then Vote; No Land No Vote.” The organisations are reaching out to other political parties to mobilise support for ensuring that land rights remains a key electoral issue with almost 10 States going for Assembly elections and the general elections in 2014.

“We want the government to take this issue up seriously, for it will not go away. We will continue our protest by filing claims after claims for land titles. We will mobilise 25 lakh Dalit women,” said Mr. Jai Singh, an activist from Punjab, who has mobilised over 600 people to come here for the two-day sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar.

National Sample Survey data suggests that the percentage of landless and near-landless households (owning less than 0.40 hectares of land) was 79.20 among SCs and 52.90 among the non-SC/STs in 1999-2000.

The Jan Satyagraha Yatra, a movement for land rights, and the MoRD had signed a 10-point agreement in October 2012, committing to bring about a National Land Reform Policy, besides enacting legislation for assigning land for “shelter and cultivation” of the landless poor in India.

The governments had agreed to promote monitoring mechanisms, including fast-track courts and tribunals, to ensure effective implementation of the same.

Source : The Hindu dt 13.4.13

Commemorative Postage Stamp on Chaitya Bhoomi to be released on 14/4/2013 at Mumbai.

Department of Posts has decided to release a commemorative postage stamp on Chaitya Bhoomi on 14th April, 2013.

Chaitya Bhoomi is a reverred place of pilgrimage for the Buddhists in India. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, the architect of Indian Constitution was cremated here after his death on 6th December, 1956 in accordance with Buddhist traditions. Eventually, this place was later converted to Chaitya Bhoomi which is now a National Monument. 

The Chaitya Bhoomi Memorial Monument was inaugurated by Mrs. Meerabai Yashvantrao Ambedkar, who is the daughter-in-law of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, on December 5, 1971. A large number of people from all over the country visit Chaitya Bhoomi every year on December 6th to offer respects and pay homage to Dr Ambedkar. Carrying millions of blue waving flags they march to the Chaitya Bhoomi on this day. Several strategic junctions and roads near Chaitya Bhoomi in Dadar face massive traffic congestion on this day. 

 Source: Postal inspector blogspot.in

Central govt Delclared Holiday on Babasahib Birthday Anniversary-14.04.2013

Govt has declared closed  holiday for birthday of Dr.Babashib B.R.Ambedkar  on 14.04.2013.  to see the order please click the link.
 http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/12_4_2013-JCA-2-08042013.pdf

Why congress should be defeated in 2014 Loksabha Election?

1.Cong Govt. Has Failed to protect the interest of SC/ST.

a) Congress Govt has failed in bringing amendment to the reservation in promotion for SC/ST

b)Cong.Has Failed to prevent atrocities against SC/ST

c) Policy of the Cong. Govt against the interest of SC/ST       Privatization of PSUs and Banking sectors.

d)Cong.Govt. has Not implemented reservation in private sectors.

e) It has Failed to empower the SC/ST commission to safeguard the interest of SC/ST.

f) Congress ruled states have not created SC/ST commission in their state.

g) Double standard in implementing the welfare measure to SC/ST scheme  Vs General public scheme.

      Allocation of funds for SC/ST scheme is lesser when the same scheme is extended to General public, for example: Construction cost of house under Indra niwas yojana is lesser compared to what allocated to General scheme, similarly the  Extent of Land for construction of house is 3 cents for SC/ST whereas there is proposal to allocate 10 cents   under right to homestead .  This example is only tip of the ice berg there are so many such discrimination.

h) Cong. has Failed to consult SC/ST commission,Ambedkar foundation ,SC/ST organization and MP/MLA before budget meeting.

I)The Cong Govt has failed to allocate for for SC/ST sub plan in proportionate to SC/ST population.

J) No separate advisor appointed to Prime minister to consult issue related SC/ST welfare and other issues.

k)Cong Govt. has Failed to abolition of untouchability

2). Victimisition of  Dalit minister for the decision made with consultation of Finance minister and Prime minister and Attroney General in 2G allocation.

• ·  Allowing CAG to make wild allegation about the allotment of 2G on the presumptive loss
• ·   Failed to combat effectively the wrong reports  of CAG on presumptive loss of 2G .
• ·   Denied permission to appear before the JPC probing the 2 G allocation( just like dalits  treated in kangaroo court by cast hindus in Villages)

3.Corruption in allocation of Coalmines.

4.Cong Govt. has Failed to protect the interest of Srilankan Tamils.

5. Cong Govt. Failed to combat Pakistan Terrorism.

6.Corruption in waiver of Agricultural loan.

7.Cong Govt. has Failed to bring justice for the wrongdoings of Modi in Gujrat Muslim murders .

8. Cong Govt has Failed to control inflation and spiraling prices .

9.Cong Govt has failed to bring reservation for women in the parliament.

10.Cong Govt has Failed to bring legislation to combat corruption.

RESERVATION IN SERVICE MANUAL

           The reservation rosters are not maintained properly by Govt Department .  DOPT has not communicated any guide lines on the maintenance of reservation rosters.  A manual prepared by Institute of Secretariat Training and management New Delhi has given the details of maintenance of reservation roster.  If the reservation rosters is not maintained properly, the ultimate looser is SC/ST  category employees .  It is the responsibility of each employee who appointed on reservation to see that the rosters are correctly maintained by their dept .  Like wise the SC/ST/OBC Association should keep a watch over the maintenance of the rosters and it should be periodically examined for each category  of post.

