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๐๐ก๐ข๐ฆ๐š ๐Š๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐š๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ‘Š
BK-16: Victims of a state sponsored fictional conspiracy, charged with plotting to kill Indiaโ€™s prime minister
Elgaar Parishad: 200th anniversary of a Dalit victory over an upper-caste Hindu army in 1818
๐ŸงตLet's profile the BK-16
๐‘๐จ๐ง๐š ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง, a graduate of JNU
Founded Committee for Release of Political Prisoners, campaigned for the repeal of AFSPA and UAPA
๐Ÿค Arsenal Consulting (Feb'21): A hacker controlled Wilsonโ€™s computer for 22 months through malware, planted 10 "conspiracy" documents
๐’๐ฎ๐๐ก๐š ๐๐ก๐š๐ซ๐š๐๐ฐ๐š๐ฃ, a professor at the National Law University
She has campaigned for the rights of mine workers, Dalits and Tribal people in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, for 30 years
A practicing lawyer, she is considered an authority on land and forest rights issues
๐†๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐š๐ฆ ๐๐š๐ฏ๐ฅ๐š๐ค๐ก๐š, an author, a journalist and an activist
He became inconvenient for the present regime because of his writings on Kashmir
Compiled a report โ€œAlleged perpetrators: Stories of impunity in Jammu and Kashmirโ€ with explosive data on human rights abuses
๐€๐ง๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐๐ž ,a graduate of IIM Ahmedabad
He was a professor at IIT Kharagpur, held several senior corporate positions
An eminent Dalit scholar & public intellectual, he has been critical of the current right-wing regime and the Anti-Dalit mood it has created
๐‡๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐š๐›๐ฎ, an associate professor at Delhi University
A specialist in language ideology, politics and policy, linguistic identity, marginalized languages and social justice
He has published several papers on the issues of caste, which could have irked the Modi govt.
๐•๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ซ๐š ๐‘๐š๐จ, a Telugu poet, Marxist ideologue and rights activist
Ever since he formed the association of rebel poets in 1969, Varavara Rao has been considered anti-establishment
He is also a founder of the Revolutionary Writersโ€™ Association (Virasam)
๐’๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐๐ซ๐š ๐†๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ , a senior labor and human rights lawyer
Represents Dalits & Adivasis in Indian Association of Peopleโ€™s Lawyers, and known for fighting cases pertaining to illegal killings, atrocities and police excesses in the Naxal belt of eastern Maharashtra
๐’๐ฎ๐๐ก๐ข๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ก๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ฅ๐ž, a well-known Dalit rights activist
A staunch Ambedkarite and founder of the Republican Panther Jaliantachi Chalwal (Movement for Annihilation of Caste)
He helped plan the gathering around the Bhima Koregaon bicentenary celebrations
๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐š ๐’๐ž๐ง, a professor and head of the English department in Nagpur University
She is associated with womenโ€™s rights movements and is an active member of Stree Chetna, which works on the issues of violence against women who are harassed for dowry
๐€๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง ๐…๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐ซ๐š, a lawyer and social worker
Ferreira was writing about the fabrication of the Bhima Koregaon case
Police claim his name appeared on some โ€œlettersโ€ on the computers seized from other accused and are therefore culpable in the Bhima Koregaon conspiracy
๐•๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐ง ๐†๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ, an academic and writer, better known for his activism and social work
He is married to Susan Abraham, the well-known civil rights and labour lawyer, and the couple are always taking the lead in demonstrations and pro-Dalit protests in Mumbai
๐’๐š๐ ๐š๐ซ ๐†๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ก๐ž, ๐‘๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก ๐†๐š๐ข๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‰๐ฒ๐จ๐ญ๐ข ๐‰๐š๐ ๐ญ๐š๐ฉ
Trio are an integral part of the Kabir Kala Manch
They write revolutionary plays, songs and perform their work
Their speeches, songs and singing are popular, especially among the youth
๐Œ๐š๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ก ๐‘๐š๐ฎ๐ญ, a recipient of the Prime Ministerโ€™s Rural Development Fellowship
He led campaigns against the displacement of marginalized communities in Maharashtra
Mobilized communities to fight for land and against local mining projects (Ex. Surajgarh mining project)
๐’๐ญ๐š๐ง ๐’๐ฐ๐š๐ฆ๐ฒ, a Jesuit priest who has worked for the welfare of tribals in Jharkhand for more than 30 years.
He educated Tribals on how mines, dams and townships were being built without their consent, and of how they had been deprived of land, often with no compensation.
๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš–๏ธIncarceration of BK-16 on specious charges is part of the Modi Governmentโ€™s systematic and methodical targeting of people who dissent and fight against oppression and for the causes of sections of society that a majoritarian government has no space for๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ
theguardian.com

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