Inaugeration of book - Manu's India and Shudra

Year 2004. Gujarati translation of a book on Manusmruti written by Prof. Shamsul Islam (Delhi University) was published by Banaskantha Jilla Dalit Sangathan. Father Vinayak Jadav translated the book. 

Jati Nirmulan Samiti took the initiative to inaugurate the book and a grand function was organized in Mahendi Nawaz Jang Hall, Ahmedbad

Prominent activists, trade union leaders, Ambedkarites, Gandhians, NGO workers, Dalits, Muslims attended the function which was first of its kind after the state-sponsored genocide.

Kanu Sumara, who was one of the actors of our street play 'Bamanvad ni Barakhadi', sang the song, ''ye gaon hamara, ye gali hamari''

2004 Babuben, a Dalit woman recounted her story of 2002. Her son jumped off balcony of her house and broke his leg, when military javans knocked their doors.

Purushottam Vaghela, activist narrates horrible story of man-hole workers

Valjibhai Patel, Dalit leader is quoting from Manusmruti

J K Chauhan, the fighter of save reservation movement of 1985

Jayanti Makwana, Leader of Banaskatha Jilla Dalit Sangathan

Mukul Sinha, Ambrish Patel, Naginbhai Parmar, Jayvardhan Harsh, Suman Bharti along with people from villages of Banaskatha district came to watch inauguration.

Dinesh Parmar, director of Behavioral Science Centre

Hiren Gandhi, Cultural Activist

Vinayak Jadav, the translator

.... and the inaugeration

the audience

Arun Chauhan, who was one of the leader of Ruppur battle, where powerful Karsan Patel's relatives grabbed graveyard and charmkund of Dalits

 Dr. Nitin Gurjar, the leader and fighter of Dalit movement

Shankar painter sings his poem