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ON THE JNU STUDENT MOVEMENT AND THE ROLE OF THE ABVP! Friends, _ The ABVP in its pamphlet yesterday, has once again taken the intelligence of the student community for granted. For days now, the ABVP has been engaged in a hate campaign of lies and half-truths. Yesterday's pamphlet carries on in the same vein. This campus is witness to a long history of struggles, under the banner of the SF I-AISF led JNUSU. In a period marked by the withdrawal of the state tom education, which is part of the neoliberal dogma that both the BJP and the Congress celebrates as its economic philosophy, universities aaoss the country are faced with severe fund crunch. The UGC has been abdicating its responsibility of developing the academic intastructure of the universities, be it in terms of construction of new hostels or providing adequate funds for the university libraries. It was in this backdrop that the SFI-AISF raised the slogan of "More Hostels, More Books" and SFI-AISF led JNUSUs since 1997 to 2003 (with the sole exception of 2000 when ABVP had won the Presidenfs post by one vote) have waged relentless struggles and succeeded in forcing the JNU Administration and the Central government to allot more funds to address the problems faced by JNU students. Can the ABVP deny the fact that six new hostels have been constructed in JNU and existing hostels also expanded, during the period 1997 to 2004, when the SFI-AISF has led the students' union except for the year 2000-01? It is the result of this achievement that with the allotment of Lohit-Chanctabhaga~ no outstation student of the University would be without hostel accomodation from this year. Of this struggle for more hostels or this achievement ABVP can claim no part. In fact in 1999, when students were sitting on an indeffnite hungerstrike demanding hostels, ABVP was took out a protest march and burnt the effigy ofthe JNUSU! When the JNU Administration cracked down upon the agftation and 63 students were arrested, 14 of them sent to jail, ABVP sided with the Administration, supported the sine die closure of the university and provided 5sts of Left activists to the Ponce. It was the massive soidarity expressed by the entire university community that ensured that the sine die was withdrawn, the arrested students released and the ploy of the ABVP and the BJP-Ied government to destroy the democratic student movement ofJNU was foiled. Can the ABVP answer .

why out of the 63 students who were an-ested during the decisive agitation on hostels in 1999 (even the Delhi High Court had upheld the demand ofthe agitation and asked the JNU Administration to construct more hostels) none were from the ABVP? It is but natural that the ABVP would seek to conceal its shameful history in this campus by trying to denigrate student movements and struggles on genuine issues, because .

the only movements they befieve and participate in are the likes of RSS-VHP-BJP led ram mandirmovement and anti-reservation agitations. .

The achievement of the outgoing SFI-AISF led JNUSU in reinstating the electerJ students' representatives to the Academic Council, the highest decision making body of the UniVersity, has to be seen in the context when across the counby democratic rights are being curbed elected students' unions are betng banned When the students are being systematically denied representation in decision making bodies of universities, and anti-studentmeasures like fee-hikes and fe!lowship cuts are being imposed undemocratically, the greater democratisation of the Academic Council by mcludmg e'ected student representative, which has been agreed to in principle by the JNU Administration following the recent ag1tation is a big ad.Jance made by the JNU studentmovement We would requestthe ABVP, which has said that no commitment in this regard was made, to go through the agreement signed by the VC (widely publicised by the JNUSU), which clearly mentions that a 3-member Committee would be formed to suggest the modalities of elected students' representation, which has already been agreed upon in principle. While the students have got used to their non-participation in any genuine struggle, it is at least expected that they make sense of agreements signed between the JNUSU and the Administration. .

When the students of JNU were fighting for the formation of the GSCASH, an institution that mari<s a historic achievement in our struggle for genderjustice, the ABVP was engaged in a vitriolic anti-GSCASH campaign, terming it to be an instrumentof 'male victimisation' and trying to invoke patriarchal sentiments to sabotage its formation. While the SFI-AISF has been engaged in a struggle to strengthen the body, the ABVP has been setting the record for a most consistent defence of sexual offenders, by bringing out protest marches in defence of a faculty member who had harassed a foreign student (and indicted by the GSCASH for being guilty of sexual misdemeanours) or defending habitual offender Bhaskar Yadav. Defending aiminality of all varieties has, however, been the USP for the ABVP since long. In this semester ABVP's contribution to JNU has been its repeated attacks on the freedom of expression, whether it was the disruption of the film show on the 14th August or the public meeting on the 171t1 Au gust .

ABVP has sought to justify their 17th August lumpenism by saying that Mr.Geelani is a "suspected terrorist" even when he has been acquitted by the Court and charges against him have been dismissed. They are trying to obfuscate the fact that it was the ABVP, which was on the wrong side of the law on that night, when it tried to physically prevent a free citizen to air his views in public. The SFI·AISF does not endorse the views of Mr.Geelani regarding Kashmir, neither was Mr.Geelani called to speak from our platform. Our views on Kashmir match those of the Left Parties, thatthe solution to the problem of Kashmir neither lies in secession nor continued state repression, but by granting genuine autonomy to Kashmir and making peace with Pakistan. Article 370 of the Indian Constitution needs to be strengthened in this regard and not abrogated as demanded by the BJP or deliberately subverted, as has been done by successive Congress governments at the Centre. Moreover, the SFI-AlSF stands completely opposed to the RSS-ABVP's advocacy of the trifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir on communal lines which is completely opposed to the letter and spirit of the Indian Constitution. The ABVP should introspect whether their opposition to Mr.Geelani's presence in JNU arose outof any genuine concern towards the Kashmir problem, or because of the fact that he is a Muslim from Kashmir who cannot but be a "terrorist" according to their communal outlook. The reason that a section of the population of Kashmir share pro-secessionist views is because of decades-long denlal of their legitimate cultural and material aspirations. If we are truly comm;tled to safeguarding the territorial integrity of India, we have to first recognise this faot and be committed in making conscious efforts to heal the wounds inflicted upon the Kashmiris both by extremist violence and state repre.ssion. As university students, the least that we can do is to listen and engage with different shades of Kashmiri opinion and not brand innocent people as "terrorists " and "anti-nationals ". .

Sd/-Rohit, Nimesh Chandra; (Co-Convenors), Central Campaign Committee, SFI-AISF .

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The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

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Date: 23/10/2007 (Tonight) Time: 9:30 P.M. Venue: Mahi-Mandavi Hostel .

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Friends, 23/10/ 2007 .

JNUSU elections 2007-08 is taking place amidst acute national crisis, which is ideological as well as .

systemic. While a time has come wherein the concept of systemic change broached by ABVP needs to be discussed .

in the public space, the ideological perversions set in motion by the political parties in power needs to be arrested. .

In such a critical situation when various groups are hankering for their share in the pie and are ready to sacrifice .

the national interests, the student community of JNU would strengthen the nationalist spirit by voting for the ABVP .

that represents selfless dedication to nationalism and unity and integrity of India. .

The opportunism of the left stands exposed in the campus by the manner in which the anti-farmer .

incidents have been taking place in Nandigram and Singur. It is most shameful to note that the Police in collusion .

of the Communist activists are committing genocides in West Bengal and forcibly grabbing the lands of the .

farmers. While the left was vocally opposing the SEZs throughout the country it went on to implement it in .

Stalinist manner in West Bengal. Finding that the obsolete and obscurantist Marxist ideology that led to the .

collapse of USSR and other communist countries as redundant, the communists have finally moved towards .

extreme capitalism and anti-people measures. .

In the recent years, under the UPA we have seen the re-emergence of the politics of minority .

appeasement with Sachar Committee report and attempts to give reservattons on religious lines. The most recent .

examples being the granting of reservations to Muslims and Christians in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh despite .

the courts verdicts to the contrary. While divisive vote bank po11tics is shamelessly practiced by the UPA and left, .

Vandemataram is opposed, Bhagwan Ram is portrayed as mythical and Ramsethu is sought to be destroyed .

seeking to humiliate and insult the feelings and religious sensibilities of the Hindus. The UPA has been also reckless in making India an appendage to the global capitalism thereby creating a situation wherein a large number of farmers are compelled to commit suicides, price rise has become the order of the day and poor sections of the populations continue to grovel under acute poverty. While anti national forces like terrorism, Maoism and Naxalism are strengthening their position in the country, the UPA government at the centre is busy in striking nuclear deal with the US compromising the national security and long-term national interests. .

On the campus, AlSA-SFI has continued to indulge them-selves in lumpenism denigrating the student activism and JNUSU by taking the registrar of the university, Mr. Avais Ahmad hostage. They were able to escape punishment by writing apologies to the university and due to some shady dealings with the adminrstration without the knowledge of the student community. They have remained inactive despite the fact that so far around 450 P-1 Category stude:ots h2ve not got the hostels accomrr.odation. They have not spoken a single word on the implementation of M.Phii/Ph.D fellowship from Apnl 20v5 and have accepted the admintstratson's dtctates tn thts regard. To demand Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for economically and socially deprived section of the society is also not on the agenda of the SFI-AISA led JNUSU. .

There is also an unfortunate trend wherein the caste-politics has entered the realm of JNUSU elections at the behest of the communists and Youth For Equality (YFE). The divisive caste politics played by these outfits have further vitiated the university environment. We appeal to the student community to defeat them and give a clear mandate to the nationalist forces by ensuring the victory of ABVP candidates in the JNUSU elections. .

