Devanuru mahadeva biography definition
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Dalit writer Devanur Mahadeva becomes first to return award after Bihar elections
Amidst protests against Tipu Jayanthi celebrations in his home state Karnataka and death threats to Jnanpith awardee Girish Karnad, Mahadeva said the principles of freedom of expression, tolerance and social justice on which India had gained independence were tottering now. In a reference to the march taken out by actor Anupam Kherand others, the writer said: “I had kept quiet all this while, even as others were returning their awards. But when a bunch of artistes took out a procession supporting the Centre, I am not able to keep my awards anymore. It distresses me that I cannot return all the posts inom got after winning these awards, also.”
Mahadeva said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should keep in
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Kannada author Devanoora Mahadeva fills the silence, takes RSS head on in his 68-page book-YOGENDRA YADAV
We were travelling back from campaigning during the 2017 Karnataka assembly election. Unhappy about a certain candidate from our party, and not satisfied with explanations that I had heard, I turned to him: “Devanoora saar (thus spoken, ‘sir’ becomes a kannada word), what’s the matter? You don’t need to be diplomatic. You can now afford to be truthful.” From his front seat in the car, he turned around and faced me: “I am always truthful.” I don’t recall the rest of what he said, but this has stayed with me. This was not a retort, nor a boast, nor a reprimand. Just a plain statement: I am truthful. Just as someone would say: I am an early riser.
That is Devanoora Mahadeva for you. An iconic Kannada literary figure, a towering public intellectual and a revered political activist in Karnataka. Shy and self-effacing to a point that you begin to wonder why he is in public
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Over the last few months, Devanuru Mahadeva’s short and accessible 64-page book RSS: Aala Mattu Agala, giving a comprehensive overview of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has been making waves in Karnataka and beyond. Originally published in Kannada, it sold over 40,000 copies in no time and it was soon translated into multiple Indian languages. The book and its translations have been well received but its message needs even wider circulation.
Divided into three parts, the book provides a thorough critique of the RSS and connects its overall political-ideological programme with the saffron politics of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a range of ‘autonomous’ outfits such as Sri Ram Sene, Bajrang Dal and others. Laden with quotations from leading RSS ideologues, especially MS Golwalkar, the book is intended for people grappling with the seemingly all-pervasive RSS worldview. That’s you, me, and everyone else living in today’s India.
Mahadeva outlines the core ideolog