Political Discrimination - Only 7 Scheduled Classes Chief Ministers in 67 Years of Independent India.

Up-to-date there have been only 7 Scheduled Class people became the Chief Minister of a State in India in 67 years of Independent India. Many fellows often called and word beating as "Tamil Nadu the land of E.V. Ramasamy Periyar", but there is no Scheduled Class became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

Scheduled Class Chief Ministers in India

1) Damodaram Sanjivayya: ( 11 Jan 1960 - 12 Mar 1962 ) * 1st Scheduled class CM of India from erstwhile Andhra. * 4th CM of Andhra. * Party - Indian National Congress. 2) Bhola Paswan: ( 22 Mar 1968 - 29 June 1968; 22 June 1969 - 4 July 1969; 2 June 1970 - 9 Jan 1971 ) * 8th CM of Bihar. * 1st Scheduled class CM of Bihar. * He was the CM for three times between 1968 to 1971. 3) Ram Sundar Das: ( 21 April 1979 - 17 Feb 1980 ) * 18th CM of Bihar. * Party - Janata Dal ( United). 4) Jagannath Pahadia: ( 6 June 1980 - 13 July 1981 ) * 1st Scheduled class CM of Rajasthan. * Party - Indian National Congress. 5) Mayawati: ( June 1995 - 18 Oct 1995; 21 Mar 1997 - 21 Sep 1997; 3 May 2002 - 29 Aug 2003; 13 May 20007 - 7 Mar 2012 ) * India's 1st Scheduled class female CM. * 1st Scheduled class CM of Uttar Pradesh. * She was the CM for four times. * Party - Bahujan Samaj Party. 6) Sushil Kumar Shinde: ( 18 Jan 2003 - 4 Nov 2004 ) * 1st Scheduled class CM of Maharashtra. * Party - Indian National Congress. 7) Jitan Ram Manjhi: ( 20 May 2014 - Jan 2015 ) * 23rd CM of Bihar. * Party - Janata Dal ( United).
Ambeth, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu.

Jai bheem..!

Pandit Iyothee Thass -- First Leader Who Had Worked For The Cause of Revival of Buddhism In India.

Buddha, Pandit Iyothee Thass and Dr. Ambedkar.

Tribute to Revolutionary Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and E. V. Ramasamy Periyar’s pioneer Pandit Iyothee Thass. Babasaheb's inspiration for writing his "The Buddha and His Dhamma" was none other than Pandit Iyothee Thass associate Lakshmi Narasu's work “The Essence Of Buddhism”. Pandit Iyothee Thass is called as 'Father of South India Social Reform'. I dunno how many Dravidian activists know the name "Iyothee Thass" who introduced E.V. Ramasamy Periyar in politics?

TITTLE : Pandit, Father of South Indian Social Movements.

BORN : 20 May, 1845.

DIED : 5 May, 1914.

ACHIEVEMENTS :

He worked for the downtrodden people. He was the first person who instrumental in articulating the idea that the downtrodden people were not only Buddhists formerly but were the original inhabitants of India which later paved way for many social movements. He was the first Leader who had worked for the cause of revival of Buddhism in Modern India. In 1898, he founded the “Sakya Buddhist Society” ( Indian Buddhist Association). Iyothee Thass was the first modern Dalit social revolutionary. He succeed in the getting the thousands of acres of lands and distributed among the landless poor under the scheme of “Panchami Lands”.

EARLY LIFE :

Iyothee Thass was born in Nilgiris in 1845 and his father was Kandaswamy. His original name was Kathavarayan. As his teacher's name was Iyothee Thass, Kathavaraya changed his name into Iyothee Thass. He also obtained the title of Pandit. He was also a popular Siddha Doctor. He gained expertise in reading palm leaf manuscripts, Tamil literature, philosophy, Siddha and had good knowledge of English, Sanskrit and Pali. Iyothee Thass was the first Dalit to undergo a personal educational revolution. He educated himself in Tamil, Sanskrit, Pali and English. Because he was self-taught, he was able to shed new light on Tamil and Pali culture and spirituality. He is a role model for every Dalit student struggling in casteist, run-down government schools. He realized, as few others did, that the real revolutionary potential lay not in urban Dalits, but in the rural Dalits and adivasis. Iyothee Thass united and organized the various tribes of the Nilgiri Hills (Wayanad in Kerala, Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu).

* 1885 - Launched a magazine 'Dravida Pandian'.

* 1886 - He declared that Untochables were not Hindus.

