![]() “The caste system is a historical reality, and indisputably was a significant feature of ancient Indian society. Some may remember this powerful ruling in 2006 by a Superior Court judge, as he threw out HAF’s (and HEF’s) challenge to the textbooks on the matter of caste: Having worked closely on the textbook issue in 2005-06, I know for a fact that it was the Hindu Education Foundation (HEF), a project of the Hindu Swayamsewak Sangh, and the Hindu American Foundation (HAF), which had attempted unsuccessfully to whitewash descriptions of the caste system and erase the very word “Dalit” from the textbooks. His objection to SB 403 reminded me of similar objections by conservative groups to laws protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ communities as a threat to “traditional values.”ĭedage also claimed that organizations supporting SB 403 had attempted to erase the contributions of Dalits from California school textbooks. SB 403 is a “weapon to butcher our cultural existence,” Dedage declared, leaving everyone wondering how a law designed to prevent caste discrimination could possibly hurt anyone’s cultural existence – unless, of course, he believes that caste discrimination is so central to Hindu culture that it shouldn’t be challenged. His hyperboles and dubious claims left me stunned and must have raised a few eyebrows even among the Senators. After talking to a few people, it became apparent that Hindu nationalist (Hindutva) organizations were fronting an avowed Dalit/Bahujan group, Ambedkar-Phule Network of American Dalits and Bahujans (APNADB), in their fight against SB 403.Īlas for them, their spokesperson, Sandeep Dedage’s “primary testimony” against SB 403 did not do justice to their large presence outside the room. As there was no chance of my making it into the hearing room, I decided to talk to people anxiously waiting outside, both supporters and opponents – with a bit of sadness, I might add, to see the Indian American community so polarized.Īs I surveyed the scene, I was surprised to see all the yellow banners in the name of Dalits and Bahujans, saying “NO” to SB 403. The line was already long, indicating that some people must have arrived there in the wee hours of the morning. But to my surprise, I could hear chants of “Stop…The… Hate” from several blocks away. I was there at 7 am, two hours before the scheduled hearing, hoping to get in front of the line. As expected, there was a large turnout from both supporters and opponents. Murloc Mondays (New Players Q&A) Reset Recruitment Midweek Mending Tanking Thursday Firepower Friday (DPS) Saturday Achievement and Loot Thread Skirmish Sundays (PvP) Blizzard Subredditsĭiablo - Starcraft - Hearthstone - Heroes of the Storm - Overwatch - WC3 - Classic WoW - Mystery -įrequently Asked Questions about Dragonflightįrequently Asked Questions.I was in Sacramento on April 25th to testify at the California Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearings in support of SB 403 (California’s proposed anti-Caste Discrimination Bill), which would ban caste discrimination in the state. ![]() Oribos Exchange - useful resource for goldmakers./r/classicwowtbc - World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade./r/classicwow - World of Warcraft: Classic./r/transmogrification - show us your style./r/woweconomy - goldmaking discussion & theory./r/wownoob - if you are a noob or want to help a noob.WoW Related Discords Dragonflight Patch 10.1 is Live! If you would like to be a future featured creator, please fill out this form. ![]() More information about our current & past featured creators can be found here. Welcome to /r/wow, a subreddit about the video game World of Warcraft ! Featured Creators
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