#RajaDhale Thousands of Civil Rights activists, Lovers of social Justice mourn and are deeply saddened today for the demise the Legend Raja Dhale, The co founder of #DalitPanthers Movement in India (the anti-caste movement founded in 1972) This person always recalled my days in panchpaoli slums in my hometown nagpur, i grew up listening to his fiery angry speeches against caste brutalities, through audio cassettes. He published Many poetries and short stories as well as polemical and historical works. One of the famous Marathi journal Khel published in 2012, he has shared about the way the Dalit Panthers were influenced by the African American movement the #BlackPanthers. He also recalled the extensive network of contacts with fellow writers that inspired his engagement with the little magazine movement from the early 1960s onwards, through magazines such as Yeru, Atta, Tapasi and Vidroha. He discussed the literary and political importance of these magazines and the way they interacted with the Dalit literary movement. In particular, he recalls the tacit as well as explicit opposition to Dalit literature from the Marathi literary establishment, and the ways in which he sought to counteract this. Raja Dhale fought the 1999 parliament election from the Mumbai North Central constituency on Republican Party of India, BHARIP (Party of Advocate Prakash Ambedkar, the grandson of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar the architect of constitution of india) ticket. One can never forget the days when Dalit Panthers movement led by Late. Raja Dhale, Late Namdeo Dhasal, Late. Arun Kamble was in full swing, the seeds of anger against Caste, The Passion for annihilation of Caste they have sown in society, will surely be fruitful, it’s hard to say good bye to Raja Dhale Sir. His demise is huge loss for civil rights movement in India. His name will be etched in the Golden words of the history of Subaltern Marginalized people groups of India. #RIP #BlueSalute to the #Panther JAI JOTIBA! JAI BHEEM!JAI PERIYAR!! Obed Manwatkar https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz-knyWlwnYk31xDRnZ4J4r9F9_VPPEPaAOEPc0/?igshid=1osmi7vhixt05