* 1891 - Established the Dravida Mahajana Sabha. During first census, he urged so called Untouchables to register themselves as Casteless Dravidians.

* 1896 - He moved from Nilgiris to Chennai where he created one Buddhist Temple.

Pandit Iyothee Thassar

SOCIAL REFORMS:

Iyothee Thass was a forerunner of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and E.V. Ramasamy Periyar. He was the first Dalit to use Dravidian sentimental legacy to liberate Dalits from Hinduism. He did this based on his deep knowledge of Tamil history, culture and social dynamics. He was the first Dalit to realize the revolutionary legacy of Buddhism and to use Buddhism to create social change. While his movement did not transcend religion into a genuine spiritual movement, it had a tremendous impact in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. He created the first ideological media revolution, writing from his deep personal knowledge to enlighten Dalits on countless subjects. Still today, his writings are not properly compiled let alone translated. Iyothee Thass was also an intellectual revolutionary because while most Indians were running after Western knowledge or imagining airplanes and atoms in the Vedas and revived the Dravidian Siddha system of medicine. The Tamil Siddhas were among the most revolutionary poets in Indian history. Their strong assault on not just casteism but the very materialist mentality behind it has a powerful impact, even in translation, on any materialist, western or eastern. Iyothee Thass revived this anti-Brahminical medical knowledge system in the teeth of resistance from the Aryan, Ayurvedic establishment. 

His meeting with Olcott was a turning point not only in his life but also for the Dalit movement in many ways. He argued that Tamil Dalits were originally Buddhists. He led a delegation of prominent Dalits to Henry Steel Olcott and asked for his help in the re-establishment of "Tamil Buddhism". Olcott helped Thass to visit Sri Lanka, where he received Deeksha from Bhikkhu Sumangala Nayake. After returning to India, Thass established the ‘Sakya Buddhist Society’ in Madras with branches in many places including Karnataka. Thass established a weekly magazine called Oru Paisa Tamizhan ("One Paisa Tamilan") in Chennai on 19th June 1907 and its price was 'one paisa'. On 26th August 1908, the name, Oru Paisa Tamizhan, was changed into Tamizhan. He published Tamizhan from 1907 to 1914. From 17th June 1914 to 26th August 1915, Tamizhan was published by Wilson Patabiraman and then from 7th July 1926 to 27th June 1934, Kolar Goldvaiyal Pandithamani Appaduraiar published it, which served as a news letter linking all the new branches of the Sakya Buddhist Society. The magazine discussed traditions and practices of Tamil Buddhism, new developments in the Buddhist world, and the Indian subcontinent's history from the Buddhist point of view and edited it till his death in 1914. He established of several Panchama schools in Chennai. Iyothee Thass, with the help of Col. Olcott, set up five schools in the City, specifically for the Depressed Class. It was from these schools that the first generation of leaders and ideologues emerged. He focused on education and the land issue. He interpreted Indian history which can be classified as subaltern history in a true sense. Today even uttering the name of Iyothee Thass in the Tamil public sphere has become an act of a rebellion. the Dravida parties, Communists and Tamil rationalists. Nobody has any regard for Thass. He died in the year 1914. The Central Govt has decided to restore Iyothee Thass and name to “ The National Centre for Siddha research in Chennai”. Iyothee Thass's teachings nurtured and shaped the career of Rettamalai Srinivasan and M. C. Rajah in Tamil Nadu.

Books written:

He wrote 325 political, 55 literary, 51 social, 109 religious articles in Tamizhan. On 3rd February 1909, he wrote an article about voting right to minority. Iyothee Thass wrote several articles in the Tamizhan explaining the historical evolution of the society, religious traditions and cultural patterns of Tamil Nadu. Dalit political discourses dominated the columns of Tamizhan. These bring out a systematic argument of the first ever Depressed Class Ideology in Tamil Nadu. In Indirar Desa Charithram (History of the Country of Indrars), Iyothee Thass declared that in the past, the Subcontinent was known as 'Indirar Desam' or the 'Land of Indirar'. Indirar was none other than the Buddha who had managed to control his five senses successfully. His knowledge prompted him to arrive at the conclusion that the Panchamas were not Hindus but 'Adi Thamizharhal' (Original Tamils). Iyothee Thass also wrote at length on Buddhism, the life of Buddha, his readings, the dialogues he had with his disciples, and on the principles of faith and action which he upheld. He argued that the text, Thirukural, was originally known as Thiri-kural (thiri means three) and it was the first Buddhist Text in a Dravidian Language. The Kural content adhered to the three Pitakas of the Buddha's Teachings and hence it was known as the Thirukural. The idea of Communal Reservation was articulated in 1885 by him.

