Aadhaar-enabled crimes database, petition

https://rethinkaadhaar.in/take-action

Just look at this listing of Aadhar crimes. Consider for every one persons caught there are 99 others not.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NhVZuQ-wgy-I77iGiFVimL5eWOOPnjH4gA_r0NOM62c/edit#gid=230186768

My message in the petition:  

Centralizing everything and putting all our eggs in one basket is the perfect recipe for disaster. If you care so much about welfare then disburse all welfare funds to MPs and MLAs and put THEM, as elected representatives of the people, in charge of distributing welfare (as per central and state based schemes). The citizens will then know exactly who stole their money and will act at the next election. Discriminated populations will move with their talent and productivity to better constituencies and enrich the better MP/MLA. Our solutions lie in our democratic system, these other fancy contraptions are mere excuses to keep a bloated bureaucracy in power and to keep technocrats deluded with their false superiority complex.

Multiculturalism is NOT ok if it involves tolerating abuse of womens rights

Feminist in the west who proudly champion womens' rights when it comes to "fighting white male patriarchy" etc, have been quietly accepting glaring abuses of womens' rights as a convenient sacrifice at the altar of multiculturalism.

They look the other way out of fear of being called "racist" by their peers. 

They label all the people who speak out about these things as racists / bigots / white supremacists etc. 

Sorry, but it's not OK. Rights violations are NOT part of any culture. When you hear anyone justifying treating women as slaves or animals because it is part of their culture, then it's an EXCUSE that the oppressive patriarchy in that culture is giving. By accepting it, you're empowering the patriarchy.

Rights of human beings don't change from culture to culture, I reject that relativistic bullshit being pushed by the left and by social science departments of various universities.

Had we allowed this crap a century ago, India would still be burning a woman alive everytime some guy died. Multiculturalism is not worth that.

See: https://www.theahafoundation.org/

Swaraj University admissions and fundraising drive, 2018

Forwarding a mailer:

Hello, my dear friends and loved ones,

My name is Niom,

I write to you because an intrinsically motivated group of mavericks are bringing change into the lives of many young individuals. These people, have dared to ask the difficult questions, to which most people turn a blind eye. They have walked out from conventional jobs and education to reclaim their own lives. These people, for years, have passionately and persistently built and sustained a space where real learning happens. We call it Swaraj University. (SU).

Now is the time to support them in this endeavour, so that more individuals can continue to experience this wonderful journey and bring about great change in the world. I request you to support our efforts through monetary contributions. I am urged to do so because we have generously been offered a matching fund of five thousand dollars. (about three lakh Rupees), which expires on the 15th of May.

 

In short, Swaraj University is a two year program that aims to help young people follow their dreams, through Self Designed Learning pedagogy, peer feedback systems and community support structures. At the center of all this, are a few questions: How can we help the world flourish?, How can we as individuals thrive? and How do we bring about justice and overall change where it is necessary? For the purpose of figuring this out, Khojis (learners) have the help of facilitators, mentors, on campus mitras and a diverse group of co-learners from multiple cohorts.

The program aims to connect Khojis to their hearts' calling and support them to bring their dreams to reality.

A few ways we do this:

-We provide a self designed methodology of learning for individuals to explore and identify different learning styles.

-We connect Khojis to countless apprenticeships and internships with individuals and organisations throughout the country that enable them to develop their knowledge, skills and practices.

-We strengthen the confidence, dignity and self worth of learners as leaders through self designed initiatives.

-We do not provide a ready-made path or curriculum, but instead we bring the cohort together to create a nourishing environment where they explore genuine inquiry which is based on their own experience and which is grounded in their own reality.

As of May 2018, more than a hundred Khojis have experienced this program. A few of the interesting projects include,

Udaan: Learning center for rag pickers' children by Ravi Gaikwad K1

Takli: Eco friendly fabrics by Anuj Kothari. K4

Heartivism: Activism for the heart by Soud Hakim. K1

BRTS route map in Ahemadabad by Dhaval Shukla. K2

Coding, working with open data and connecting organic farmers to consumers by Nikhl VJ. K3

Eco construction and natural buildings by Samyukta Sarvanan and Stanzin Punchok. K6

Shades of the Sea: Documentation and activism around gender and sexuality by Harsh Khanabadosh. K7

Adri: Learning center for children by Satyam Srivastav. K7

Hear a few live stories from Khojis. Below is the link to youtube. 

https://youtu.be/tgQK01qwpJ0

Make it happen!!!

