T. Chiranjeevulu IAS(Ret), Founder President BCIF (BC Intellectuals Forum) Parliament has commenced its current session today. The Backward Classes (BC) community in Telangana is eagerly awaiting whether the Telangana Bills seeking 42% reservation for BCs , which have remained pending with the Central Government for the last fifteen months, will finally be taken up for discussion. However, neither the State Government nor the Central Government has shown adequate initiative on this crucial issue so far. The Congress government, which promised to provide 42% reservation to BCs, is facing criticism for failing to exert the necessary pressure on the Centre to secure legal approval for its implementation. On the other hand, although the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, has publicly argued that the 50% ceiling on reservations should be reconsidered, his failure to raise this issue prominently in Parliament has disappointed many members of the BC community. Similarly, the B...
Bahujan Awakening: From Chhatrapati Shivaji to Mahatma Phule, from Ambedkar to us — a few truths 💥💥💥 ☝️Dear friends, ⚡During Chhatrapati Shivaji’s era (1600s) , the present-day categories of SC, BC, and OC did not exist. Society was divided by the varna system — the upper varnas (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), the Shudras (today’s BCs, Reddys, Kammas, Kapus, Velamas, etc.), and the untouchables (Mahars, Malas, Madigas, etc.). 💥India was not a single nation then. Apart from British-controlled regions, there were around 600 small kingdoms , each ruled independently. Wars were not fought on religious grounds but for territorial control and political power . Shivaji fought mainly against the Bijapur Sultanate, Mughal Empire, Qutb Shahi dynasty, and Portuguese India . Among those who fought against Shivaji were Hindu kings like Jai Singh, Jaswant Singh, Baji Ghorpade, and Chandrarao More. Likewise, many Muslim leaders fought for Shivaji , such as Siddi Ibrahim (bodyguard) and D...