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An Indian Socialist FAQ

FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions. We as Revolutionary Socialists ☭ have to encounter a variety of questions from the common people under the influence of ignorance and/or ruling class propaganda. To aid socialists in their struggle, this page collects facts, evidence, and sources answering these questions. Anyone wishing to collaborate in this project is welcome to contact me :-).

The Illusion Of Choice : How Media is Monopolized

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Why Reservation is a good thing

Q. Do upper caste dominate as the ruling class of India? Q. Are Dalits getting killed every two weeks in India due to explicit caste violence? Q: What is reservation? Q: Why reservation? Q: Were Reservations incorporated by the founding fathers of the constitution only for first 10 years? Q: Why give reservations on basis of caste? Q: Why not on basis of economic criterion? Q: Should there be a creamy layer criterion or not? Q: How long should the reservations continue? Q: Will not the reservations based on castes lead to divisions in the society? Q: Will not reservations affect the Merit? Q: Have existing reservations for SC/STs been effective or not? Reading materials and Resources: Q. Do upper caste dominate as the ruling class of India? Yes, upper castes dominate by a large margin in representation in the commanding heights of the Government, Economy, Judiciary and Media. Goverment Upper Castes disproportionately dominate the top positions in the government bureaucracy ...

Marx, Ambedkar and Caste

Articles: So you want to ally with the Dalit Rights Movement? - Round Table India Relevant Books/Booklets: 1. Buddha or Karl Marx - Ambedkar 2. Caste Question in India - Anuradha Ghandy - Link 3. India and Communism - B R Ambedkar - Introduction by Anand Teltumbde 4. Nine Decades Of Marxism In The Land Of Brahminism - S.K.Biswas 5. Ear to the Ground Writings on Class and Caste - K. Balagopal 6. Caste Annihilation Booklet - CPI (ML) Red Star - Link 7. Caste Question and Marxism - Abhinav Sinha

On Islamophobia/Hindutva

Segregation: Muslims are Socially and Economically Marginalized/Segregated in India (Full Stats) - Article Govt changing Names of Cities - NPR Debunkathons: Five charts that puncture the bogey of Muslim population growth - Article “Love-Jihad” on Kerala CM’s daughter - Article Islamophobic Violence: Violence against Muslims in India - Wikipedia Lynch Nation - Documentary - Link In last video before their deaths, Andhra family accuses two cops of harassment - Article Madhya Pradesh Police beats lawyer- “we thought you were Muslim” - Article Cow Lynchings - Wikipedia , Human Rights Watch Increase in Lynchings since Modi/BJP - HuffPost - Methodology Discrimination in school - anecdotes - Reddit 'Say Jai Shri Ram', Killers of Muslim Man in NCR Said, Police Deny Murder Was Hate Crime - Wire Muslim Student in Madhya Pradesh Arrested for Calling RSS Men 'Pigs' on Facebook - Wire - while BJP politician Babita Phogat called Jamaatis ‘pigs’ Sanghis manufacturing Islamophobia t...