           In many Dept the recruiting units are not bothered to close the rosters every year  to tally the requirement of SC/ST vacancies .  if the rosters are not maintained properly  vacancies vacated by SC/ST points are not filled up or carried forward .  The author had seen in many offices in the gradation list against the names of muslim officials, community of the officials were noted as SC! since the rosters are prepared based on the gradation list and if it contains wrong information the roster also become wrong.

           If the reservation roster is not maintained properly there is a possibility of counting the meritorious SC/ST employees who were appointed / promoted in merit as SC/ST category and treated as excess at the end of the year while closing the roster, resulting denial of rightful share of SC/ST in subsequent recruitment and promotion.

          Similarly in every department SC/ST Association is functioning but unfortunately the office bearer of the association  are failed to examine their own office rosters.  Though the rosters are not secrete but no body wants to examine it .  Now after the introduction of RTI act the Govt departments are expected to publish the rosters in their website as per section 4  of RTI act ( Pro active disclosure) but non of the Govt department is come forward to disclose the rosters in their website.  Now the individual and association can have copies of roster through RTI act and see that it is maintained properly.

         The SC/ST Liaison officer  of the Govt department is expected to inspect the rosters but these officer seldom inspect the recruiting unit in their department .  Now the individual and association will resort the RTI act to get the copy of the inspection report and information through RTI and ensure that these officer is regularly inspecting the office.

         The reservation roster manual will give an idea how it should be operated and maintained which can be downloaded by selecting  and right  clicking  the following link.

http://persmin.gov.in/otraining/UNDPProject/undp_modules/Reservation%20in%20Service.pdf

Magizhini Manimaran's Kumki  Hit song soi soi

Two Million and fifty thousand visits to this youtube version of the song, and the visitors and viewers, admirers growing by the min  

Soi Soi - Full Song - Kumki

Pl click the following link to view the full song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XXFWy74Gxgk

to hear Mahilini's great voice,  the thirst for a novel music and new and powerful voice, this spectacular voice, as the song begins with a long melodies hymn

The Singer of this song "Soi Soi", Magizhini Manimaran is a Gem of voices, the hidden greatness of India, somehow such talents that is spread across the nation of India has never been discovered and shown to this world, but listening to Soi Soi first creates a Craving, it create a thirst and when you listening to her voice, it stirs and kind of kindles the very thoughts, for the first time listener or the repeat visitor,at 7 seconds after you play this video or audio and upto 22 second, within 15 seconds you will be totally mesmerized, that long protracted pre-hymn voice captures the sense of hearing and then she continues soi soi......a spectacular voice. She has been a inspirational folk singer for long, unfortunately the slave dalit musicians and movie artists never recognized and brought her to the forefront of music industry, it took a new comer musician D.Imman, the musician for the movie Kumbi in which Soi Soi is one of the several songs, you can hear all the songshere 
thank you Imman, 

D. Imman is an Indian film composer and singer. He has composed songs and provided background music for Tamil films. He did his schooling in Don Bosco, Egmore, Chennai and college in Pachaiyappa's College. Wikipedia

Albums: Mynaa

Film music credits: Naan Avanillai 2, Thamizhan, you stand taller than Illayaraja like musicians 
 (hindu societies procrastinators who betrayed the dalit society, how many of these gems are all over Tamil Nadu hidden from discovery, we need more Immans to ddiscover real singers, native, talented, original singers) in discovering and letting the world  to see this talent Magizhilini 
Soi Soi is a special and great song in this movie, I also like "Nee Yeppo Pulla" song also is good
Some latest news on Magizhilini:  

Magizhini Manimaaran Profile – Soi Soi Kaiyalavu – Kumki

She is Magizhini Manimaaran who sang the “Soi Soi” – scorching fast paced song in the recently released movie Kumki with music by Iman and lyrics by Yugabharathi. She has the magical voice which makes us to listen to the song many times. Magizhini Manimaran’s voice and Imman’s composition blend well. The ‘Soi Soi’ words are catchy.
Born in Vedanthangal and moved to Chennai for work after completing her 10th standard. She met her husband Manimaran in chennai who taught her music. She joined in his troop and started singing. She has not learned classical music but she sings all kinds of “Gramiya songs”. According to her “Thaalattu”  is the best melody. She is having two sons whom she wants to bring up as Doctor and Engineer but at the same time she wants them to concentrate in “Parayisai”. Now she is getting lot of  opportunities in Tamil movies after this musical hit “Soi Soi” 
Hindu News:-Drummer-woman makes it big
 “She was first a ‘parai’ drummers and later a singer. The ‘kalai kuzhu,’ right from its inception, worked on an ideology that they will never play for funerals — “Idhu saavukkana parai illai viduthalaikkana parai” (This ‘parai’ drumming is not for funeral but for liberation). Our performance always had a strong message that aimed at re-signifying ‘parai’ as a symbol of self-respect and assertion. Aadhikkam aliyattum, kizhiyattum paraigal alla, Indhiya saatheeya samoogam (Let the beating up of ‘parai’ destroy the dominance; let it break down not the parai but the Indian caste hierarchy),” he says. 

“The troupe performs for political and social conferences and for temple festivals of lineage gods and other traditional gods. Perhaps one of the oldest of the indigenous folk arts, ‘parai aattam’ embraces life in all its forms — birth, puberty, engagement, marriage and death. But, today, despite a rich legacy, ‘parai aattam’ has been pushed to the margins as a polluted form of art,” he says.

source: upliftthem.blogspot.in.