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Amit Kumar Singh Manjesh Kumar Rajeev Kumar Santosh Kr. Pathak Vivek kumar singh .

Centtal Panel Candidate .

President : Amit Singh .

Vice-President : Saurabh Dubey .

Gen. Secretary: Ankita Bhattacha.rjee .

]t. Secretary : Sudhanshu Priyadarshi .

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Amit Kumar Kanaujia Abhishek Kumar Alok Kumar .

K.G. Sidharth Nipun Nutan Chander Kumar Singh .

Koparkar Rashmini Anil Nitish Kumar Oevendra Singh Bikundia .

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Vimal Nayan Pandey Romit Ranjan Vineet Chaturvedi Swati Jaiswal .

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SANSKRIT (SCSSJ .

Ja\f Saha .

Bharat Mata Ki Jai! Vande Mataram!! .

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Sd/-Debendra Sahu, CCC, ABVP-JNU Sd/-Gopal Krishnan, Co-CCC, ABVP-JNU. .

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The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

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29.10.04.

ALL INDIA .

The ABVP is trying to engage the campus in a debate on 'cultural nationalism'. The truth is ABVP is using euphemisms to disguise Friends, .

the extremely communal, casteist and patriarchal vision that they have of the Indian nation. .

The RSS, of which ABVP Is a student wing, derives Its ideological inspiration from people like Golwarkar, Hegdewar and .

Savarkar. Golwarkar in his work We, the Nationhood Defined, argues for an Indian nation where the minority communities would .

nationhood defined by RSS ideologues celebrates a monolithic hindutva identity with the slogan 'hindi, hindu, hindusthan'. In his.

occupy the position of second class citizens. Contrary to a 'celebration of cultural linkages' (ABVP pamphlet dated 26.10.04) the .

writings Golwarkar clearly states that those who do not conform to the RSS' monolithic idea of nationhood have no space in India, .

especially those who espouse different religions. The exclusivist ideology of the RSS, which derives inspiration from the .

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inequalities of the caste system. It is no surprise, therefore, that the period under the BJP led NDA government saw not only some.

Manusmriti, is also staunchly brahmancial. Not only does it find no place for those of the deprived castes, but also justtfies the of the worst incidents of communal violence since partition but also some of the highest incidents of caste atrocities, Jhajjar being .

just one example. The RSS vision of India also denigrates the dignity of women, who are sought to be restricted to a traditionally .

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subservient position. Some of the worst social practices against women like sati and dowry have been supported by the RSS-BJP 111 the name of defending Indianculture. tn.

The ABVP, which speaks at length on the two~nation theory, forgets its own record as the supporter of the two-.

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nation theory. Savarkar, in his address to the Hindu Mahasabha in 1943 explicitly declared, 'Ihave no quarrel with Mr Jinnah's two nation theory. We, the Hindus, are a nation by ourselves and It is a historical fact that Hindus and Muslims are two nations'. The >fs.

historical fact is that the RSS supported the partition of India. The ideological position of the Muslim League and the RSS on the partition of India are in complete consonance with each other. Its hatred for those who fought for communal harmony saw its worst r .

forTI'I in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, by Nathuram Godse, a disciple of Savarkar. The history of the RSS in post .

independence India has been one of fostering communal tensions and riots. The demolition of Sabri Masjid, for the RSS, was an .

expression of cultural nationalism. The ABVP pamphlet dated 27.10.04, which was a vitriolic outburst against the Muslim .

community, was just one glimpse of the kind orhate campaigns they carry out against other communities. However, we find it .

appalling that the so-caJied left and secular organisations have not found the necessity to respond to it on an immediate basis. Off late, in its pamphlets, the NSUI has been trying to appropriate the slogan of socialism. The structuraJ adjustment ..

programmes that have destroyed the welfare model of Indian state were introduced by the Congress. Congress' lack of .

democracy which has time and again compromised with the federal character of Indian state, in favour of increased centralisation,.

commitment to democracy was completely exposed during the imposition of emergency in 1975. It is the model of Congress style .

leading to increased problems in the Northeast and Jammu and Kashmir. NSUI's attempts to hijack the slogan of socialism sounds hellow from an organisation that supports the moves for the privatisationof education across the country. Across the country Congress has failed to take a consistent stand on the issue of communalism. In the last six years it is .

the Left forces that have waged the most consistent struggles agalnst the communal BJP government. Whll~e Left support to the .

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Congress led government at the centre Is based on the determination to keep BJP out of power, we are still engaged in a struggle .

to ensure the implementation of pro-people policies. Within our campus also we have seen that in the fight against the ABVP it Is .

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ABVP against the SFI-AISF combine, while the AISA Is premising its campaigns on anti~left propaganda. In the forthcoming.

SFI-AISF that led the struggle, while NSUI has been pitifully absent. However, the NSUI has no qualms in joining hand with the .

elections to the JNUSU, we would appeal to the student community to strengthen the left, secular and progressive .

character of JNU and give a positive mandate to the SFI-AJSF combine. .

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SFI-AISF Candidates for JNUSU Elections 2004 Central Panel .

President: PARIMAL M. SUDHAKAR .

V.President: ENA PANDA .

Gen. Secy.: MUQBIL AHMAR .

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Jt.Secy.: SONA MITRA SLL&CS Councillor SIS Councillor manizah imam.

SSS Councillor .

a. arun prashanth md. shahdab khaliladiti vyas amritashva kamal ozair alunad.

arindam .

dhananjay ratnesb kumar.

b. reena rani priya naik vaibhavi deshoancle.

divya cherian .

rishava bhartiva.

kame sudarshan kumar .

Sd/· Rohlt, Nlmesh Chandra; (Co-Convenors), Central Campaign Committee, SFI-AISF. .

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The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

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AKHIL BHARATIYA VIDYARTHI PARISHAD.

27.01 .2004 .

Friends, .

W e take cognizance of "the fact that last year certain individuats had sought to spread confusion in a .

section of student community by their acts of indiscipline and misconduct. They were found indulging in anti-.

Therefore it calls for a Public Statement dispelling all such organisational actjvities of serious nature. confusions and doubts. .

Last year certain individuals in contravention to the established norms and system, openly sought to breach organisational discipline by announcing the office-bearers of the Executive Committee. They even .

dissociated themselves from the State Committee and indulged in bullying tactics using abusive languages .

eartier occasions too, found and threatening physical assault. Some of these individuals were on .

campaigning against the official candidates of the organisation in different elections and were found speaking openly against the programmes and policies of the organisation. On several occasions they were found ridiculing our highly held symbols, ideas and personalities. .

Some indiv:duals among them were found consciously engaging themselves in anti-organistional .

The whole year they were seen activities misleading other activists and floating rumours of mean order. Some of them were even openly caught red handed.

openly hobnobbing with the NSUI office-bearers and activists with the ABVP having definite informations that .

some of them were enrolled on the payrolls of NSUI. .

campaigning for NSUI and campaigning against ABVP official candidates. The ABVP has taken serious note of their misdeeds and misconduct. .

The ABVP upholds the principles which enables it to function as an organisation, therefore, we .

endeavour to organise the Society around our idea of nationalism within the wider perspective of the goals of .

national reconstruction. The ABVP has desisted from initiating any disciplinary actions, so as to avoid any .

trap of exclusivist methodology in our functioning. "No one should be left out'', has been our organisational .

Yet, these individuals have taken this sacred philosophy for granted and chose to breach mantra. .

Rajmoni Borah, a student oforganisational discipline. They are also advised to remember that we have firm faith in our highly cherished .

uNo one is indispensable"..

organisational principle which says, .

The.

M.Phii./CPS/SSS had to be expelled from the organisation under such compelling circumstances. This is to .

make clear that the organisation shall not hesitate to take such extreme steps in future too. .

ABVP reiterates its resolve that such misguided and opportunist elements shall find no space within .

our organisational set-up. W e also appeal to the JNU student community to identify and isolate them so .

that the culture of student activism and idealism are not disparaged and denigrated. .

The ABVP Executive Committee for the year 2004-05 was announced in the course of "Karyakarta .

Abhyas Varg", held on 24th-25th January, 2004. The list of the Office-Bearers is as follows: .

Mukesh Kumar Mishra.

President Prakash Kumar Sahoo, Pritish Kumar Sahoo, Pushkar, Rituraj, Shashi Vice-Presidents .

Prabha, and Sudhir Kumar Mishra. .

Ajit Kumar Singh and.

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Secretary Jugal, Poora Ram, Pushparanjan, Rakesh Ranjan,.

Ambarish,.

Joint Secretaries .

Ruchira. .

Gautam Kumar.

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Treasurer .

Vikas Sharma.

Office Secretary .

Jt. Office Secretary Danny Mohapatra.

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, BLOOD DONATION CAMP TOMORROW At S.L. Lawn from 09.30 AM to 03.00 PM Donate Blood in large numbers .

Donate Blood : Save Life .

VANDE MATARAM II .

Sd/-Sd/-Mukesh Kumar Mlshra Ajit Kumar Singh President. ABVP. JNU Secretary, ABVP, JNU .

