Research the Journal of People’s Studies: A Quarterly Journal for ongoing discussions on tribal/indigenous/Adivasi issues
Journal of People’s Studies (JPS) is an open access online international, interdisciplinary, independent, peer-reviewed journal that is published quarterly. It is devoted to initiate a discourse through critical, scholarly, intellectual and communitarian perspective on varied issues of concern. In a way this is a space to theorise people’s wisdom and knowledge. In addition to being a platform for original thinkers and writers, it is an effort to bring information, knowledge and wisdom of marginalised sections that has been conspicuously absent from the mainstream academic discourses. […]
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EDITORS
[Journal of People’s Studies, November 2015 Volume 1, Issue 2]:
Pragya Mishra, Felix Padel, Diana Van Vugt, Paddy Noble, Nalini Abraham, Lenin Raghuvanshi, Sujatha Surepally, Nitin Kamble, Cynthia Stephen, Irshad Mohammad, Sreedevi Venkat Gannavarapu, Vemula Sridevi, Edvina Ekka, Priyanka Sandilya
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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891–1956): “Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who headed the committee drafting the Constitution of India [and] served as Law and Justice minister in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru” | Wikipedia >>
“The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them.” – Constitution of India & National Human Rights Commission >>
“Religion is a personal matter and should not be politicised.” – Invitation by the Bharat Jodo Abhiyan (BJA) – a civil society platform involving organisations from across 15 states – extended to all like-minded citizens “who take pride in our progressive, inclusive civilization and are committed to our constitutional values of fraternity, liberty, equality and justice” | TheWire (2 January 2024) >>
“The Indian constitution had to empower the state to enter into the realm of Indian society and transform it by eradicating deeply embedded economic, political and social hierarchies.” – “The Foreign and the Indigenous in the Indian Constitution: Constitution Day talk” by Arun Thiruvengadam (Centre for Law and Policy Research, Bangalore, 2 December 2015)
“Tribals are subject to oppression and cruelty even after independence and still picked up by the investigating officers to cover up shoddy investigations. […] The only recourse available to us is to faithfully abide by and give life to the constitutional ideals which Dr Ambedkar helped formulate, and use those to bring transformative change in the minds and perceptions of the society.” – Supreme Court Judge Justice D.Y. Chandrachud (The Wire, 7 December 2021)
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