Thirikural and Pandit Iyothee Thass

Iyothee Thass and his Understanding of the History of this Nation (It is not India but Indira Desam):

Pandithar argues that Gowthama Buddha after his enlightenment taught the people of this nation the way of truth. Therefore, people of this nation celebrated the Buddha by calling Him as Varadhar and Baradhar and also they started calling the two parts of this nation as North Baradha Desam and South Baradha Desam. And the Buddha was called as the "Indirar" which would refer to the one who conquered the five senses. Thus, the way of the Buddha was called as Indira Thanmam, and the nation in which he was born was called as Indirar desam. Gradually this name "Indirar Desam" turned into be Indhiya Desam (North Indhiyam and South Indhiyam). Therefore, it is because of the Buddha this nation was called as Indirar Desam and there is no any other reason for this. But the Aryans who invaded this Indirar Desam never understood this history and they started calling them as Hindus and their religion as Hinduism. And more over they called themselves as Indians and those who are in India are Hindus alone. They even say now that it is from Hinduism, Buddhism was born and some of the Hindus only became Buddhists. Iyothee Thass would claim that the history of this nation was covered and therefore the Religion of this nation according to him is Indirar Dhammam (the way of the Indirar = the Buddha) and all the people of this nation are Indirars since they all followed the Indirar Dhammam. Hinduism had no roots in this Nation. Let us celebrate Iyothee Thass for this wonderful explanation and let us call ourselves as Indirars and this nation as Indira Desam.

Jai bheem..!

10th Std Tamil Book of "Tamil Nadu Textbook Corporation" ( Page 213 ).

Reference: * “The Role of Pandit Iyothee Thass to the Elevation of Depressed class in Tamil Nadu” by R. Suresh Kumar. * “Pandit Iyothee Thass” by T. Nalini Anbarasu. * “Social Reformers of Modern India” by D. Padmavathy.

Not A Single Photo of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar On The News Papers On Republic Day.

