Author Archives: Rashid Faridi

About Rashid Faridi

I am Rashid Aziz Faridi ,Writer, Teacher and a Voracious Reader.

‘Swacch Bharat Abhiyan invisibilises the linkage of Caste and Sanitation and glamourises broom among Scavenging Communities’ – Bezwada Wilson

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on KAFILA – COLLECTIVE EXPLORATIONS SINCE 2006:
In Conversation with Bezwada Wilson, National Convener of Safai Karmachari Andolan The 125 day Bhim Yatra which started from Dibrugarh and traveresed 30 states and 500 districts to reach Delhi is now…

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Guru Shishya Parampara: Lessons for Modern Education Systems

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

We in India often talk about Guru Shishya Parampara of ancient India. We often say that the system was better than today’s system.Our education system was somewhat different in ancient times. When world was establishing first universities our focus was … Continue reading →

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Cultures of inequality – CFP for pre-organized multi panel theme, Crossroads Conference, Sydney, 2016

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on Asian Australian Studies Research Network (AASRN):
Recent work in economics has established the contiguity between neoliberalism and the return of growing material inequality. One hundred people now own as much as half of humanity, five hundred as…

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Earthquakes felt in Delhi-NCR, Pakistan , Afghanistan

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

A powerful earthquake of 6.8 magnitude on Richter Scale has struck parts of Pakistan and the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border in the Hindukush region.n fact there were two shocks with some gap. The quake struck at 3.58 pm and went on for … Continue reading →