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PUBLIC MEETING: EQUITY, EQUALITY & SOC·IAL JUSTICE: CHALLENGES IN A CASTE RIDDEN SOCIETY .

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SPEAKERS: Com. Subhashini All, President, AIDWA PERIYAR MESS .

Prof. lmtiaz Ahmad, Eminent Political Scientist 9:30PM .

Ashok Bharti, Social Activist TONIGHT .

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Friends, Date: 27-10-06 .

It is a well accepted fact that education is often employed as a tool to maintain status qwo and ensure the .

protection of the interests of the ruling c.la~ses. In spite of 59 years of ln~ian independence the goal of universal .

education still remains a distant dream. Thrs rs because, the interests of the ruling classes are best served if the masses .

remain illiterate, enabling the rulers to perpetuate oppression on th~m. Particularly with the advent of nee-liberal .

economic policies since 1991, successive g?vernments have .earned f?rward the agenda of privatization and .

commercialization of education thereby excludmg poor and depnved sectrons of the population from the ambit of .

education in general and higher education in particular. As a result, only about 8-9o/o of Indian youth in the age group .

of 17-25 years are enrolled in higher education, while the corresponding figure for deve,loping countries is about .

20% and that of developed countries is about 70o/o. .

This grim scenario is further aggravated by continuing low levels of representation of the deprived sections in the .

field of higher education. While there is an increase in absolute terms, the national average for SC/ST enrolment in .

higher education has fallen from 13.76% in 1~57 ~o 7.21% in 1987 and mar~inally increased to 12.25°/0 in 1996 to .

14.9% in 2003 which is much beJ·ow the con~t1tutaonally mandated 22.5%. Sm~he no records are maintained for OBC .

enrolment, the corresponding figure for OBC rs not avatlable. However, the 55 round of NSS recorded that the .

percentage of OBC population with higher education in rural areas Is 1.4% while in urban areas is 5.5o/o. .

It is in this context that the demand for spending 6% of GOP on education is of primary importance. The .

announcement of the Government of providing 27% OBC reservation in central institutes with a 54% increase in seats is .

a step in the right direction which will ensure that Equality, Quantity and Quality is ensured in the education sector. This .

will go a long way in advancing the cause of social justice in higher education and pave the way for the educational .

advancement of those who have not yet tasted the fruits of development in post-independence India. .

A new reactionary force has emerged in this campus, the Youth for (In) Equality, whose single point agenda is to oppose the policies for social justice in the form of reservation, ironically, under the garb of ~'Equality" and continuous harping on the 'economic criteria' as if they are concerned about economic oppression and exploitation. Any notion of "Equality" invokes 3 notion of emancipation from all forms of oppression. Historically, any political or social movement which fights against a particular form of oppression is sensitive and sympathetic towards understanding other forms of oppression, standing in solidarity with all oppressed sections of society. Therefore, all over the world, the progressive social movements, be it for gender equality or against racism & casteism or against economic exploitation stand in solidarity with each other and compliments each other. Pitting one form of oppression against the other is essentially against the idea of emancipation of mankind and is aimed at dividing people for partisan and narrow interests. This is precisely what the YFE is doing since its inception ending up taking positions against all oppressed, be it on the basis of caste, gender or class, exposing their reactionary character. .

While the Youth For (In) Equality is shredding crocodile tears for the economically deprived, it was completely absent from JNUSU's agitation demanding financial assistance for needy students on the basis of economic criteria. The YFE is also completely siJent on the reservation of over 50% seats in private professional colleges for the rich based on astronomical fees and NRI quotas. It is also completely silent on the ruling of the High Court that makes it mandatory for all schools in Delhi to implement 25% reservations for the poor. This is simply because the funding for the YFE comes from these same private educational institutions who are the biggest beneficiaries of privatization. The silence of the YFE on the entire question of privatization exposes their essentially pro-privatization position. .

The Youth For (In) Equality's campaign has been aimed at humiliating the deprived sections of the society. One of its modes of protest against the policy of reservation was to polish shoes, clean drains and sweep roads in front of national media exposing their anti-Dalit mindset. In AIIMS, Dalit students are be!ng discriminated against, and tortured, while copies of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's books were being burnt. This elicits no response or condemnation from the organization committed to uEqualiti', exposing their casteist mindset. Even in JNU the YFE issued a pamphlet on 12-06-06, where they denigrated the students from deprived sections by saying that students who come to this university through reservations are "Inferior mortals", "undeserving" and ..they must opt the profession of stealing". Such distasteful pamphlets against the deprived sections expose the Brahminical politics of YFE which created a public outcry in our campus with the JNUSU filmg a complaint to the Equal Opportunity Office. The women in our campus were also not outside the target of the malicious propaganda of the YFE. In another pamphlet brought out by them sexist remarks were used reinforcing gender stereotypes exposing the anti-woman position of the YFE. .

The YFE has shown complete contempt towards the Clpolitical classn (read Parliament) of our country. Given its way, the Supreme Court should be running the country and not the Parliament. This is however consistent with its anti-deprived section positions, since it is the Parliamentary Democracy in our country which has provided rights and power, albeit limited, to the deprived sections. The latest ruling of the Supreme Court that the creamy layer criterion should be applied to the SC/STs is in contravention to the constitution. The YFE instead of being worried by this breach of the constitution has hailed this ruling. Its contempt and disdain for Parliament exposes t';eir deep rooted apathy for the sovereign people of our country who elect their representatives to the Parliament. .

In short. under the garb of rhetoric of uEquality", the agenda of YFE is essentially pro-privatization, anti-oppressed sections and anti-democratic exposing an utmost reactionary politics. We appeal to the students to isolate the reactionary politics of YFE and rally behind the left which is committed for the upliftment of all sections of the people. Sd/-Subhanil Chowdhury, Secretary, SFI-JNU Sd/-Rajiv Kumar Ranjan, President, SFI..JNU .

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The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

the once-denigrated and now-admired (ish) leader of the White Russians. He ordered some extremely vicious mass and random murders during the Russian Civil War.

This is a picture of one of the older towers of Dublin Castle. I think that most of the castle from that time was destroyed in a powder explosion or something like that.

The castle was the seat of British power in Ireland, but it's now used for Irish state functions. It was interesting to see, for example, the room where the Irish president is sworn in. The ceiling of which is painted with scenes denigrating the Irish natives (the British apparently did not think highly of the Irish).

The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

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Towards Cultural Nationalism and NatJonal Reconstruction. .

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The JNU campus is once again buzzing with political activities, keeping the forthcoming JNUSU elections inmind. The JNU student community which is fed up by the kakistocratic SFI led JNUSU is finally made the mind to hrt thelast naiJ in the coffin of this iniquitous communist regime. The big fish in the small pond, the SFl is fast loosing ItsUniversity status as i1s disenchanted big wigs are fast selling themselves to the NSUI. At this cruciaJ junctura, the ABVP.

resotves to take the fight for the students' cause and pledges to work relentlessly for its ideology of for its ideology of.

cultural nationalism and national reconstruction. .

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What is CufturaJ Nationalism and National Reconstruction?.

The ABVP marches on the ideology of Cultural Nationalism and National Reconstruction. By cunural nationalism we.

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old and time-tested culture is the only binding force which is keeping the one billion in a close knit. The Akhil Bhart1ya.

Vidyarthi Parishad dreams of a confident and rejuvenated Bharat, free from social inequalities and want of materialneeds and economic opportunities. The Parishad represents the constructive forces of social transformation, whic-hnurtures the diversity of our national life by reiterating our common civilizational experience. The systemic denigration ofour national identity that began under colonial rule has been faithfully and even more sincerely followed by theNehruvian Secularists and Marxists. Western models were imitated and blindly glorified while our rich indigenousknowledge system was protected as a bundle of superstitions. The emergence of academic mafia in the academicmafia in the form, of Marxist-<:ontrolled educational institutes under Congress patronage resulted in a great dama,ge to.

the emotional unity of our society. The cu~uraJ nationalists pledge to fill this emotional gap with faith and fraternity. .

The dilettante followers of Marx who have started the debate on the terms 'Cultural nationalism and national.

reconstruction should put off their old hat of Marxism and should start thinking 'Indian'. Those demagogues who doubts.

these terms and speak volumes against them are probably suffering from verbal diarrhea and mental construction. Communism in the Indian OiasporaCommunism, the dumped ideology all over the world is gasping for its last few breaths in India. The requiem is alreadyaudible with only 1% communists left in our country and their very philosophy is being rejected. The communists arebeing punished for what they did to this country in their history of 70 years. They are being punished for their attempt tomurder our national independence movemen~ they are being punished for inviting China to invade India, they arebeing punished for inducing an inferiority complex among us by distorting our history, and also they are punished forvitiating the national atmosphere by spreading casteism and regionlism. Communist parties have lost their nationalstatus on the Election Commission's directives and their death Is widely condoled -in the self proclaimed.

circles. Finally, our country is relieved of these dirty elements In our society. 'illectuar .

ABVP Vs. SFI·.AISF in the CampusWhile ABVP is marching ahead with its agendas of cultural nationalism and national reconstruction, the SFI-AISF has.

been engaged in its anti-national and anti-student 'Struggles'. The murderous attack on the lives of the army men in theinfamous 'lndo-Pak Musha.ira' expose their anti-national designs. Their opposition to the .