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Indian Constitution

Many time I was very frustrating to saw the news paper particularly on Republic day of India. Not a single photo of "Founding Father Of Modern India" Revolutionary Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, we can not see in News Paper. Are he not a Chief Architect of our Indian Constitution? Are he not a National Leader of this soil? What can we aspect from these Caste racist media and mental nation? After all this is the land of living the most brilliant Caste terrorists in the world. Here anyone can become a Mahatma by merely changing the dress. Anyone can became a Nationalist, If those filthy themselves called as higher section.
Babasaheb, why you born in this mental culture nation? You may be a highest Educated person in India till, you may be a Bar-at-Law, you may be a great Constitutionalist, Revolutionary, a Parliamentarian, Economist, Sociologist, Politician, Indian Jurist, Philosopher, Thinker, Anthropologist, Historian, Orator, Prolific writer, Social reformer, Feminist, Freedom Fighter, Social activist unto your death, No one recognizing you. So far in India, not such a person like you in various field of intellectual genius. You are only one in India with multi dimensional. Even though you proved yourself as a genius, your thoughts never received to Indian society just because you was born as an Untouchable to this Stupid mental blurred Indian Society. Your contribution in the various field to this nation is totally ignored and hiding. If you born in any other nation, they can pride you and has provided countless awards. After all you born in India. Even your portrait was not in Parliament of India until 1990. Thank to great Prime minister of India V.P. Singh for placed Dr. Babasaheb portrait in Indian Parliament. Though I never proud for born in India, On one thing I thank to Babasaheb who gave 'Equality, Liberty, Fraternity' based Democracy in India irrespective of Caste, Class, gender and religion. Wishing you all happy 64th Republic day of India and one of the great historical event in History of India that Constitution of India came into effect. Although India attained independence on August 15, 1947 but till 1949 it didn't have a permanent constitution of its own and not functioning under the laws enacted. After many amendments the Constitution was approved and Revolutionary Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar presented the draft Constitution was accepted on November 26, 1949. Then it was adopted by the Constituent Assembly in the name of the people of India that came into force on January 26, 1950 marking the beginning of a new era in the history of India. For making Constitution of India, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was appointed as chairmen of the Drafting committee constituted by the Assembly a greatest ultimate Brilliant Lawyer in India. It was not a simple work but to sculpt the big mountain to share all people rights equally. Many fellows wrongly thought that Babasaheb's inclusion into constituent assembly was by Mr. M K Gandhi. But the entry of Dr. Babasaheb was mainly due to his professional approach, his excellent knowledge of constitution and his great work in "States and Minorities" which is a part foundation of our constitution today and his love over Our Nation. The Indian Constitution is greatly influenced by his revolutionary ideas and thoughts. Even The Congress and Gandhi’s Constitution Chairman was Malavankar or someone else from the Congress or Foreign constitutional experts, as its clear that Dr. Babasaheb was not even the last recommended person by Congress or Gandhi. After the completion of his work, Dr. Babasaheb said "I feel the Constitution is workable; it is flexible and it is strong enough to hold the country together both in peace time and in war time". He provided an inspiring Preamble to the Constitution as justice, social, economic, political, liberty, equality and fraternity.
T. T. Krishnamachari in his speech in Constituent assembly, "Out of the seven members selected to prepare the draft constitution, one resigned, one died, one left for America, one was busy with his work in princely state, one or two live away from Delhi, some had to be excused for health reasons, Dr. Ambedkar was the only one who had to bear the burnt." The First President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, praised the services rendered by Dr. Babasaheb, "I have carefully watched the day-to-day activities from the presidential seat. Therefore, I appreciate more than others with how much dedication and vitality this task has been carried out by the Drafting Committee and by its chairman Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar in particular. We never did a better thing than having Dr. Ambedkar on the Drafting Committee and selecting him as its chairman."
In his historic speech, "I shall not therefore enter into the merits of the Constitution. Because I feel, however good a Constitution may be, it is sure to turn out bad because those who are called to work it, happen to be a bad lot. However bad a Constitution may be, it may turn out to be good if those who are called to work it, happen to be a good lot. The working of a Constitution does not depend wholly upon the nature of the Constitution. The Constitution can provide only the organs of State such as the Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary. The factors on which the working of those organs of the State depend are the people and the political parties they will set up as their instruments to carry out their wishes and their politics. Who can say how the people of India and their parties will behave ? Will they uphold constitutional methods of achieving their purposes or will they prefer revolutionary methods of achieving them ? If they adopt the revolutionary methods; however good the Constitution may be, it requires no prophet to say that it will fail. It is, therefore, futile to pass any judgement upon the Constitution without reference to the part which the people and their parties are likely to play. The constitution I offered, may be good or bad, it will depend on how the men in office use it. India lost its independence because one of us, one in power, betrayed". Then he cited the examples of betrayals in the history and urged, "We must spend the last drop of blood to defend the freedom of our country". The Columbia University at its Special convocation on June 5, 1952 conferred the LL.D. degree (Honoris Causa) to Babasaheb in recognition of his drafting the "Constitution of India."The University hailed him as One of India’s leading citizens, a great social reformer and valiant upholder of human rights".

Ambeth, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu.
Jai bheem..! Long Live Ambedkarism....!!

[ Written: Jan, 2014 ]

We Are Indians Firstly And Lastly. But When?

Frankly, I have no interest in language sentiment. I dunno when the language politics will end in India. Now-a-days our Indians are barking about the corruption. At the same time their voice are keep dump about the biggest corruption in the history so called the Caste system in India that prevalent till. I can say anywhere firstly and Lastly am an Indian, not a Tamilan. I want everyone to be Indian first and last. But I never Proud for being an Indian. For me Language is just a means of communication and sharing our views. I do respect all languages. Of course I know Tamil, English and Something about Pali and Hindi. It's just a Language which give separate expressions. It's my own interest to learn any other languages. If I have interest in Marathi or Telugu or anything, I will learn it. No problem in it. The problem is not with languages, the problem is impound compulsion the particular language overhead others. May be Tamil is one among the classical languages of the world. I do respect Tamil language because it only express my view whatever from mine to others, at the same time love every Languages. But not fanatic over Tamil language. We have right to love the Language but it would not lead beyond the peak stage. One know, how to love their own mother. We no need anyone teach for how to love their mother. This is what so happen in our country. Today it grew up by political arena gain. Surely it makes a new political scenario in our Nation base Language. The politicians made the conspiracy and gain for their own vote banking sake. I do not see no more difference between the Central government & all the state governments. Both central govt and all the state govt are trying to imposed compulsion on one particular language over other. India is not a land of Hindi speakers alone. We have more than 1500 languages in India. And Hindi is not our National Language. First of all there is no National Language in India. Like Tamil Nadu is not a state of Tamil speakers alone, around 8 to 10% of the people residing in TN speak Tamil with Telugu. Mere % of Some people speak Kannada, Urdu and Malayalam here. Every Indians must think that they are Indians firstly and Lastly beyond the languages. We are fighting one each other ourselves in name of silly things. Whatever we are stagger, whatever we are stunt, I put hope on our upcoming may be in optimist.

