RADHIKA VEMULA - DALIT EMPOWERMENT AN UNREALIZED DREAM The poor woman lost her son Rohith Vemula, a bright P Hd scholar in 2016 due to suspected injustice and insult happened in Hyderabad Central University (HCU) . He hanged himself to death, as he could bear the financial constraints he was put to by stopping his monthly stipend.   Bharat Mata lost one of its emerging stars. What I do not understand is whether he is OC or BC or SC or ST; he is a student of HCU, committed suicide due to prevailing situation in university as he mentioned in suicide note.   Unfortunately instead of showing empathy to the family the BJP Government and its senior leaders Sushma Swaraj, Smruti Irani tried to rake up caste controversy by claiming that Rohith is not from Dalit community.    There are clearly established cases and judgments in favour of Radhika Vemula to establish that their family belongs to SC community. In fact Guntur Mandal Revenue Officer gave SC certificate t...

ILLEGAL SAND MINING-- WHEN I COULD CRACK IT, WHY NOT YOU? Potti Dibba  Lanka: Pottidibba Lanka is a small lush green island in Krishna River about 25 Kms downstream of Vijayawada, falls in Totlavalluru mandal of Krishna Dist, AP. The island, which is about 2500 acres fifty years ago, is now reduced to little over 1500 acres and the balance merged in river due to erosion during floods. The soils are very fertile with silt content coupled with abundant water resources and known for cultivation of turmeric, banana, sugarcane, maize, yam, vegetables and area is lush green even in peak summer months.  Though the island falls in Krishna dist, most of the land is owned by farmers from Kollipara village in Guntur Dist, which is about 3 kms from island. I too from Kollipara, but live in Hyderabad and technically a farmer from this picturesque island. This island lands are covered in three villages – Totlavalluru, Chagantipadu & Devarpalli. In Pottidibba Lanka, there is a...