'Bahri Committee' appointed.

by the JNU is a clear indication of involvement of the SFI-AISF lumpens in that nefarious act. They blame Justice P.K..

Bahri for lifting the ban on the ASS but at the same time it goes out of their general knowledge the i1 was the sameJustice Bahri who ~fted the ban from the Jamaat-E-Islami. .

Throughout the passing year the SFI led JNUSU bungled with the funds meant for the students. They had a number of.

Biryani parties where the JNUSU funds were used and this is the reason why Rs.23,000/-is stlll accountable. Duringthe last one year this campus witnessed many unfortunate incidents in which the SFI lumpens actively participated..

There·were a number of politically motivated violence where the frustrated lumpens imposed violence on students fromother organizations. .

We saw the torching of a four wheeler after a pandemonium created by these lumpens.Shamelessly enough after all these they still have the guts to brand ABVP as a lumpens organizations. .

ABVP Vs. SFI in the SLL&CSIn our Convenorship last the School of Languages literature and Cultural S1udies returned get back its pristine glory.

which was lost during the insidious communist regime. We successfully carried out our agenda of faith and fraternity .

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#ChooseToBeBrave #YearOfTheLaity #PopeFrancis #QuotesFromThePope #JorgeMarioBergoglio

The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

When the Manu Smriti says that one who insults the scripture should be denigrated, we can think of this as “one who burns and tramples upon the books of the scriptures being denigrated.” Questioning the scripture or disbelief in the scripture need not be equated with denigrating them. www.commonprophets.com/humanist-interpretation-of-scriptu...

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AISA-STOP POSING TO BE A NATIONSLIST AND DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION! STOP DENIGRATING OUR NATIONAL HEROES!! 03.04.2005 .

"Two visions of NATION BUILDING are contending with each other-one of a fascist, autocratic, totalitarian India-another of a secular democratic, egalitarian India. AISA stands for the latter, AISA stands for democratic India."--,~ a statement claimed by AISA to be made by Chandrasekharji (AISA'S last night pamphlet). .

Friends, .

The claim of the AISA as stated above clearly shows that in contrary to the avowed communist ideology,Chandrasekharji posed to have had faith in the ideology of nationalism. The critics may infer that such a statement was aimed at garnering votes in the then JNUSU elections by exploiting nationalist sentiments of the student .

community, but we are ready to give benefit of doubt and trust him for his words, that the spirit of nationalism was alive in his heart of hearts. .

It appears ludicrous that AISA claims to be pursuing the agenda of ' democratic and egalitarian India'. Being a student wing of erstwhile IPF and now CPI (Ml), it was engaged in underground-armed struggle aimingto dislodge the Indian state and only a decade back, it joined the democratic process. It started participating in our democratic system not because it suddenly found faith in democracy but it was forced to do so in the face of its .

depleting cadre base and it realized that it was not possible for it to dislodge Indian state through armed struggle. The shift from terrorist-communist position to democracy is the most recent example of their ideologicaldefeat that these exhausted communists chose to be a part of our democratic system. It has joined our democratic system, however, only to subvert it from inside, while its nexus with other underground .

communist-terrorist organizations is an open secret. Even in JNU. it has the temerity to glorify Naxalite-terrorist movements and has been defending all kinds of terrorist and separatist activities. It has been trying to masquerade its dangerous ideologies by sugarcoating it with democracy, though in fact and deed it has nothing to do with it. AISA is a novice organization and yet far it has failed to learn the democratic norms and traditions. .

Democratic system believes in respecting opposition and views, which are contrary to one's own. We respect the spirit of activism and struggle. ABVP recognizes all the students who are ready to devote and dedicate their energyand time for the redressal of our national and social questions. The activists may be divided into various ideological .

camps and may be working for the furtherance of different parties and views, but we feel the contending ideas will result in strengthening our democratic base. We don't believe in demonizing the student activists and in using abusive and derogatory remarks for great national leaders irrespective of political affiliations. Chandrasekharji for us was an EX-JNUSU president and a student activist and he will receive the respect which he deserves, .

even in the face of extreme provocation from AISA to abuse him. .

In a most ridiculous manner AISA has sought to distance itself from the hitherto communist practice of establishing totalitarian states. They should explain to the student community why so far the communists have failed to establish one single democratic state anywhere in the world. It is fact obvious to all that till date wherever communist have formed governments, they have been totalitarian and extremely autocratic ones. Mao's China, Stalin's USSR, Pol Pot's Cambodia, Castro's Cuba, are few examples, which are sufficient to expose their faith in democracy and an egalitarian order. The annihilation of numerous cultures in Central Asia, China and Eastern Europe points to AI SA's version of an egalitarian and plural society. .

The JNU community still remembers the day when all the AISA leaders fled the campus fearing police arrest the day Chandrasekharji was killed. The movement against Lalu Yadav and his oppressive regime was launched and led by the then JNUSU led by ABVP. AISA and all its leaders were absent from the movement and did everything to sabotage the same. The same CPI-ML and AISA have been either supporting Lalu's regime in .

Bihar or facilitating its continuance. They failed to take any stand against the gangster Md. Shahabuddin, the person behind Chnadrasekhar's murder for the fear of losing Muslim votes. AISA has no moral position to observe the death anniversary of Chndrasekhar; rather they should engage themselves in prayshchit and soul-searching exercise, if even an iota of conscience is left in them. .

AI SA is answerable to the student community why It is trying to divert the crucial issues raised by ABVP in its last pamphlet. Why is the AISA led JNUSU silent on the Issue of daily concerns like better food facility, medical facility, bus facility, bank facility etc. It has so far spoken not a single word on the issue of Mazhar Hussain. It .

is understandable that the same compulsions of vote-bank politics, which stopped CPI-ML from launching any movement against Md. Shahabuddin, is stopping AISA from speaking anything on the issue of MazharHussain. . .

We appeal to the JNU community to donate generously for the treatment of Reshma, daughter ofa construction worker, Raju. .

VANDE MATARAM I BHARAT MATA Kl JAil! .

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The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

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Defeat the CasteiSt Auenda of Youth For DnJEqualhVII .

Friends, Date: 23-10-07 In our country which has witnessed hundreds of years of caste based discrimination. establishment of Parliamentary Democracy enshrining the principle of one man one vote is indeed a remarkable achievement of the people empowering the most marginal sections of our popula tion. While the Indian Constitution provides equality in terms of voting and political rights to the people, there exists large-scale discrimination. whereby people are denied equal access to resources on the basis of caste. It is in this .

context that the founding fathers of Indian Constitution envisaged reservation and affirmative action to provide equal opportunities to the people from the deprived sections. The OBC Reservation Bill is only a continuation of this principle of the Constitution. .

The struggle lor reservations directed against caste based discriminations is an inseparable part of the struggle to bring about a democratic transformation in our country. The legitimate struggle for reservations is not an end in itself. but is a means. along with wider united struggles of the working people both urban and rural, against the main exploiters who perpetuate a social system which is retrogressive. The Youth For (ln)Equality's opposition to the policy of reservations puts them on the side of the oppressors who have perpetuated a social system which is discriminatory and regressive. The YFE while being a die hard defendant of this unequal status quo accuses the pro-reservation forces of propagating casteism in the society. According to this logic. anybody who raises voice against different modes of oppression and inequality propagates those same oppressive structures. Thus, according to the YFE, Martin Luther King struggling against racism was propagating racism. Nelson Mandela struggling against apartheid was actually propagating apartheid, Claro Zetkin, Simone De Bouveoir struggling against patriarchy were propagating gender oppression, Ambedkar, Phule, Periyar struggling against caste oppression in our country were propagating costeism!! The vacuity and absurdity of the above proposition only exposes the political bankruptcy of the Youth For (ln)Equality. .

The anti-reservation politics of the YFE is antithetical to this democratic transformation of the society. This necessarily entails the perpetua tion of a system where resources are usurped by a few at the cost of the majority. As a result of this anti-democratic mindset. the YFE has no qualms in denigrating the political class and the Indian Parliament. when a policy for the up-liftment of OBCs was proposed. This anti-democratic politics of the Youth For (In) Equality is also witnessed in our own campus. The YFE has systematically boycotted every democratic fora of our University. Be it the Council Meeting, Annual School GBMs, UGBM, the YFE has been conspicuous by their absence. Moreover. the YFE which had representations in the JNUSU Council from the Science Schools. over the last one year did not raise any issue concerning the day to day lives of the students of these Schools, thereby betraying the mandate of the students. And it is precisely because of their sheer inactivity that they were not interested in showing any accountability to the students of science schools during the respective Annual School GBMs. .

The Youth For (ln)Equality's completely anti-democra tic politics is only a mirror image of their regressive casteist political agenda of opposing reservations for the deprived sections of the popula tion. As a part of this agenda. the YFE in our campus brought out a violent procession on 191" May 2006, shouting derogatory slogans against students from the deprived sections and attacking students who were supporting the agenda of reservations. Moreover. the YFE in AIIMS has been continuously harassing students from the deprived sections-a fact which has been established by the SK Thorat Committee appointed by the Government to investigate into cases of caste discrimination. If one goes by the logic of YFE, all this acts of discrimination will propagate Equality in our society! Sha mel .