With regards, Ambeth, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu.

[ 13 January 2013] Jai bheem..!

Right To Vote ( Equal For All Women And Men In India ) i.e 'Adult Franchise' Was Given By Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and "Right to Vote" in India

25th January is observed as the National Voters Day in our Nation. Well...! Firstly I would like to say one thing, at least to spread something awareness about our Constitutional right ( Article 326) i.e " Right to Vote" to some people. Now all the Indians have right to vote without bias in gender, caste, class, literacy and religion. It was "Founding Father Of Modern India" Revolutionary Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar who was the first person in India who voiced for the 'Universal Adult Franchise' before the Southborough Commission for all Indians without bias in gender, Caste, Class, literacy and religion. I don't know how many Indians know, it was because of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar who conferred the fundamentals of democratic principle 'Adult franchise' in the Indian social reality i.e. Right to Vote to every Indian without any discrimination through the Indian Constitution. For this, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar faced the radical problem from Mr. Vallabhai Patel.
Even I don't know how many Indian Women's know that the contribution of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar who fight for equal rights for women and for their voting rights. Today Our constitution granted voting rights to all Indian women as a right because of him. But before Independent India, it was not an easy task for everyone 'right to vote' even for the men also. Mostly the "Right to Vote" was given only to those who were rich, who owned lands and the tax payers. Some people may claim Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms granted votes to Women. But it was under condition (like man) to some women in province only not for whole part in India.

Ambeth, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu.

Jai bheem..! Long Live Ambedkarism....!!

Rao Saheb L. C. Gurusamy.

Rao Saheb L. C. Gurusamy

Name - Rao Saheb L. C. Gurusamy. Born - 27th January, 1885, Madras. Father - Cottappa. Died - 1966.

One among the most notable aboriginal people leaders voicing their protest for casteism in Tamil Nadu was L. C. Gurusamy. He had his early education in Madras. He possessed gentle speech and friendly behavior which he continued to maintain throughout his life. He continued his social activities after getting himself joined in ‘Adi Dravida Saba’. In 1920’s, he associated with Thatha Rettaimalai Srinivasanar and Perunthalaivar M. C. Rajah. In fact, Rao Saheb L. C. Gurusamy was the member and General Secretary of 'Adi Dravida Mahajana Sabha' and 'Arunthathiyar Maha Sabha’ respectively in simultaneously.

He voiced for the exemption from payment of fee for women in the Madras Legislative Council, in order to promote their education in 1923.

 
Educational Activities:

* He believed that if the Scheduled Classes became strong in education and economically then Untouchability and caste discrimination would die of their own accord.

* Therefore in 1921, he established two Night Schools for which he had a grant of two thousand rupees from the government. Along with these schools he established many more schools in and around of Madras at Pudupettai, Koyyattope, Royapuram, Mylapore and Periyamet. In addition to these schools he opened schools in Chengalpattu and Ponneri. He opened several student hostels in the neighbourhood of Madras.

* He gave importance to impart education for the Scheduled Class women, thereby improving them from their deplorable, social status. He took up steps to start two schools exclusively for the education of the Scheduled Classes girls for which he explained to the British government the need for them.

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Rao Saheb L.C. Gurusamy.

‘Arunthathiyar Maha Sabha’ and Land for the Scheduled Classes:

* It was because of 'Adi Dravida Mahajana Sabha' and Perunthalaivar M. C. Rajah's struggle, Rao Sahib L. C. Gurusamy became the nominated member of the Madras Legislative Council.

* Attempts to improve the status of Arunthathiyars, L. C. Gurusamy founded ‘Arunthathiyar Maha Saba’ in 1920 with H. M. Jagannathan. L.C. Gurusamy got elected as its General Secretary and H. M. Jagannathan as its President of Madras. 'Arunthathiyar Maha Sabha’ was the sister organisation of 'Adi Dravida Mahajana Sabha'.

* He represented the Scheduled Classes to the British government in 1921 for the revenue settlement of them in areas like Perambur, Pulianthoppu, Vepery, Pudupettai, Koyyathoppu, Mylapore, Rayapuram and Kalmandapam.

