#dalit christians

[infantisimo]

very insightful piece written in 2009 by the late gail omvedt on christianity in india, politics of conversions, dalit and tribal christians, the british empire (company and raj periods), brahminical hegemony and violence, 2008 anti-christian kandhamal massacre, jotiba phule and the dilemmas faced by dalit christian theology and the larger dalit movement.

the references at the end are a treasure for anyone interested in learning more.

[indizombie]

The birth of the 21st century unleashed the onslaught of neo-liberal economic policies and the religious fundamentalist insurgence changed our concept of nation, nationalism, and politics. The Hindutva politics of cultural nationalism and its violent disposition toward indigenous and minority sections in this country provoked us to ask “Who sings the nation?” (Spivak) and “Whose imagined community?” (Partha Chatterjee). The issues such as the Babri Masjid case, Muthalaq case, Uniform Civil Code, the CAA, anti-conversion laws, and attacks on Dalit/Tribal Christians so and so forth have unveiled the wretched status of minorities in this country. Realizing that Muslims are hard to nationalize/ Hinduise, Christians are now targeted to be  integrated into the pan-Indian Hindu cultural identity. Recently, some of the church leaders are satiated through frequent visits and political offers by the communal forces, and of course, few of them have already preyed on it due to the issues connected with foreign funds or any other personal issues of corruption. However, Christians should not forget the ideological position of Hindutva as it renders Christians, Muslims, and Communists internal threats to the Indian Nation.

Fr. Dr. Y.T Vinayaraj, director, Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society (CISRS)

[ramthamedia]

మతం మారితే ఎస్సీ హోదా రద్దు! క్రైస్తవంలోకి మారిన వారికి ఎస్సీ రిజర్వేషన్లు, అట్రాసిటీ చట్టం రక్షణ ఉండదని సుప్రీంకోర్టు స్పష్టం చేసింది.

మత మార్పిడి చేస్తే ఎస్సీ రిజర్వేషన్లు రద్దు: సుప్రీంకోర్టు సంచలన తీర్పు

[drambedkarbooks]

Dalit History Month - Remembering Dalit Jews - Bene Ephraim Community of Andhra Pradesh

Dalit History Month – Remembering Dalit Jews – Bene Ephraim Community of Andhra Pradesh

Today in Dalit History, we highlight a community of Dalit Jews called the Bene-Ephraim, in the Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh in India. The Bene Ephraim, Dalit Jews, assert that they were descended from one of the one of the ten Jewish tribes driven into exile after the collapse of the Jewish kingdom in 586 B.C.E. Members of this tribe are said to have migrated through Persia to becoming…

View On WordPress

[drambedkarbooks]

In India - Dalit Conversions to the Methodist Episcopal Church

In India – Dalit Conversions to the Methodist Episcopal Church

It was not until 1891 that the sources became clearer about the interest of Dalits in Christianity, Church and the attitudes of missionaries towards Dalits. Ernsberger’s choice of Indian clothing was a conspicuous example of a Methodist missionary’s attitude toward the social hierarchy in India. Brenton T. Bradley argues that Ernsberger opted for Indian clothing under the assumption that his…

View On WordPress

[polobserver]

Dharavi,Redevelopment,The VHP,The RSS ,A Bit Of Nadar Politics And Eelam

Dharavi,Redevelopment,The VHP,The RSS ,A Bit Of Nadar Politics And Eelam

Dharavi, Asia’s biggest slum,is the throbbing lifeline of Mumbai city. It has 2.5-lakh registered voters. Nearly 40,000 of them are from South India and they are mostly into making food items such as murukkus and idlis, or are drivers or work in printing factories.There is also a large group of people from Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, working in the tanning industry, while a few hundred…

View On WordPress