Suddenly, the YFE is pretending to be a critique of capitalism and champions of the unemployed and poor in our country. (see YFE pamphlet dated 20-10-07). If the YFE is so concerned about the poor in our society, why has it refused to take any categorical position on the issue of self-financed institutions charging exorbitant fees from the students? Why is the YFE silent on the issue of NRI quota in different technical institutions? While these have been policies which have discriminated against the poor lor the rich, the YFE never protested or raised any question. However. when it comes to the issue of providing reservations to the deprived sections. who are predomina nfly poor. the YFE is completely opposed to it. This only exposes the casteist politics of YFE having nothing to do with the poor of the country. .

The adoption of nee-liberal economic policies and the resulting privatization and jobless growth has restricted employment opportunities. The ruling classes are making use of this situation of a small number of opportunities being contended for by a large number of claimants to divide the unity of the people by pitting those not eligible for reservations against those who stand to gain by it. Even under such overall lack of job opportunities, the condition of the deprived sections is worse off. as evident from the following: according to the 55th round of the National Sample Survey (NSS) pertaining to the year 1999-2000 and the second National Family Health Survey (NFHS) of 1998-99, the proportions of agricultural and manual labourers among STs. SCs, OBCs and Others were respectively 75%. 68%, 61% and 47%. The YFE has to explain as to why such high proportions of the ST/SC/OBC population are engaged in the most menial works. Secondly, the problem of unemployment existed long before OBC reservation was proposed by the Government. Why is it the case that the YFE never existed before OBC reservation was introduced, protesting against unemployment? Simply because. the issue of unemployment is also being used by the YFE to divide the student community on caste lines and pursue their casteist agenda of opposing reservations. We appeal to the student community to see through these divisive attempts of the YFE and strengthen the common struggle against the neoliberal policies and for access to jobs and education for all. .

SFI-AISF Panel for JNUSU Elections 2007 .

CENTRAL PANEL .

PRESIDENT: DHANANJAY GENERAL SECRETARY: FAUZAN .

VICE-PRESIDENT: ROSHAN JOINT SECRETARY: SEJUn .

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Divya Cherian Anna Noth Anirban Kumar Ameet Parmeswom Rebecca .

Laxmi Radhakrishnon Satyendra Kr. Uttam Kunal Kishor Bharli .

Taneesha Devi Mohan Tiainla Saba Rais .

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Those who worked to produce the Report of the Chilean National Commission on Truth and Reconciliation were humbled by the generosity shown by the relatives of the victims they met. Certainly, many of them asked for justice. Hardly anyone, however, showed a desire for vengeance. The Report ends with the obvious overly-repeated sentence: “Most of them stressed that in the end, what really mattered to them was to know the truth, that the memory of their loved ones would not be denigrated or forgotten, and that such terrible things would never happen again.”

Thanks to my beloved for getting tickets to see “She Wants Revenge.” It’s just fascinating how much he gets me without even trying… maybe real love is made of simple and random circumstances. In any case, I plan to enjoy them as long as they last; and for the record, I really want revenge: Holly Fuck!

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Friends,AISA has tried to question the glorious record of anti-priv.atisation struggles wag~ by t~e SFI-AISF led .

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JNUSUs by citing the Mahi-Mandavi incident. which occ~rred 1n 20~3. In keeping Wlt_h the1r habit of tying .

shamelessly, they have provided a completely distorted vers1on of the ent1re inclde~t. Ever stnce the M~hi-Mandavl .

Hostel was allotted the central issue which confronted the students was that of a prrvately run mess. G1ven the ban .

recruitment of staff imposed by the UGC, the JNU Administration had decided to reverse the policy of.

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subsidisation and privatise the mess facilities. Mahi-Mandavi was a test case; the plan was to eventually hand over .

the mess facility in all hostels to private contractors. It was due to the consistent struggle waged by the SFI· .

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along with the students of Mahi-Mandavl Hostel, that the Administration was.

AISF led JNUSU in 2003 .

forced to retreat from th'e policy of private contractor run messes and continue with subsidised mess .

facility by agreeing to pay the salary of the mess workers and ~niversity a~~oi~ted m~ss managers. This .

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was a landmark achievement since it defeated the ploy to prJvattse mess fac1hty m JNU In the long run and the result can be easily seen from the fact that the Administration has already appointed mess managers I for the new Lohit-Chandrabhaga Hostel. Although the Administration has decided to continue wi1h appointment .

of mess staff these mess workers are being appointed on a casual basis and not as regular staff of the University .

because of UGC's recruitment ban. The SFI-AISF led JNUSU, along with the Karamchari Union, has been trying to .

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regularise the mess workers. Ho~ever, given th~ postur~ of t~e UGC this i~sue cannot be r~solved .

period and we would continue w1th our efforts m that d1rect1on. AISA, wh1ch Is yet to reahse the s1gnrf1cance of .

getting the Administration to roll back its policy of handing over hostel messes to private contractors, is shedding .

crocodile tears on the exploitation of casual workers in Mahi-Mandavi on the eve of the JNUSU election. How .

many times have the AISA representatives in JNUSU petitioned the UGC to regularise the casual mess .

workers during the course of the year? .

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As far as the issue of the fine that was imposed on some Mahi-Mandavi residents is concerned, AISA .

continues to harp upon this despite the facts being clarified time and again. Fines were imposed upon some .

residents of Mahi·Mandavi, not because of the agitation against rotten food being served in the mess, which was .

actively supported by the SFI-AISF led JNUSU, but due to an incident wherein some students had tried to forcibty .

stop the Private Mess Contractor, who was leaving permanently, to collect his wares from the mess, which .

eventually led to an ugly confrontation between those students and the Hostel Wardens/Provost. The complaint .

against the students was lodged by the Provost, who in a written statement said that the students had used .

extremely abusive language against him and other Wardens. On that basis the Administration had imposed hefty .

fines against some students. The JNUSU had Intervened to defend the interests of the students and went by .

the collective opinion of all the 17 students upon whom fines had been imposed, to pay a token fine, since .

neither the students nor the JNUSU could justify the use of vulgar language used by students against .

senior teachers, which was the basis for imposing the fine. All residents of Mahi-Mandavi during that time are .

witnesses of the facts that are stated above. The habitual liars of the AISA are once again trying to befool the .

students by suggesting that agitating students were victimised because of the struggle against private mess .

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facilities, while suppressing the real facts of the case. .

The real reason why time and again AISA adopts such a posture vis-a-vis the SFI-AISF led JNUSU lies in .

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the identity crisis it faces. The only way AISA can establish Its "Left" credentials is by somehow trying to prove that .

they are more radical than the SFI-AISF, even if that requires spreading canards against us or by takjng absurd .

and extremist positions. AISA's pamphlet (dt: 18.1 0.04) for instance mentions that "On all burning national issues: .

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FDI, imperialist interference in the economy, draconian laws like AFSPA... CPI(M)'s position in West Bengal are the same as Congress' at Centre". The entire country is witness to the principled resistance by the CPI(M), CPI and other Left parties to the raising of the FDI cap in strategic sectors like Telecom and Insurance which .

was. suggested by the Finance Minister Chidambaram in the Budget, with the hostile bourgeois media .

hurhng regular abuses on the Left for stalling the move till date. The Left economists as well as the Left .

Parties were the ones to protest against the inclusion of WB-ADB representatives in the consultative .

groups of the Planning Commission; the Left vociferously reacted to the suggestion for FBI's involvement .

in pr~bing extremist violence In Assam made by the U.S. Ambassador, which forced the UPA government .

to reJect the offer despite the Congress Chief Minister in Assam welcoming it. The Left mass organisations .

including the AISF, SFI and AIDWA were active participants in the agitation to demand the repeal the .

notorious AFSPA in Manipur and the CPI withdrew support from the tbobi singh government on the issue. .

Despite knowing all these facts, which have been widely reported in the media, AISA continues with i'ts desperate .

anti-Left rhetoric In order to tide over its acute Identity crisis. Under the unscrupulous attempts made by AISA to .

denigrate the vital role played by the Left today in shaping the country's policies in a pro-people direction, lie the .

deep frustration of the CPI(M-L) Liberation brand naxals at their complete marginalisation and Irrelevance in India's .

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The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

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AKHIL BHARATIYA VIDYARTHI PARISHAD.

27.01.2004 .

Friends, .

We take cognizance of the fact that last year certain individuals had sought to spread confusion in a .

section of student community by their acts of indiscipline and misconduct. They were found indulging in anti-Therefore it calls for a Public Statement dispelling all such.

organisational activities of serious nature. confusions and doubts. .

Last year certain individuals in contravention to the established norms and system, openly sought to breach organisational discipline by announcing the office-bearers of the Executive Committee. They even dissociated themselves from the State Committee and indulged in bullying tactics using abusive languages .

earlier occasions too, found.

and threatening physical assault. Some of these individuals were on campaigning against the official candidates of the organisation in different elections and were found speaking openly against the programmes and policies of the organisation. On several occasions they were found ridiculing our highly held symbols, ideas and personalities. .