* He acquired land in areas of immigrant Population. So several hundred families found their way to the right to the land in which they live there.

Other Facts:

* For ten years from 1920 to 1930, he had been elected in the Madras Legislative Council.

* For 22 years, he had been an Honorary Magistrate.

* One of the Directors of a Co-operative Bank, Madras.

* He became the Senator of Madras University in 1929.

* Elected to the Madras Municipal Council.

* In 1927, British government conferred him 'Rao Saheb' title after

recognizing his meritorious service.

* He started Perambur Leather workers cooperative society exclusively for the economic prosperity of the Scheduled Class.

Compiled:
Ambeth,
Dharmapuri,
Tamil Nadu.

Reference:
* "Our Leaders" by Anbu Ponnoviyam, Siddartha Publications, Chennai.

Jai bheem..!

Rao Saheb L.C. Gurusamy

My Saviour's And Intellectual Icons.

* Sakya Muni Buddha: Earliest known First Social Revolutionary in this world. * Sakya Valluvan: World Famous 'Three Pitakas' i.e., Tirikural was given by him in Tamil. * Pandit Iyothee Thass: Forerunner and Pioneer of Buddhism to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Pioneer of Rationalist Movement to E. V. Ramasamy Periyar. * Thatha Rettamalai Srinivasan: India's first Scheduled Classes western educated graduate, Indian Freedom Fighter and Represented the Scheduled Classes of India along with Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar in the 1st and 2nd Round Table Conference in London.
* Ayyankali: He organized Kerala's first agricultural workers strike. * Revolutionary Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: Founding Father of Modern India.
* Perunthalaivar M. C. Rajah: First National Level Leader of the Scheduled Classes and first Person who wanted Separate electorates for the Scheduled Class in India.
* J. N. Mandal: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, having failed to get elected from Bombay due to Congress fellows opposition, managed to enter the Constituent Assembly through the Bengal Assembly with the support of J. N. Mandal a Scheduled Class leader from Bengal.
* Prof. Thanthai Sivaraj: National Level Leader Who Worked for the Scheduled Classes of India, One of the founders of AISCF, First President of AISCF and Founder President of RPI. * Annai Meenambal Sivaraj: National Level Woman Leader from the Scheduled Classes of India.
* Rao Saheb L. C. Gurusamy: Educationalist, worked for the girls education and Labour leader. * Immanuvel Sekaranar: Freedom Fighter.

Regards, Ambeth
Dharmapuri,
Tamil Nadu.
Jai bheem..! Long Live Ambedkarism....!!

Sasikanth Senthil IAS - India's Topper in the 2008 Civil Services Main (Written) Examination.

Sasikanth Senthil IAS

Sasikanth Senthil was a topper of his batch in the 2008 Civil Services Main (Written) Examination. He was the topper in Tamil Nadu level in the UPSC CIVIL SERVICES EXAM 2008 and secured the ninth rank at an all-India level.

Educational Qualification: BE (Electronics)
Native Place: Chennai.

=> All India Rank - 9.

=> Subject and Maximum Marks\Obtained; (Main Written Exam).

* Essay(Paper III) - 200\ 118.

* General Studies (Paper-IV) - 300\ 163.

* General Studies(Paper-V) - 300\ 171.

Optional I, Psychology

* Paper-VI - 300\183.

* Paper-VII - 300\179.

Optional II, Public Administration. 

*Paper-VIII - 300\171.

* Paper-IX - 300\ 182.

=> Written Total -2000\1167.

=> Interview Marks - 300\ 156.

=> Final Total = 2300\1323.

Really If Revolutionary Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar alive, surely he might be very happy now. He is true to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Words, "Our Students should learn two things. Firstly to prove that given the opportunities they are inferior to none in intelligence and capacity. Secondly, to prove that they are not merely to tread the path of personal happiness, but to lead their society to be free, to be strong and to be respected."

Jai bheem..!

Also Read:

* Sivakami IAS.

* Dr. Christodas Gandhi IAS.

* Fate of India's first Scheduled Classes IAS (1950).

Last Message of Revolutionary Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.

