Oxford South Asian Ambedkar Forum

Oxford’s anti-caste society amplifying marginalised South Asian voices and discourses 🍉

[Students' Federation of India - United Kingdom @sfi_uk]

🚨STATEMENT AGAINST SURVEILLANCE OF STUDENTS AT UK UNIVERSITIES🚨

We condemn the universities who have paid thousands to spy on students, while claiming they are in a financial crunch and carrying out redundancies. Sign now, demand an end to this!

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[Oxford South Asian Ambedkar Forum @oxsaaf]

In complete solidarity ✊🏾

[Dr Meena Kandasamy மீனா க���்தசாமி @meenakandasamy]

Respected @mkstalin avl

I'm writing this to you with great pain in my heart and at the same time finding enormous relief at putting into words a grief that I have carried for a very long time.

You may perhaps be aware (but dozens of abusive handles that claim to be DMK are not aware)... that the last book which I translated, under commission by Sahitya Akademi, was the literary biography of your father authored by Prof Dr Ma. Rajendran. I was extremely saddened by the time the book translation work came to me--having been at the receiving end of unspeakable and relentless abuse because of a stray post on Savukku Shankar, an YouTuber who has been savagely hunted down by your regime. Yet, for all my misgivings & sadness at how I was treated in the online spaces by DMK affiliates & members, I gave my everything to that book for one reason, and one reason only... my appa has never asked anything from me in my life, and I could not bear to reject his request. My father is everything to me, and most of all his lesson to me has been to never let anyone pull me down because I happen to be a woman.

You are the son of your father, someone who has been five times the Chief Minister of this state. You may not even be in a position to fathom my pain. Whenever I faced shameful character-assassinating abuse from the DMK ecosystem, I have cried myself to sleep thinking-- they are going after me because my father is a nobody in their eye. Because I do not have a father big enough to fight for me, I have to stand on my own feet and fight for myself.

Here I am fighting.

What you may also not be aware of, & what I need to painfully remind everyone is that I'm also a mother. I raise two children, I'm the sole breadwinner & every day I struggle to give them the quality of the life we left behind in London. I barely sleep, I know nothing except work but yet to be called a prostitute/ RSS sleeper cell by your party-affiliate handles will earn you a Tamil mother's curse. Also, my kids are in primary school but they read everything. When I was younger, my biggest fear was that in the event of my being arrested my children would not even know my name. Now, because they know my name, they are also painfully aware of what is being said about me. And yes, my children read Tamil.

If fascists call me names, I can always tell them--this is what fascists do. My comrade's grandfather was in the Resistance against the Nazis, Cedric himself was active in revolutionary politics for two decades of his life, so fighting fascism is not new to my family.

How do I as a mother explain the hatred that is spewed against me everytime I say anything crticial of police excesses, crimes against women, the atrocities on Dalits, the ugly patronage of a poet-molester, and so on. Do I tell them that these people are also fascists because they cannot tolerate any criticism? Or do I tell them that misogyny has impregnated our political landscape that a woman who does not join the groupthink of DMK echochambers automatically becomes an object of ruthless attack.

How is it possible that I can write/speak on the genocide of Palestinians, challenge US imperialism, write centrespreads against paramilitary excesses during Operation Khagar criticising Home Minister Amit Shah... but.. as a Tamil woman I cannot write a tweet mildly critical of your govt or its machinery without being subject to vile abuse and unimaginable slander.

I do not have an easy answer to the fundamental contradiction: if one of the biggest dangers from far-right is rampant misogyny, then, I'm already inhabiting & suffering under it. How has it come about? If this is a monster you cannot control it exposes your powerlessness. If it is a monster that you do not want to control--instead using proxy attacks as a silencing mechanism -- then you are no different than the fascists you warn us about. Between these inconvenient questions, I've decided that for my own clarity, I must address this letter to you.

[Students' Federation of India - United Kingdom @sfi_uk]

Join us at the solidarity demonstration in London to call for the stay on the UGC Regulations to be lifted, and the Rohith Act to be enacted immediately. We stand against the suppression of students who have been resisting casteism across Indian campuses.

[Oxford South Asian Ambedkar Forum @oxsaaf]

Jai Bhim ✊🏾

Advocate @WadekarDisha, who is at the forefront of defending the UGC Equity Regulations, will join us for a critical online discussion on the laws dealing with caste discrimination in Indian higher education institutions.

Register for the talk.

[Bhimraj M @m_bhimraj]

My latest piece for the @OxHRH blog discusses the recent Supreme Court report on caste that I co-authored. This blog offers a useful starting point before reading the report itself.

Do read and share your views.

https://t.co/8M6euEwQXE

[Oxford South Asian Ambedkar Forum @oxsaaf]

OxSAAF proudly joins Eklavya India Foundation to advance inclusive education at Oxford. Jai Bhim 💙✊🏾

[Eklavya India Foundation @eklavya_india]

Informative Session on Oxford Admissions
Organised by Eklavya India Foundation’s GSP in collaboration with OXSAAF.