Some indiv;duals among them were found consciously engaging themselves in anti-organistional .

The whole year they were seen.

activities misleading other activists and floating rumours of mean order. openly hobnobbing with the NSUI office-bearers and activists with the ABVP having definite informations that some of them were enrolled on the payrolls of NSUI. Some of them were even openly caught red handed campaigning for NSUI and campaigning against ABVP official candidates. The ABVP has taken serious note of their misdeeds and misconduct. .

The ABVP upholds the principles which enables it to function as an organisation, therefore, we .

endeavour to organise the Society around our idea of nationalism within the wider perspective of the goals of .

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national reconstruction. The ABVP has desisted from initiating any disciplinary actions, so as to avoid any .

trap of exclusivist methodology in our functioning. "No one should be left out", has been our organisational .

mantra. Yet, these individuals have taken this sacred philosophy for granted and chose to breach .

organisational discipline. They are also advised to remember that we have firm faith in our highly cherished .

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organisational principle which says, 11No one is indispensable' Rajmoni Borah, a student of .

M.Phii./CPS/SSS had to be expelled from the organisation under such compelling circumstances. This is to .

make clear that the organisation shall not hesitate to take such extreme steps in future too. The .

ABVP reiterates its resolve that such misguided and opportunist elements shall find no space within .

our organisational set..up. We also appeal to the JNU student community to identify and isolate them so .

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that the culture of student activism and idealism are not disparaged and denigrated. .

The ABVP Executive Committee for the year 2004-05 was announced in the· course of uKaryakarta .

Abhyas Varg", held on 241h-251hJanuary, 2004. The list of the Office-Bearers is as follows: .

President Mukesh Kumar Mishra .

Prakash Kumar Sahoo, Pritish Kumar Sahoo, Pushkar, Rituraj, Shashi.

Vice-Presidents .

Prabha, and Sudhir Kumar Mishra. .

Secretary Ajit Kumar SinghJugal, Poora Ram, Pushparanjan, Rakesh Ranjan, and.

Joint Secretaries Ambarish, .

Ruchira. .

Treasurer Gautam Kumar .

Office Secretary Vikas Sharma .

Jt. Office Secretary Danny Mohapatra .

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At S.L. Lawn from 09.30 AM to 03.00 PM .

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Donate Blood : Save Life .

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VANDE MATARAM II .

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Ajit Kumar Singh .

President, ABVP, JNUSecretary, ABVP, JNU .

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The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

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Strenlllben 1111 flalllllr SaclallalllceD Delaat the Castelst Aaenda al Yo1111 For DnJEa1ai11VH .

Friends, Date: 23-10...()7 .

In our country which has witnessed hundreds of years of caste based discrimination, establishment of Parliamentary Democracy .

enshrining the principle of one man one vote Is indeed a remarkable achievement of the people empowering the most marginal .

sections of our population. While the Indian Constitution provides equality In terms of voting and political rights to the people, .

there exists large-scale discrimination, whereby people are denied equal access to resources on the basis of caste. It is in this .

context that the founding rathers of Indian Constitution envisaged reservation and affirmative action to provide equal .

opportunities to the people from the deprived sections. The OBC Reservation Bill Is only a continuation of this principle of the .

Constitution. .

The struggle for reservations directed against caste based discriminations Is an Inseparable part of the struggle to bring about a .

democraHc transformaflori In our country. The legitimate struggle for reservations Is not an end In itself, but is a means, along with .

wider united struggles of the working people both urban and rural. against the main exploiters who perpetuate a social system .

which is retrogressive. The Youth For (ln)Equality's opposition to the poficy of reservations puts them on the side of the oppressors .

who have perpetuated a social system which is discriminatory and regressive. The YFE while being a die hard defendant of this .

unequal status quo accuses the pro-reservation forces of propagating casteism in the society. According to this logic, anybody .

who raises voice against different modes of oppression and inequality propagates those same oppressive structures. Thus, .

according to the YFE, Martin Luther King struggling against racism was propagating racism, Nelson Mandela struggling against .

apartheid was actuafly propagating apartheid, Clara Zetkln, Simone De Bouveolr struggling against patriarchy were propagating .

gender oppression, Ambedkar, Phule, Perfyar struggling against caste oppression In our country were propagaflng castelsmll The .

vacuity and absurdity of the above proposition only exposes the political bankruptcy of the Youth For (In}Equality. .

The anti-reservation politics of the YFE is antithetical to this democratic transformation of the society. This necessarily entails the .

perpetuation of a system where resources are usurped by a few at the cost of the majority. As a result of this anti-democratic .

mindset, the YFE has no qualms in denigrating the political class and the Indian Parliament. when a policy for the up-liftment of .

OBCs was proposed. This anti-democratic politics of the Youth For (In) Equality is also witnessed in our own campus. The YFE has .

systematically boycoited every democratic fora of our University. Be It the Council Meeting, Annual School GBMs, UGBM, the YFE .

has been conspicuous by their absence. Moreover, the YFE which had representations in the JNUSU Council from the Science .

Schools, over the lost one year did not raise any Issue concerning the day to day lives of the students of these Schools, thereby .

betraying the mandate of the students. And it is precisely because of their sheer inactivity that they were not Interested in showing .

any accountability to the students of science schools during the respective Annual School GBMs. .

The Youth For {ln)Equality's completely anti-democratic politics is only a mirror image of their regressive casteist pofrticol agenda of opposing reservations for the deprived sections of the population. As a port of this agenda, the YFE in our campus brought out a violent procession on 191h May 2006, shouting derogatory slogans against students from the deprived sections and attacking students who were supporting the agenda of reservations. Moreover, the YFE in AIIMS has been continuously harassing students from the deprived sections-a fact which has been established by the SK Thorat Committee appointed by the Govemment to investigate into cases of caste discriminaiion. If one goes by the logic of YFE, all this acts of discrimination will propagate Equality in our society! Shame! .

Suddenly, the YFE is pretending to be a critique of capitalism and champions of the unemployed and poor in our country. (see .

YFE pamphlet daied 20-10-07}. It the YFE is so concerned about the poor in our society, why has it refused to toke any categorical position on the issue of self-financed institutions charging exorbitant fees from the students? Why is the YFE silent on the issue of NRI quota in different technical institutions? Whfle these have been policies which have discriminated against the poor for the rich, the YFE never protested or raised any question. However. when it comes to the issue of providing reservations to the deprived sections, who are predominantly poor, the YFE is completely opposed to it. This only exposes the costeisf politics of YFE having nothing to do with the poor of the country. .

The adoption of nee-liberal economic policies and the resulting privatization and jobless growth has restricted employment opportunities. The ruling classes ore making use of this situation of a smaiJ number of opportunities being contended for by a large number of claimants to divide the unity of the people by pitting those not eligible for reservations against those who stand to gain by it. Even under such overall lack of job opportunities, the condition of the deprived sections is wo~e off, as evident from the following: according to the 55th round of the Notional Sample Survey {NSS) pertaining to the year 1999-2000 and the second National Family Health Survey (NFHS) of 1998-99, the proportions of agricultural and manual labourers among STs, SCs, OBCs and Others were respectively 75%, 68%. 61% and 47%. The YFE has to explain as to why such high proportions of the ST/ SC/ OBC population are engaged io the most menial works. Secondly, the problem of unemployment existed long before OBC reservation · was proposed by the Government. Why Is It the case that the YFE never existed before OBC reservation was Introduced, protesting against unemployment? Simply because, the Issue of unemployment is also being used by the YFE to divide the student community on caste lines and pursue their. casteist agenda of opposing reservations. We appeal to the student community to see through these divisive attempts of the YFE and strengthen the common struggle against the neoliberal policies and for access to .

Jobs and education for all. .

SFI-AISF Panel for JNUSU Eledion$ 2007 CENTRAL PANEL PRESIDENT: DHANANJAY VICE-PRESIDENT: ROSHAN SIS GENERAL SECRETARY: FAUZAN JOINT SECRETARY: SEJUTI ill -SLL&CS SAA Dlvya Cherlan Anna Nath Anlrban Kumar Ameet Parmeswarn Laxml Radhakrlshnan Satyendra Kr. Uttam Kunai·Kishor Bhartl Taneesha Devl Mohan Tlalnla Saba Rals Venna Abhllash Saml A Khan Zlco Dasgupta Slmml CSLG Rebec~a .

Sd/-Rajiv Kumar Ranjan, Monish Shrivastav, Co-Convenors, Central Campaign Committee, SFI-AISF .

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The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

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JNU PATRIOTS' FORUM SANGHA SUA.KTI KALA YUGE Dated 14/10/98 .

"Yours is a revolutionary organisation in the forefront of social transformation taking place today. .

You alone have the capacity to end caste ism and wipe the tears from the eyes ofthe poor." .

JAYPRAKASH NARAYAN at an RSS public function, Patna, 3rd Jan. 77. .

"I am surprised to find the Swayamsevaks moving about in absolute equality and brotherhood without even caring to know the caste ofthe others." BABAASAHEB AMBEDKAR at Pune Camp, May 1939 "The allegation against RSS of violence and hatred against Muslims are wholly false. Muslims should learn the lesson ofmutual love, co-operation and organisation from RSS." .