Last Meesage of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

Once Our beloved Father Dr. Ambedkar said,"Our Educated Students are a source of great sorrow and disappointment to me. Not one of them is ready to do social work. I have always held that Knowledge is power in every field of life. We will not attain not goal of freedom and Liberty until we drink deep of all knowledge". Just here we took notice of his words. Mind blows there is no distinction till. Who can we blame? Do you think who else? He also said,"Educate, Agitate and Organize". But? Of Course today our youngsters are spark and shining in every field. There is no doubt in it. Here I won't give the list but just say few more. Take our Brother Sasikanth Senthil IAS from Chennai who was India's Topper in Main Exam of UPSC and so many on. It is true that the discrimination practice on our Scheduled Class are unrestrained. There has been no basic change in Caste system after nearly 67 years of Independence India. Still we are struggle. Still we are the victims of thousands years suppression patches but in reality, our people yet not know who they are? How we became as such like fold? Why we have been discriminated? 

Whatever so we are little bit position-able today, it is because of Revolutionary Dr. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR. Without him, it is impossible to imagine such like. But, there are too Questions which makes pitiable over where we born among. Is Babasaheb Mission fulfill today? Are we secure our whole human rights? Why still we are suppressed? How long so it will happen in this society? How many of we really follows our father? If Babasaheb had thought about only his life and family, at what suit we would have today? Why most of our guys can't understand it? It is very hard to see among ours as after enjoying the fruits of Babasaheb lifelong struggle and sacrifice, at most are selfish, forgetting their past and the struggle behind them. I have no hesitation, today Babasaheb name is used as business by everybody. What a hell? None mostly vicious about his mission. Sometimes anger comes over mind about our youngsters. Most of these idiots are seeking pleasures only and not even single think about where they from and our brothers. Has the situation changed today? Babasaheb wanted our to contribute for the cause of the upliftment of our society. How many people do it? How many people follows Babasaheb with Buddha teachings? Till date most among our have stagnant sticking and not follows our Buddhism. The most ungrateful one it is..! Yes, It's our duty to educate our younger generation about our history and our culture. Every one must think what Babasaheb did in 1956. That's our generation should through off the label patches and follow our Buddhism. We the people are ancient Buddhist/ Sakyans. If you all clutches in present as like, it will not endover and am sure that we all roaring with Caste Hindus. Without history nobody will not build their own strong society. We should prove inferior to none in intelligence and capacity and also not merely concern of our personal, we should lead our society to be free,to be strong and to be respected. Secondly Education, especially Women's Education with Buddha and Babasaheb path which enlighten our society to up in all field. I strongly believe that Our women can shackles all hurdles and Change the society, If she is in Literate Mind. Because they have been carried from one generation to another generation. Take our Iron Lady of India Bahenji Mayawathi. How she is...! Really great..! However, According to a report, It is bitter one that the dalit women literacy rate in India. As a village boy, I know the literacy rate of women are lower in villages. I found that first reason is Poverty. Because of their poverty, their parents were forced to work them. So, they became illiterate. The second thing that I found many were forced to get married at young age which stop schooling. It is bitter truth. So,we are responsibilities to give awareness in villages. And now a days quiet pinch changeable in it. Well..! When I read the Last Message of our father, tears rolling down from my eyes. How Babasaheb had so much unbearable pain in his heart...! His last message," You people do not know what is troubling me and what makes me sad. The first worry to my mind is that, I have not been able to fulfil my life's Mission. I Wanted to see my people a Governing class in my life time,sharing the political power in Terms of Equality with others. I am now almost crippled, is being enjoyed by the educated few, who with the their desympathies for their downtrodden brethren. They have surpassed my imagination. They live for themselves and their personal gains. Not one of their ruination. I now wanted to divert my attention towards the vast illiterate masses in the villages, who continue to suffer and remained almost unchanged economically. But life seems short. I also wanted that all my books be published during my life time. The very idea of my being helpless to complete the monumental task of publishing my books : "Buddha and Karl Marx," "Revolution & Counter Revolution in Ancient India," and "Riddles of Hinduism, distress me terribly as nobody will be able to publish these after me. I also wanted some one from among the Depressed Classes to come forward, in my life time and take the heavy responsibility of running the movement after me. There, however, seems none who would rise to the occasion. My lieutenants, in whom I had full faith and confidence to run the movement, are fighting among themselves for leadership and power, unmindful for the heavy responsibility that is going to fall upon them. I also wanted still to serve this country and its people. It is a sin to take birth is a country whose people are not prepared to listen to any other view which does not concur with that of the Prime Minister. To what extent the Country is sinking? Anyhow I have done a lot inspite of the abuses hurled at me from all sides and I will continue to do so till my death. Whatever I have done, I have been able to do after passing through crushing miseries and endless struggle all my life and fighting with my opponents. With great difficulty I have brought this caravan where it is seen today. Let the caravan march on despite the hurdles that may come in its way. If my lieutenants are not able to take the caravan ahead they should leave it there, but in no circumstances should they allow the caravan to go back. This is the message to my people."

