Principles of the Self-Respect Movement Editorial Is it the Nationality? After 54 years of independance why Valmiki Castes (Scavenging Castes) are slave and helpless? “Consideration of Gandhiji as Elegy of Valmiki Castes was the basic reason of scavenging castes to be slaved and helpless” -Harkishan Santoshi, Kanpur "Casteism is a tool of arya brahmins due to which a strong organisation is yet to be produce” -Adv. Bhagwan Das- Delhi “The dependancy ideology of our society had created stooges and ostentations” -Waman Meshram, National President , BAMCEF "Betrayal of scavenging castes by Gandhiji." “If the intellectuals of scavenging castes had prepared their society rather than targeting for leadership, then Valmiki castes could not have become slave” -Mulkiat Singh Bahal, London "Gandhiji had only utilised the Valmiki (scavenging) castes and tried all the possibilities so that these castes will not join the mainstream of the society." -D.D.Kalyani, Amritsar, Punjab “If the untouchability is still existing in the society then for that Brahmanism in only responsible” -Mr. Dharam Paul Nahar, London. “Poona Pact is responsible for non-abolition of untouchability in India” -Mr. Waman Meshram, National President, BAMCEF “The root cause of slavery and helpness of scavenging castes is brahamanism.” “The scavenging castes were made bhangi by the arya Brahmins, but to escape from the conspiracy they propagated that muslims had made them bhangi” -R.C. Sangar, Jalandhar, Punjab. "The administration of muslims, who came to India in 12thcentury, was run by arya brahmins and they themselves had created the scavengers (bhangis)” -Mr. Waman Meshram, National President, BAMCEF An early advocate, exponent of tribal rights and indomitable fighter -Birsa Munda Dr. Ambedkar as Journalist Raju Kamble, Abu Dhabi Letters to the Editor The Courts and Sachchi Ramayana -Prashant Kumar