Monday, September 19, 2011

'Questions of caste: Including Dalits in Global Politics'


Vivek Kumar is author of ‘Questions of Caste: Including Dalits in Global Politics’
Vivek Kumar (Ph.D.) Associate Professor at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi he’s engaged in the study of the social movements of one of the most excluded sections in South-Asia (Dalits).
He has analyzed the process and mechanism involved in strengthening the democracy by the ‘Independent Dalits Movement’ in the largest populated State of India i.e. Uttar Pradesh. Kumar has also examined how Dalit movement has diversified its demands for inclusion in the modern institutions of governance and other spheres of day-to-day life after India became a democracy.
Now Kumar is studying internal differences within the Indian Diaspora and its relationship with Indian democracy. Author of three books he has contributed few dozens of academic articles in journals and books. He also writes in newspapers and participates in debates on television channels regularly.
When asked why he joined the Building Global Democracy Programme, Vivek replied:
"...it is a unique or perhaps only attempt which promises a new world order. Secondly, he believes that only a democratic order is open to dissent and undertakes piecemeal social-engineering rather holistic reforms. Last but not least experiences of the world prove that ‘marginalized’ and ‘excluded’ have hope only in a democratic world order."
International workshop in Rio de Janeiro
Watch video footage of Vivek Kumar introducing his paper on 'including Dalits in global politics' at our international workshop in Rio de Janeiro. The workshop brought together academics, activitists and policymakers from around the world and generated lively debates and new understanding on how to understand and overcome exclusion.

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1 comment:

  1. dear vivek
    this side er.vivek sharma
    bouddh follower.
    aapne likha hai ki सरकार ने राष्ट्रीय गौरव के लिए राष्ट्रमंडल खेलों पर करीब एक लाख करोड़ रुपये खर्च कर दिए. लोग सवाल क्यों नहीं उठाते कि कुंभ मेले और राष्ट्रमंडल खेलों के आयोजन पर खर्च हुए पैसे से कितने स्कूल .....
    rashtra mandal khel kisi jati samprday aur kisi vishesh hit ke liye nahi hue hai aur na hi kabhi honge unme bhag lene wale player sbhi religions se belong karte hai naki jati ke basis pe.dusri baat kumbh hi nahi huz karne ke liye bhi bharat sarkar lakho rs. ki subsidy deti hai mandir, maszid, dhamsot centres kisi bhi jati ke liye nahi hai aur ye sohna harayana mein bhi situated hai.......
    bharat mein aise bahut se kaam jo agar mein illustrate karo to kahi mahine lag jayenge , batane mein
    3 noida me gautam bouddh university hai to sahi par uski dasha aaj ek school se bhi buri hai kewal chand aadmiyo ka staff hai jo universtity ko chala raha hai
    aaj se kuch years back jab ye university start hue thi tab isme 30 college shamil the aaj ki baat ki jaye to 738 collegeg shamil hai jara jakar dekiye waha student kitna bura haal
    waha baithe hue log subah se lekar sham tak kaam karte hai par problem itni hai ki khatam kabhi nahi hogi jakar puchiye dr.vikram sir exam controller) se ki kitna busy scheduled hai unka.
    phir kuch is tarike ki tipani kijiye ga sir aapka leka padh kar dukh hua ki aadhi aduri jaankari ke dum pe blame karna bahut galat hai.
    sorry mein maffi chaunga agar meri baat ne aapko hurt kiya ho to.

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