Dr. ZAKIR HUSSAIN .

The violence unleashed by left groupings on the campus during the last few days against the students believing in nationalist ideology of RSS, reflects their helplessness and intellectual banktuptcy The ugly face of leftists has once again been exposed with their stage-managed violence in the SL GBM and subsequently their abusive language (@#$ ....) against Sunil Mohanty and a guest speaker in one of our organisational .

meetings on the night of 13.10.98 at Ganga Dhaba. fn fact after the SFI "protest rally", yesterday, some of their lumpen cadres namely Prasenjit Bose and others used dirty slangs against Sunil Mohanty and his friends sitting at the Dbaba, calling them· outsiders'. We warn the leftists in strongest words that ifthey continue with such undemocratic and filthy culture on the campus, their ideology would soon become extinct. They should lmow that Sunil Mohanty is a bonafide student of JNU and needs no nationalist-democratjc sermon from the seditious left and the practitioners ofCambodia, Tiananmen square etc. .

We are proud that Sunil Mohanty is engaged in working for the nationalist idology of RSS on the campus. And, no one can stop our guests and speakers from coming to this campus. JNU is not a leftist fiefdom nor an island. Let them know that JNU is also a part of this nation whose Prime Minister himself is a proud Swayamsevak. At least, the leftists & ultra-leftists, who have a background of treason and treachery must refrain from preaching the agenda of nationalism to RSS which has a glorious record in maintaining the national integration and democratic values. AND ABOUT THE LEFTISTS .. .

The anti-national and undemocratic approach of leftist has forced many comrades to forsake their treacherous and seditious ideology and outfits, and embrace the Sangb ideology. The famous Communist poets of Kerala like O.N.V Kurup, the late V. Rarna Varma & P.Bhaskaran left the Communist fold to join the nationalist thought of RSS. A long time associate of E.M.S Namboodaripaad, Akkitom Achutan Namboodari in his famous poem, "The History of 20th century", speaks ofhis disenchantment with the Communist theory and practice. In fact C. Achut Menon, a former communist C.M. ofKerala and N.E. Balraman, the then state secretary ofthe CPI, in the Onam special number of ' Janyuga', a CPI journal "career", ultimately admitted that the Communist theory of India as a conglomeration of several nationalities was wrong and that at the root of this single nationality Jay "Hindutva". .

The glowing examples of heroism set by the Swayamsevaks in the fields of national integration, democracy and social service inspires the Indian youth with the spirit of self-confidence and resistance. As the hitherto unchallenged sway ofNaxals and other leftists over the JNUites has been completely subduded by the nationalists of Sangh school of thought in the campus, the NaxaJslleft:ists have suddenly started a fhtile exercise to denigrate RSS. the RSS, which could not be banned even by the Supreme Court, need no lecture from the offenders of civilised society. Let's fasten the process to finish off this hydra-headed dragon of naxalism and communism from the soil ofthis Punyabhumi-Bharat. .

TERA VAIBHAV AMAR RAJE MAA .

HUM DIN CHAAR RAHE NA RAHE Vineet Kumar Binay Pradban forJNUPF forJNUPF .

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for casteist 0iTences nnd also punish :tv1og~llan Bbarati, SSS-Councillor for sexual harassment. .

Immediately withdraw the anti-student compromise between SFI-ATSA led JNUSU and JN·lJ-i\dministration crtc.cling curtnilment or Single Seated hostel facility.Immediately reject the proposal to hike Fees in JNU. \Vithdraw inc;rcasc in guest and othr.!r .

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detcrminati~.)n or iv1ClVf to not less than Rs. 1.50,000/-per annum..

Provide Scholarship or at least Rs. 3,500/-to those M.Phil Students who arc not gt!tting Fellowship from any other source..

ProYide Scholarship or at least Rs.5000/-to those PhD students who arc not getting fellowship.

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Tmmed1ately start 24X7 hrs Dhaba in the vicinity ofTapti-Sabannati..

Ensure alternate arrangements ofelectricity and water supply on the campus. .

Also. stop misuse ofambulance by JNUSU office bearers..

Ensure 2-+ hrs. health care racility in JNU and two more ambulances for emergency scr'.'JCL'...

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The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

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\XI<.· Ct.Jngrntubatk[ (JUC cotmlr'J have been opposing imperialism tooth and nail, the ruling classes of our country.

maJc.: cun1prou1i.sc~ wirh it11 cr:::twlulc enemies, metropolitan capital and domestic landlords. This was necessary for the big.

bourgcoJ:;Jt' to conboiic.l~H<.: its posicion and :restst the working class and peasantry from wresting political powe.r. 'Thus the.

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h~litclt)' 'Jf tiH: dcvcloprn~nt of mdcpcndcnt Inciia lS a history of the continuation of this class struggle. In the initial years of.

indept!ndence, it was Impending o n the bourgeoisie to carry forward the aspirations of the freedom struggle in terms of.

pursuinp; ~l path of dcvcloptneut relatively autonomous from imperialism. Therefore the Non-Aligned Movement (N.Alv1) was.

envisaged in foreign policy ~nd a domestic state capit.wst sccto.r was built aimed at resisting the attack of foreign capital on the.

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econc,my. Tl!i~ :Hate (.:apHnlist s<.:ctor was importnnt for establishing a production structure in the economy commensurate.

\\.1th the f\sptrntion!l f tlll' fraedcJm sLntggle..

IiowcV<"t', with tbt~ devclopmt:nt of c~pitalist sector and rising to dominance of international finance capital, the.

bnur~~iNi(" pt.:rcc1vc<.l rh;n in CJrdcr to earn more profits and consolidate its political position, it should act as junior pru:tners.

nt unpcriauNI)1 m·tl1cr thnn bctn.g autonomous to it. Thus slnce 1991, with the jntroduction of the IMF-Wortd Bank dictated.

nco-llbt.:r!tl poltcie;;. we h~'\ c wuncssed t bat the ruling classes :lte increasingly collaborating witb jmperialism and has shred.

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tven rbc ·miniJnum :lm<Junt of welfare state concept of the erstwhile regime. Therefore, t'Shining India" is imposed on us,.

wh1le t!Hll1Hnndli of farmers :ll'C comrnitting suicides; hunger is rnmpnnt in the cow1t.ry while food grains are exported at lower.

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pnccs; thl: p~C$ "'tc sokl off for a song with millions unemployed; the NAM is scuttled with the Government hankering to.

becnrnc :1 junior panner of US. '[11is is reflective of a hiatus created within the nation where the elites and the ruling classes.

are ::.cceding fn)m lhc nnrion and increasingly being comfortable '\vith aligning with the US..

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·nw. hialus nnd secession of the elites from the nation is reflected in a complete subversion of our democratic.

insdmtions pnruculnrly the PHrliruncnt. Thus it is being seen that every ruling party over the time has betrayed the Parliament.

lt was the Congress government, which imposed emergency on the people, and the BJP government tried to impose a.

Prew.lcnw~l Corm o[ G ov<.rnment. No mnjor decision \vith .regard to disinvestments or other economic policies has been.

dt~C\J~srd in Pnrli if'!H:nt. rll til{' C'lSe of rhe present Indo-US Nuclear Deal the UPA government has refused tO discuss it in the.

Pnrli:lfHt.'tlL Thrs stgmfic~ a ~ttu:l.tlOn in which the ruling class is running a state where it is unwilling to take the people .into.

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con lidcnce. 1.ht· chalknge (o the democratic institutions comes from the bourgeoisie, whereas the nurturing of these.

tnstlluuuns h:-t~ bct:n one of the r~triwnphs of our people..

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l n fact in a country characterized by a degree of social inequality manifested in the phenomenon of "untouchability',.

the. instinLCion of pnrli:unenrnry democ1-acy and the 'principle of one man one vote' constitutes one of tbe m.ost .important.

nchtcveme11ts ofour people. In facr it has been a result of the consistent struggles of the people that the Parliament has passed.

laws to fn.rwarcJ sociaJ justice and equality, in the form of reservations for the deprived sections and laws lJanning.

l.10touch:tbility. In order to further the c~use of social justice what is imperative is struggle of the people both w-ithin and.

OI.Hstdc the P.rrliamenr ro further peoples' cause..

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!\pan from Dcmocrncy nnd Social Justice, the other founding principle of our constitution is secularism. TILls has.

nlso hccn under :um.rk from th<: RSS-BJP. It is no surprise that the most communal forces in the cow1try are also the most.

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who h:\d no rok cv~n in th~ freedom struggle. This is bec.1.use the struggle agrunst imperialism entails rock.

solJd_\mlly wtchin the p(nple. All)' tusunity wirhin the people is effectively strengthening the hands of imperialism. Therefore.

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1s ~u d.tvtde tht people on communal lines are essentially the rnost trusted servants of imperialism..

\\ 1lilc th~· RSS I"JP orchc:.,trntl'd .1 pogrotn tn Gujarnt under the garb of Hindu Nationalism) they we.re the ones who most.

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shnn1rle:;slf kowtO\'\'t'd to l JS tlikmrs nnd converrcd lndL"' into a junior partner of the US. .

