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Statement by family members and friends of the BK16: The Institutional Murder of Fr. Stan Swamy

06/07/2021 Asha

By family members and friends of the BK16

We, the friends and family members of those accused in the Bhima Koregaon Conspiracy case, are deeply pained and shaken to the core by the loss of Father Stan Swamy. This is not a natural death, but the institutional murder of a gentle soul, committed by an inhuman state. Having spent his life amongst the Adivasis in Jharkhand, fighting for their right to resources and lands, Father Stan did not deserve to die in this manner, far from his beloved Jharkhand, falsely imprisoned by a vindictive state. …

Encountering Resistance – State Policy for Development in Gadchiroli

01/06/2018 Asha

Coordination of Democratic Rights Organisations (CDRO) / by Coordination of Democratic Rights Organisations (CDRO), Indian Association Peoples’ Lawyers (IAPL), Women against Sexual Violence and State Repression (WSS)

Introduction / 4

Chapter 1: The Background and Context: Minerals, Mines and Militarization / 5
Forest Rights, PESA and Gram Sabhas
The Violence Needed to Violate
The Costs of Mining: Interrogation, Arrests, Torture and an Economic Blockade

Chapter 2: Execution and Cover up of a Massacre / 14
Tumirgunda Forests (Boria Kasanur) on 22nd April 2018
Nainer Forests (Rajaram Khandla) on 23rd April 2018
A Story with Holes: 15 Bodies found on 24th April 2018
Celebration, Rewards, Promotions: Prize for Killings
Grim Silence on Gattepalli

Chapter 3: Encountering Resistance / 28
Koindwarshi
Mohandi
Gudanjur
Rekanar

Chapter 4: Conclusions / 37
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Documentary: The battle of Bhima Koregaon – an unending journey

17/04/2017 Asha

multiple Indian languages / en subtitles │ 50 min │ 2017

By pedestrian pictures

Direction and Camera – Somnath Waghmare
Editor – Deepu (Pradeep K P)

About the film
History speaks about great wars fought, brave warriors and clever kings and emperors. What history doesn’t do is justice to the wars, warriors and leaders of the oppressed. This documentary is about the 500 Mahar soldiers who offered to fight alongside their countrymen, against the colonisers. Rejected by the ruling class they joined forces with the colonisers and fought in the ‘Bhima Koregaon Battle’, defeating the Brahminical rule of the Peshwas. Just as history did, so do the media and ruling class today conveniently forget to acknowledge them. On the 1st of January, every year, 20 lakh (2 million) people gather at Bhima-Koregaon, Pune, Maharashtra to commemorate that battle. No national or local media covers the largest annual gathering in the region. The documentary captures the history of Bhima Koregaon and its relevance to contemporary Dalit issues and politics in the country. It tells the history of the Bahujans through the coverage of the events of this gathering.
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