Let everyone of our should take the responsibility to complete the unfulfilled dream of Babasaheb, is the real homage to him. I hope it will happen in upcoming especially from Youngsters side. It is bitter for me that all are here cheering the name of Babasaheb but not his mission. They all are seeking enjoyment after they all get a good position. So, finally I ends up and Its our prime responsibility of every educated youth should serve our poor. Take Pledge today itself that after reaching good position, we don't forget our illiterate mass. We should have degree of Political sound, Progress in education. Also we should be united with unique banner as Ambedkarite/ Buddhism/ Sakya Dalits beyond the useless State Nationalism or Languages or inner castes among our. If not, am sure it will lead our society lower.

With regards,
Ambeth
Dharmapuri,
Tamil Nadu.

Jai bheem..!
Long Live Ambedkarism....!!

[ Written: November, 2012 ]

Fate of India's First Scheduled Classes IAS (1950): Achyutananda Das. [By A. K. Biswas]

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) under the Constitution of free India started functioning from January 26, 1950. The UPSC conducted its first examination to recruit personnel for the IAS and Central Services the same year. The First Report of the UPSC does not mention the number of SC/ST candidates. But it discloses that Achyutananda Das was the country’s first Scheduled Classes to make it to the IAS in 1950 itself. He was, in fact, the topper of his batch in the written examination. Achyutananda Das, from West Bengal, secured 613 out of 1050 marks in written examination whereas N. Krishnan from Madras secured 602. But in the interview, Krishnan secured 260 out of 300 as against 110 by Achyutananda Das. Thus Achyutananda was left miles behind by Krishnan due to the latter’s performance in the viva-voce test.
But the case of Aniruddha Dasgupta, also from West Bengal, is both interesting and revealing.

The marks obtained by these three may be examined to appreciate the case of the topper in below [ Candidate/ Total (1050 marks) / Interview (300 marks) / Grand (1350) ] 1) N.Krishnan 602/ 260 / 862. 2) Aniruddha Dasgupta 494 /265/ 760. 3) Achyutananda Das 613/ 110 /719. The margin of difference of marks between Achyutananda Das and N. Krishnan in written papers being eleven only so in the interview if the latter out stripped the former, there is not much surprise perhaps. But the written and viva-voce marks of Aniruddha Das gupta in comparison with those of Achyutananda Das raise a number of issues. Dasgupta secured the highest marks in viva-voce among all successful candidates recommended for appointment to the IAS, IPS, IFS, etc. But it was also he who got the lowest aggregate as well as the lowest average of all those qualified for appointment to the IAS and Allied Services. Further, he scored the lowest marks of all the qualified candidates in General Knowledge. Dasgupta scored 26.66 % in General Knowledge, 47.04 % in written aggregate but an astounding 88.33 % in Personality Test as against 52.66 %, 58.38 % and 36.66 % respectively scored by Achyutananda Das. The margin of difference of marks between Das and Dasgupta in written examination was as vast as 119. Reduced into %, Das wasan unbridgeable 11.33 % ahead of Dasgupta.
Any candidate strong in General Knowledge is usually expected to face the Selection Board very confidently and to perform competently. Aniruddha Dasgupta’s poorest (26.66 % ) score amongst all successful candidates in General Knowledge notwithstanding; he must have thrown up the biggest surprise by scoring the highest marks in the interview. His viva-voce score of 265 which was followed by Krishnan with 260, not only helped him make up the vast gap between him and Achyutananda Das but he left the latter far behind. In the ultimate count, Krishnan topped; Aniruddha Dasgupta occupied the 22nd position in the merit list and Achyutananda Das was assigned the 48th position. Das was the last man in the list of qualified candidates recommended for appointment in the IAS. He was allotted to the cadre of Uttar Pradesh. There is no published record to examine the questions which were posed by the Selection Board to Das, Dasgupta and Krishnan and the answers offeredby them. If those were available, posterity would have benefited by acquiring the tools and techniques adopted by Dasgupta as to how to impress the Selection Board of the UPSC despite miserable written scores. ~ A. K. Biswas. [ A retired IAS officer, an eminent writer, ex Vice-Chancellor of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Muzaffarpur, Bihar.]