Hear from Bhimraj, Pratyancha & Yuvraj as they share the admission process, tips and insights.

📆 14 Dec | 7 PM IST
🔗 https://t.co/bar76DJRQe

[Oxford South Asian Ambedkar Forum @oxsaaf]

It was an absolute pleasure to host the Songs of Resistance event @SomervilleOx featuring Sambhaji Bhagat with @sfi_uk. We may have a hundred reasons to differ, but a thousand reasons to unite!
Jai Bhim 💙 Lal Salaam ❤️

[Students' Federation of India - United Kingdom @sfi_uk]

SFI-UK and @oxsaaf hosted an event at the University of Oxford featuring the revolutionary balladeer comrade Sambhaji Bhagat. The event was introduced by comrade Aparna Vinod, former SFI Edinburgh President, and was a memorable occasion for all attendees.

[pa.ranjith @beemji]

Huge congratulations to our British singer song-writer and multi-platinum artist Apache Indian BEM on his powerful new protest anthem 'Discrimination (Don’t Want It No More) for @ACDAnews, standing up against #CasteDiscrimination in the UK 🙌

Sending my best wishes to #ApacheIndian @SantoshDass1048, and the @ACDAnews team for your meeting in the UK Parliament today (12.11.2025) calling for caste discrimination to be outlawed.

The full stunning video by the singer, song writer and visual artistist @MarryWaterson that accompanies #ApacheIndian's song is available on @ACDAnews website https://t.co/1lsKs5ULN2

#JaiBhim
#EndCasteDiscrimination
#BabaSahebAmbedkar

[Oxford South Asian Ambedkar Forum @oxsaaf]

A powerful November with OxSAAF!
From Ambedkar’s words to Bhagat’s songs — we gather in thought, art, and resistance. 🎶✊🏾

[Oxford South Asian Ambedkar Forum @oxsaaf]

Jai Jyoti, Jai Bhim, Lal Salam! ✊🏾

OxSAAF invites you to a film screening & discussion on Gail Omvedt & Bharat Patankar.

🎥 Dir Somnath Waghmare in conversation with Prof. Alpa Shah, All Souls College.

📅 Oct 20, 5 PM GMT |📍 Somerville College.

Limited seats, register soon!

[Oxford South Asian Ambedkar Forum @oxsaaf]

Jai Bhim, everyone! ✊🏽

OxSAAF and Ambedkar Reading Circle proudly announce the launch of a new lecture series: “Who is My Babasaheb Ambedkar?”

Through this series, we seek a deeper understanding of Ambedkar — his ideas, politics, and enduring legacy.

Stay tuned! 👀📚

[Oxford South Asian Ambedkar Forum @oxsaaf]

Join us for a powerful film on caste, love, and resistance.
📍 Somerville College MCR, Oxford
🗓️ July 29 | 🕕 6 PM
All are welcome!

@Nagrajmanjule
#Oxford #Movie #Jaibhim

[Oxford South Asian Ambedkar Forum @oxsaaf]

A conversation you won’t want to miss:

OxSAAF presents:

🎙️ Meet the Savarnas — Book Talk with @ProfRavikantK at @SomervilleOx
📍 Hybrid event
🪑 Limited Seating | Registration Necessary
🗓️ 21 July | 🕔 5–6 PM
☕ Refreshments provided
📩 Register now: https://t.co/D9xJ0aRUuI

[Oxford South Asian Ambedkar Forum @oxsaaf]

@Yashwant_Zagade @UniofOxford Thanks for pointing out. We have updated the form.

[Oxford South Asian Ambedkar Forum @oxsaaf]

OxSaaf is launching its first mentorship programme for Social Sciences in @UniofOxford for marginalised students from Dalit (not limited to Hindus), Adivasi and Vimukta communities

[Oxford South Asian Ambedkar Forum @oxsaaf]

Correction - If you belong to any other marginalised group, please let us know in the form

[Oxford South Asian Ambedkar Forum @oxsaaf]

Apply here - https://t.co/CLAwqrEQ9Q

[Oxford South Asian Ambedkar Forum @oxsaaf]

💡Interested? Learn more in the document and apply via the Google form provided in the link. 🖋️ Deadline: December 1. Don’t miss this opportunity! 🚀 #Mentorship #Oxford #OxSaaf

[Johanna Deeksha @Johanna_Deeksha]

Mildred from Idinthakarai insisted that I eat the fish curry she had made for lunch. "You'll never get an opportunity like this," she said, laughing. She's a jovial fun person and a great swimmer. But she also has 127 cases against her.

https://t.co/wZ9b4FFpk5