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V. T. Rajshekar (born Vontibettu Thimmappa Rajshekar Shetty; 1932 – 20 November 2024) was an Indian journalist who was the founder and editor of the Dalit Voice, which has been described by Human Rights Watch as "India's most widely circulated Dalit journal".
Rajshekar was a journalist for the Indian Express, where he worked for 25 years. He founded 'Dalit Voice' organisation a radical wing of the broader movement for Dalit interests.




Positions and Dalit Voice



Started in 1981, Dalit Voice is a periodical launched by Rajshekhar. Under Rajshekhar's the Dalit Voice organisation formulated an Indian variant of afrocentrism similar to that of the Nation of Islam in the USA but it is different from other magazines in many aspects. It is notable for promoting radical antisemitism borrowed from Western sources and also its link to Afrocentrist ideologies. The book declares the Indian castes as nations within the nation of India. It argues for the strengthening of each caste.




Controversy and criticism


Dalit Voice harshly criticizes Israel and Zionism, which at times crosses the line into antisemitism. It has published articles about 'Zionist conspiracies' regarding Hitler and the Third Reich. They have also supported the Iranian government and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's denial of the Holocaust.




Passport confiscation


In 1986 Rajshekar's passport was confiscated because of "anti-Hinduism writings outside of India". The same year, he was arrested in Bangalore under India's Terrorism and Anti-Disruptive Activities Act. Rajshekar told Human Rights Watch that this arrest was for an editorial he had written in Dalit Voice, that another writer who republished the editorial was also arrested, and that he was eventually released with an apology. Rajshekar had also been arrested under the Sedition Act and under the Indian Penal Code for creating disaffection between communities.




Death


Rajshekar died on 20 November 2024, at the age of 92.




Books and pamphlets


Dalit Movement in Karnataka
How Marx Died In Hindu India
Why Godse Killed Gandhi
Hindu Serpent And Muslim Mongoose
Dialogue Of The Bhoodevatas
Bhoodevtavon Ki Batchit in Urdu
Mahatma Gandhi and Babasaheb Ambedkar: Clash of Two Values: The Verdict of History. Bangalore: Dalit Sahitya Akademy, 1989
Dalit: The Black Untouchables of India (foreword by Y.N. Kly). Atlanta; Ottawa: Clarity Press, c1987 (Originally published under title: Apartheid in India. Bangalore: Dalit Action Committee, 1979)
Apartheid in India: An International Problem, 2nd rev. ed. Publisher: Bangalore: Dalit Sahitya Akademy, 1983
Ambedkar and His Conversion: a critique. Bangalore: Dalit Action Committee, Karnataka, 1980
Judicial Terrorism
India As A Failed State
Aggression On Indian Culture
Development Redefined
Caste – A Nation within the Nation
India's Intellectual Desert
The Zionist Arthashastra (Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion)
Brahminism In India And Zionism In West
India's Muslim Problem
India On The Path To Islamisation
Dalit Voice – A New Experiment in Journalism
Brahminism
Weopons To Fight Counter Revolution
Riddles in Hinduism by Babasaheb Ambedkar
Know The Hindu Mind




Awards


In 2005 Rajshekar received the London Institute of South Asia (LISA) Book of the Year Award.
In 2018 Rajshekar received the Mukundan C Menon Award instituted by the National Confederation of Human Rights Organization's (NCHRO).




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