By Madhu Chandra www.madhuchandra.org The Indian concept of racism cannot be understood without understanding caste and caste that includes the Manu Smriti, a sacred handbook for Brahmins. Racism is known as apartheid or xenophobia in western societies. This form of racism is based on one’s class, race, and color, whereas in India, caste is...
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Social Profiling: The Root Causes of Racial Discrimination against North East Indians
A Paper Presented to Two-Day UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Gender and Racial Discrimination: the Paradigm of Women’s Vulnerability, held on 7th & 8th September, 2012, Organised by: Human Rights Studies Centre, S. Kula Women’s college in collaboration with Human Rights Alert, Imphal, Manipur...
Anna Hazare’s Campaign against Corruption: A Perspective from India’s North East
Anna Hazare’s Campaign against Corruption: A Perspective from India’s North East By Madhu Chandra Anna Hazare and his team known as Team Anna, is deeply debated as a movement manufactured by Indian media, particularly electronic media and Television News Channels. Team Anna has repeatedly...
RIMS Authority Notified to Remove Two Churches
Christian Council Condemns The Irresponsible Decision to Vacate the Church Sanctity by Force Christian Council Met Former Manipur Chief Minister Rishang Keishing and Appealed NCM to Intervene Dr. Joseph D’souza, President, All India Christian Council Dr. John Dayal, Secretary General, All India Christian Council...
Mr. Mangi – The Innovator of Kakching Mat Weaving Machine
By Madhu Chandra The National Innovation Foundation – India honoured Mr. Yengkhom Mangi Singh, a Dalit belong to Lois community of Kakching, Manipur, a 70 years old physically challenged, with the state award for his innovative in manufacturing Kouna Mat Weaving Machine at sixth...
Are we ready for spiritual democracy?
By Kancha Ilaiah http://www.asianage.com/print/129807 Whether the concept “spiritual democracy” is tenable and has the potential to reform the spiritual systems that are locked up in caste cultures is being debated in certain intellectual circles in India of late. In my view this debate has...
Corruption: An Inclusive Perspective
Presented in National Seminar on Corruption and Its Implication on Dalits: An Indian Panorama organised by the Commission of Dalits, Nation Council of Churches in India By Madhu Chandra All sections of Indian society have suffered from corruption and all must fight against it....
Hasina Kharbhih: Raising the Stakes Against Child Trafficking
By SRUTHI GOTTIPATI http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/17/hasina-kharbhih-raising-the-stakes-against-child-trafficking/ Hasina Kharbhih, 40, has spent the better part of her life working for human rights. She started a nonprofit, Impulse, and developed a comprehensive strategy to prevent child trafficking called the Meghalaya Model, which is being applied in eight...
Joseph: the Victim of Ancient Human Trafficking
Man Who Brought a Food Security Bill and Made Egypt a Super Economic Power By Madhu Chandra Joseph, the 11th son of Jacob and first son of his mother Rachael, was a victim of ancient human trafficking. He also became head of the 11th...
A REPORT OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE’S TRIBUNAL ON KANDHAMAL
WAITING FOR JUSTICE: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A National People’s Tribunal (NPT) on Kandhamal was held in New Delhi on 22-24 August 2010, organized by the National Solidarity Forum – a countrywide solidarity platform of concerned persons from various walks of life. The NPT aimed at...
5,000,000 North East Indian Migrations Expected in Five Years
By Madhu Chandra Migration from North East India is at peak now. Number has increased 12 times in last five years. The year 2005 had 34,000 migrates and increased 414,850 in 2010. With the current trend, 5,000,000 expected to migrate in next five years....
Women dues – Meitei society is a deeply sexist society
By Raju Athokpam http://kanglaonline.com/2011/11/women-dues-meitei-society-is-a-deeply-sexist-society/ Marriages are solemnised between the two persons they addressed each other as their better half and a life long companion in all walks of life. But right from the very marriage day, these young people are made to go through...
AFSPA Failed! Mizoram Way an Alternative
When Gun failed and the table negotiation solved Mizoram’s 25 years old Insurgency Problem By Madhu Chandra The Arm Forces Special Power Act, 1958 (AFSPA) is termed as a draconian and xenophobia law. It is draconian law because section 4 (a) of the AFSPA gives power...
Two Symbolic Icons on Yamuna River Bank
Akshardham Temple and National Dalit Prena Sthal By Madhu Chandra Socio-cultural religious revolution versus socio-economic educational revolution is what the nation is witnessing now in Uttar Pradesh. Mayawati – the Dalit Chief Minister has brought socio-cultural and religious revolution within her state in last...
Anna Adopts Hindutva Laboratory Method
By Madhu Chandra Anna Hazare who almost became Gandhi II this year on account of his campaign against corruption – seven days fast in April and thirteen days in August. Interestingly, the idea is not originated from Anna himself but from his team mate,...