Opportunity you can create.	Support needed.	Contribution goes towards.
Provide an opportunity for One Khoji to be able to nourish their learning for one year at Swaraj University.	130,000₹ (One lakh thirty thousand Rupees).	Basic necessities, resources, faculty, staff, specialists, workshop hosts, travel, maintenance.
Provide an opportunity for one Khoji to be able to deeply immerse in the full two year program.	260,000₹ (Two lakh sixty thousand Rupees).
Make a workshop happen!	30,000₹ (Thirty thousand Rupees).	Participants' board and lodge, host's expenses.
Support international resource person's travel expenses.	50,000₹ (Fifty thousand Rupees).
Power a Learning Journey that explores a city and work being done to make it better. Or power a Learning Journey based on social justice and activism.	70,000₹ (Seventy thousand Rupees).	Food, stay, travel, facilitators' expenses, gifts for organizations/activists.
Support a Cycle Yatra!	15,000₹ (Fifteen thousand Rupees).	Cycle rent, facilitator's expenses if any.
Give power to a Khoji project.	20,000₹ (Twenty thousand Rupees).	Food, travel, stay, resources, resource person's expenses, monetary contribution if any.
Provide the opportunity for a Khoji to visit, apprentice or intern with a mentor/ organization.	5,000₹ (Five thousand Rupees).
Gift a Hands on learning space to Swaraj University.	12,000₹ (Twelve thousand Rupees).	Instruments, art materials, carpentry equipment,
Increase the capacity of Swaraj University by one half! Gift a Geo-dome.	250,000₹ (Two lakh fifty thousand Rupees).	Materials, builders.
Double the capacity of Swaraj University! Gift two Geo-domes.	500,000 (Five lakh Rupe

You can send Contributions for Swaraj University to:
SHIKSHANTAR SANSTHAN
HDFC number is 01191450000460
IFSC Code:- HDFC0000119

Please contact us when making a transfer.

E-mail: manish@swaraj.org

or Whatsapp to: 9783893956.

More ways in which you can contribute :)  you can forward this E-mail to people whom you feel might be excited to support or participate, you can tell friends whom you feel may be interested in the program to attend the orientations. You can also come visit and see it for yourself! Orientations for admissions are as per following:

26th - 28th May, 

29th June - 1st July, 

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Rethinking Rethinking Development

Please check out this video vis-a-vis Rethinking Development series that a whole lot of folks are doing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4NijLf3M-A
Australia's John Anderson & Dr. Jordan B Peterson: In Conversation -Jordan B Peterson, 2018-04-03

I'm also reading the speaker's book right now that is delving into this in great detail.

I particularly want to know why these aspects of 20th century history have been all but censored in our various interactions about capitalism in the alternatives sector and I expect in many political science, social studies type courses, especially since they involve explorations done at massive scales in the name of bringing about alternatives to capitalism. You'd think they'd merit a case study at least.

And whatever we say today about them in post-mortem analysis (including the most immature of them all: "Oh that wasn't REAL ___ism, my way will be sso much better"), the people who were "in the arena" in these events, the ones who were calling the shots and had vast resources at their disposal, themselves were very clear and had all rational backing to show that they were consciously doing something that is devoutly anti-capitalism, anti-hierarchy, pro-masses etc etc.

This shouldn't be something worth neglecting if we truly want to cover post-industrial-revolution human history. Getting to know not-so-good answers to capitalism can be crucial in the quest to find better ones and to avoid repeating past mistakes. Large collective experiences always have something to learn from, so dismissing them isn't a good idea. I'd have been comfortable with alternative reporting / explanation of what happened, but instead (and your experience may be different but hey mine counts too) what I've experienced is a blanket censorship, a conspiracy of silence about these things, accompanied by a very energetic, resourceful demonization of whoever speaks about these things including branding them as simply too evil to listen to, and that makes me uncomfortable and question whom to trust.

Especially regarding "Rethinking Development", I really want to know from that perspective, what happened in Cambodia. My personal take at the moment (subject to change on intelligent responses and stratify on angry ones) is that Pol Pot attended a Rethinking Development course and got a chance to put his learnings to practice.

[Let that sentence sink in for a bit..]

Do note that the word "rethinking" always involves challenging long-held assumptions, so naturally you will find plenty of recommendations from sources that you trust a lot, against considering any of what I'm sharing with you. Going by my anti-authoritarian leanings I suppose that shall always be the case. They will very likely want to make sure you never, ever get to the main content of these things. Why so, now there's a good question to ask. I think it was Aristotle who beckoned us to be able to consider competing ideas without needed to believe in them. I have preferred to get down to the content and make my own damn mind instead of seeking protection from self-assigned protectors, but I'll leave you to choose your own way.


PS: For those who are very concerned about fake news: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/576390452279831352/

PPS: Not offended yet? Check out more posts from my Rethinking series.