The book "A LAND OF OUR OWN: Conversation With Dalit Members of Constituent Assembly" is the English version of Sambidhanma Dalit: Sabhasad Sambaad, the first book SAMATA foundation published in collaboration with Jagaran Media Center (JMC) in 2009, which consists of a collection of interviews with Dalit members of the Constituent Assembly (CA). Further, this book...
This book Sangharshama Sabhasad is a short biography of forty parliamentarians from Dalit community in the second Constituent Assembly (CA). These parliamentarians differed in their thoughts concerning the Dalit agendas given the fact that they were from various political, economic, social and cultural backgrounds. However, all of them shared long and unremitting struggle and life...
Among the series of publication of SAMATA foundation, it is the twelfth book comprising of Dalit related agendas that were raised and discussed strongly during the first and second constitutional assembly. In a way, the book has scripted the Dalit struggle for ensuring their rights in the constitution. The book consists of Dalit issues guaranteed...
The book Satta-Bimarsha ra Dalit, Ambedkar: drishtikon ra bibechana (Discourse on State and Dalit: Ambedkar's perspective and Analysis) dissects the caste system and Dalit emancipation, centring on Ambedkar's ideas and behaviours. This book consists of four chapters written by various writers and includes Sukhadeo Thorat's paper, "caste discrimination and necessary constitutional provision and policies against...
The book Nepalma Sakaaratmak Upaye ra Samajik Samaawesikaran: awadharana, aanubhav ra upadeyeta (Positive remedy and Social inclusion in Nepal: concept, experience and utility), written by Dr. Yam Bahadur Kisan and published by SAMATA foundation manifests itself in seven chapters. The first Chapter deeply illustrates the concept of positive discrimination and social inclusion in Nepal. The...
The book "Buddha and Karl Marx" is a written form of the speech delivered by Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar at the closing session of the Fourth Conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists in the State Gallery Hall in Kathmandu on 20th November, 1956. The speech is considered as the final international speech of Ambedkar before...
The Policy paper, “Dalit: Thaar Gotra Bhraam Ra Yatartha” consists of different issues related with Thar and Gotra inside Dalits. Likewise, writer defines the terms gotra, jaat and thar which clears the illusion and misunderstanding surrounding the terms. He also puts forth the issues related to citizenship of Dalits which generated problems in past, caused...
“Verna System and Class Struggle in Nepal” is a book written by Aahuti. It was the first academic book published by SAMATA Foundation and is prescribed as a reference book by Tribhuvan University for students of Sociology and Anthropology in the Master’s degree program. This book vividly portrays the history of Nepali Dalits, their difficulties...
Swadesh Deepak’s Court Martial, is a brilliant script and a psychologically demanding play which poignantly underlines hard hitting realism of the caste and class system that lurks underneath the facade of the Army. Court Martial is a story of recruit Ram Bahadur who is tried for murdering one of his officers and injuring another. Col...
This book is the printed form of Annual Lecture IV," Unraveling Inclusiveness in North East India: Lessons from the Experimentation of Indian Gorkhas", presented on 26thand 27th September 2014, by Professor Mahendra P Lama, a widely known development economist. In the presentation, he emphasized on the immense contribution of Gurkhas in building modern India, and...