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ln. .the coratext of th~ mounung ::tttnck on the p<:!ople of our coun try, particularly on the Parliament, by .~perialis~.

~nd rl~L' rulmg cl~~~e~, n ts most unfortunate that DSU has cried ro denigrate the Pnrliament. This is ouly reflective of ~e.ll'.

u\f:mtllc t(ndcncu!$ :md untr disreg:1rd for the dcmocrnt.ic aspirations of che people. Instead of mobilizing people to further.

the dcn]ocrnuc: mover.ncnt bmh m~idc :1nd outside Parliament, such ultra rhemcic only strengrhens the hands of the right wing.

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forces \-\hO. :lre :11)\ \\';ly hell bent upon curbing the peoples' dcmocm~c aspirations. We are completely opposed ro the osu·s.

under~~t!\ndtn~ fC'!l,!'\rding our Pn.rl.i~me:1t. However, the mmner in which rhc Administration rore off the poster of DSU is.

highly C:Otldemn:ible. nw ~\Llminlstrauon has n o business tn interfering in students) politics. \YJe W'a.L"D rhe Administrationcut, the 1denh of the fret>dom struggle are under attack from the ruling classes. The boutgeoisie as well as.

c-n;dJ;.n~ luvc :-~ou~lu lo subvert the sm·ereignty of the people by atmcking the Parliament and othe.r democratic111~"~111111tt:.rm: In thl~ C0tH~-:-...ltt ~~ rhc re"Sponsibili(y of the lef~ democratic movement of the country ro carry forward the agenda41 dw ln·rdtIn ~tn:~·,lt ~ind sll"t'ngrherl our democrar.ic institutions. ~This struggle can be carried forward only by forging a~~~t_1~" 'libd nn.'.'" l)l .

the flC;,'ple .lUlled :\t strengthening our democratic institutions and sovereignty thereby challeng1ng.

li1HH.'!1·dl:.r11 \~ r ,\.PfWal fl..' (he ~rudents co rnlh-behind the SFI in c:trrying forward tlus t:tsk to its logic:U end.S..t/ -Suhh~Jul Ch(n\'Uhuf). St'<"T'-'t..ary, SFI-JNU Sd/-.

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currentJNUSU, they did not even deem this issue importantenough to be raised in JNUSU Council meetings. Whythis sudden and .

belated concernJust a couple ofweeks beforethe elections?? Why this tremendous keenness for a 'forum' that excludes AISA,confabulations of some groups. Considering that some of the constituents (AISF. DSF) ofthis 'forum' have had councilors in the .

the organization that took a strong anti-LCR stance from the time it was formulated?? Why this despera.tion to keep out an .

organization that ensured that the need to resist lCR and the larger concern for 'campus democracy' became issues ofhational .

importance?? Anyone who has heard their campaign knows that itis less against Lyngdoh and more against AISA and the AISA-Ied .

JNUSU. It is a campaign which, keeping in sight the upcoming JNUSU ·· el,ections, attempts to undermine the struggles and huge .

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advances ofthe AISA-led JNUSU in the past year. Mushrooming of Seasonal Sectarian Forums .

Soon after a stay was imposed on the JN USU elections in 2008, a Joint Struggle Committee (JSC) was formed comprising ofall the .

Joint Struggle Committee (JSC) Against Lyngdoh and .

mandate of launching a political and legal battle against LCR and initiating a struggle to bring back the JNUSU elections. The aim .

organizations opposed to imposition of LCR in JNU. It was through the democratic forum of UGBM that the JSC was given the .

students' case in the Supreme Court against the Imposition· of lCR. In 2012, it was through another democratically sought .

was to maximize unity in 'anti-Lyngdoh' struggles. Itis this JSC which was mandated by UGBM and remains petitioner in the JNU .

mandate ofthe UGBM that the JNUSU elections were reinstated with some relaxations from LCR. Thereafter, some organizations, have seasonally floated supposedly 'anti-lyngdoh'forums which have consistentlyfailed to even attempta large scale mobilization .

on an 'anti-Lyngdoh' plank, letalone come up with constructive suggestions. .

The History ofSuch Seasonal Formations: In 2012, the so-called 'Struggle Committee Against Lyngdoh, Brahminism, .

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and Privatisation' was formed. They claimed to be staunchly opposed to elections under lyngdoh, and yet themselves participated .

in the March 2012 electtons (which were conducted under modified LCR)I The leadership and cadres of DSU (which was one of .

the constituents ofthatforum, and claiming to boycott elections under LCR), were seen to be actively strategizlng and campaigning .

for the candidates ofthis forum. It is a different matter that the forum's campaign against 'lyngdoh' ended with 2012 elections, .

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and nobody knows whether or not the forum still exists!! In 2013 Sep-Oct, another so-called 'Joint Forum Against Lyngdoh' was .

formed, again without any public call but only through private negotiations ~f some organizations including DSF. .

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Activities of these forums: Apartfrom hopping from oneforum to another, what have these various platforms actuallydone, in .

important Academic Council meeting of October 2013, right in the middle of JNUSU's struggle for an autonomous JNU Press, for '.

terms ofconcrete initiatives against the LCR?The only set ofprogrammes they held in this whole year was organized iust before the .

more democratization of student-teacher relationship, for hostels and enhancement ofthe MCM income cap. Importantly, thev .

NEVER bothered to come up with any constructive suggestions or a roadmap to handle the situation we are faced with in our .

Flowing logically from the sectarian manner in which it was formed, the subsequent activities of the Forum have only underlined collective struggle against Lyngdoh. .

their REAL agenda of mindless anti-AISAism. As the members of this forum set out to term the current JNUSU as 'defunct', they .

AISAism' is so central to their existence, thattheywould rather belittlestudents' collective achievements Insteadofacknowledginl .

must answer-Do the collective achievements ofthe student community mean nothing to them or Is it that their blind 'anti-.

them? Or perhaps, given their 10 month longslumber preceding these 10 days ofpre-election activism, itwas but natural that .

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both the students' struggles and as well as the achievements thereof, remain unknown to them. In light ofsuch serious memory .

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lapses, may we remind them what the 'defunct' JNUSU led struggles yielded inthe last one year! .

Struggles, Achievements and Advances in the Past Year .

ofthe MCM scholarship from llakh to 2.5 lakh, thus bringing far more needystudents under its ambit, reversal ofthe delinking .

In the past one year, the JNUSU fought and won a range ofstruggles for a more inclusive JNU. These include: raising ofIncomecap of the BA-MA programme in SLL&CS (EVEN for the existing batches which took admission under the delinked BA programme); setting up an autonomous 'Open Access' model ofJNU Press; opening ofthe Library and Sports Stadium 24x7; ensuring grade-percentage conversion, recognition ofthe 'other' option In gender by JNU in admission forms; a Central Placement Web Portal .

proposed by the DoS; a crucial case is being fought by the JNUSU in the Supreme Court for reduction ofviva-welghtage in JNU has been launched; expansion of dorm facilities and starting the construction of new hostel, rebuffing the draconian fine raj admissions, workers' rights and maternity leave for workers have been fought for; embezzlement of PF funds ofworkers was nailed. The JNUSU whom they call 'non functional', is the same JNUSU that dared to take the corporate-fascist threat posed by Modi head-on by launching an anti-Modi campaign in Banaras, reached out to Muzaffarnagar riot victims and the evicted slum .

ofstruggles and advances that holds immense meaning forevery student who cares forJNU's democraticethosand induslve dwellers of Mansarover Park with relief and support and got thrashed by police in the anti-FYUP struggle. It has indeed been an .

lnnc What is the purpose of denigrating these struggles and historic achievements? What is achieved by trivializlng the all these organisations who are today part of the 'Joint Front' shamelessly refused to support JNUSU on several auclal .

,,..nh struggle by raislng the Issue a week before the process for JNUSU polls is to start'? .

to the student community to beware of such irresponsible campaigns, launched clearly with immediate political polls, since an elected JNUSU is crucial tocarryforward the battle against Lyngdoh Committee Recommendations,.

certain organizations in mind. For some irresponsible political groups ~hould not be allowed to jeopardize the .

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Shweta Raj, President,AISA, JNU Aehutoeh Kumar. Gen. Secy, AISA, JNU .

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The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.

The Fundacion Portobelo and the Grupo Realce Historico announce that on Saturday, April 27 they will hold the 11th PORTOBELO CONGOS AND DIABLOS FESTIVAL. This is the main event for Panamanian Afro-colonial culture. Without a doubt it’s a major cultural and tourist attraction for locals and foreigners, who fill the streets of the historic town to enjoy the autochthonous manifestations of this area of the province of Colon.

This important folkloric meeting has been confirmed the support of of the Tourism Authority of Panama and the National Institute of Culture, institutions that are once again joining this cultural effort. The festival arose from the concern of local residents to maintain their traditions, and brings indisputable cultural, economic, tourism and image gains for the community of Portobelo, Colon province and the country in general.

This 11th festival is celebrated within the framework of the recent recognition of the Congo culture as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The distinction is not only a matter of national pride: it gives a definitive accolade to a culture previously denigrated and marginalized. Thanks to the persistence of its cultists of all the peoples of the coasts of Colon and beyond, it has remained alive and powerful.