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 By Madhu Chandra Introduction The issues and challenges faced by...
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 claimed that the whole nation of 1.2 billion people is...
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 For further detail, please contact Madhu Chandra +919716004939 New...
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 National Grassroots Innovation Award ceremony and exhibition held at Rashtrapati...
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 global implications as well. The concept of democracy came into...
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. Everybody has a right to protest against corruption in a...
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 Indian states. The activist, who is based in Shillong in...
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 tribe of Israel and a unique part of Israel’s history....
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 assisting the victims and survivors of the Kandhamal violence 2008...