Left’s appropriation and the failings of the Dalit Intelligentsia
JNU is at a crossroads once again in the realm of student politics. This time the JNU community is up against their VC Prof Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit for her remarks in a podcast where she said that Dalits, much like the blacks, are drugged into permanent victimhood. This was in light of the recent UGC…
English Translation of M P Balaram’s Chapter on Spivak, Kumar and the Voice of the Subaltern
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak’s essay “Can the Subaltern Speak?” is one of the most discussed texts in contemporary theory. Spivak intervenes in the question of the subaltern not as a sociological category but as a problem of representation. She argues that the subaltern cannot speak—not because the subaltern lacks voice, but because the structures of power,…
Tone Deaf Brahmins masquerading as Social Justice Warriors; The Aesthetic Masturbation of being Left Activist
Tone Deaf Brahmins masquerading as Social Justice Warriors Recently, I wrote an article on the spectre of humiliation I faced while at JNU on the website The Ambedkarian Chronicle. My life back then was quite erratic and sensational. I have so many ideas and arguments that one life is not enough for me to write…
JNU’s Left is Exhorting everyone to Socially Boycott me
“Humiliation is not merely an event; it is an experience that shapes the very structure of selfhood for the oppressed.” – Gopal Guru in Cracked Mirror My life is a spectacle that only begins and it ends only in imagination but in reality it is never lived as if I am a ghost of sysyphus…
A Sociological Analysis of the Idea behind Sub Classification of the Scheduled Caste List
A Sociological Analysis of the Idea behind Sub Classification of the Scheduled Caste List “The fact is that the governing class in India blinded by self-interest is unmindful of the absurdity of the argument of naked efficiency and being conscious that it has the power to convert its opinion into law does not bother what…
The ‘Brahmin’ Left Steering Working Class towards the ‘Capitalist’ Right
The ‘Brahmin’ Left Steering Working Class towards the ‘Capitalist’ Right Ever since the rise of far-right governments throughout the First world and third world as well, leading social scientists were grappling with methodological inquiry to understand what has led to this shift of the working classes from an avowal of left socialist parties to right…
The Capitalist Capture of the Anti Caste Internet
The Capitalist Capture of the Anti Caste Internet Ever since the Arab spring erupted in Egypt and its neighbouring countries, the victory of democracy was touted as possible only because of the internet revolution, which at that time was the role of twitter in acting as an alternative form of Media, which had little or…
The process of ‘Self Otherisation’ : An act of Ontological Violence.
The process of self otherisation’ : An act of Ontological Violence In most of the Anthropological literature, self-otherisation is defined as a process through which marginalized identities, under the structural influence of dominant social norms, self marginalise themselves by acquiescing to the dominant narratives Thus, their self that gets formed further Otherises them from ruling…
The Unscrupulous Moral Turpitude of Humanity
“Theirs has been a test of grit, courage and the boundless human spirit. Sunita Williams and the #Crew9 astronauts have once again shown us what perseverance truly means. Their unwavering determination in the face of the vast unknown will forever inspire millions. ” https://x.com/narendramodi/status/1902235311071023195?t=5-lwRl8EObR_d-vippQ7Ew&s=19 What a low humanity has stooped down to, that it needs…
जब शोषण नया नहीं है, तो डर नया क्यों हो?
डरना नहीं है भाइयों और बहनों क्योंकि अति से आप पहले भी गुजरे हो! ज्यादा से ज्यादा क्या होगा हुक्का पानी बंद? गले में हांडी, पीठ में झाड़ू या सामाजिक बहिष्कार? कुछ भी नया नहीं है तो डर नया क्यों हो? इससे बदतर कुछ नहीं होगा, चैन की सांस लो और डटे रहो!
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