Speeches at AIISCA 2nd National Conference, Pune

AIISCA 2nd National Conference, Pune

At AIISCA's 2nd National Conference, Ajay Chaudhary from Pune, shares his experienced insight on institutionalized and sporadic movements while drawing a parallel from movements led by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. He talks about the real-life internal conflicts which result in cracks in an organization and the ways to navigate the same. The failure of Ambedkarite organizations to build a consciousness among Dalit youths to contribute and work in the movement. He also stresses on nurturing and cultivating this consciousness from childhood through a holistic approach of right education and first-hand experience.

Ajay Chaudhary | Building A Strong and Long-Term Organization in Ambedkarite Movement

Dr. Rahul Sonpimple | Full Speech | From Decline to Discipline: Rebuilding the Dalit Movement the Ambedkarite Way

Address at the 2nd National Conference of AIISCA, Pune

In this keynote address, Dr. Rahul Sonpimple, Founding President of the All India Independent Scheduled Castes Association (AIISCA), offers a critical reflection on the current crisis facing the Dalit movement. Under the theme From Decline to Discipline, he outlines the ideological drift, organizational fragmentation, and political stagnation that have weakened Ambedkarite mobilization in recent years.

Situating AIISCA as a necessary political intervention, Dr. Sonpimple calls for a disciplined, ideologically grounded, and collective resurgence of Scheduled Caste leadership across India. This speech is both a diagnosis of the present and a roadmap for rebuilding the Dalit movement—rooted in Babasaheb Ambedkar’s principles of social justice, democratic struggle, and transformative vision.

This moment marks more than a gathering; it is a step toward reorganizing the movement on firm Ambedkarite foundations.

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डॉ. राहुल सोनपिंपले | पतन से अनुशासन की ओर: अंबेडकरवादी मार्ग पर दलित आंदोलन का पुनर्निर्माण
 AIISCA के दूसरे राष्ट्रीय सम्मेलन, पुणे में दिया गया संबोधन
इस उद्घाटन भाषण में, डॉ. राहुल सोनपिंपले, ऑल इंडिया इंडिपेंडेंट शेड्यूल्ड कास्ट्स एसोसिएशन (AIISCA) के संस्थापक अध्यक्ष, दलित आंदोलन की वर्तमान संकटपूर्ण स्थिति पर गंभीर चिंतन प्रस्तुत करते हैं। “पतन से अनुशासन की ओर” विषय के अंतर्गत, वे अंबेडकरवादी राजनीति में विचारधारा की ढील, संगठनात्मक विखंडन और राजनीतिक जड़ता पर स्पष्ट और तीखा विश्लेषण करते हैं।
AIISCA को वे एक आवश्यक राजनीतिक हस्तक्षेप के रूप में प्रस्तुत करते हैं—एक ऐसा मंच जो अनुशासित, विचारधारात्मक रूप से स्पष्ट और सामूहिक नेतृत्व के पुनर्गठन के लिए प्रतिबद्ध है। यह भाषण केवल एक चेतावनी नहीं, बल्कि बाबासाहेब अंबेडकर के मूल्यों पर आधारित एक पुनर्निर्माण का स्पष्ट खाका है।
यह क्षण केवल एक सम्मेलन नहीं, बल्कि आंदोलन को नए आधारों पर संगठित करने की दिशा में एक ऐतिहासिक कदम है।
#AIISCA #RahulSonpimple #AmbedkaritePolitics #DalitMovement #JaiBhim

Dr. Rahul Sonpimple | From Decline to Discipline: Rebuilding the Dalit Movement the Ambedkarite Way

At AIISCA's 2nd National Conference in Pune, Dr. Pankaj Tambe talks about the topic of Resources and Infrastructure in the movement. He has proposed a mechanism for organising resources within the movement. Under the broad agenda of Reservation in the Private Sector, mobilisation of resources is possible with different stakeholders' issues being interlinked. For infrastructure building, the next logical step for the community is to build schools. He emphasized through his speech that there are meaningful ways in individual can contribute to society.

Dr. Pankaj Tambe | Mobilisation of Resources in the Ambedkarite movement

At AIISCA's 2nd National Conference, Radhika Vemula, National General Secretary, AIISCA, talks about the importance of Dalit women in the Ambedkarite movement. She also speaks on raising issues faced by Dalit queer and transgender people at national level.

She shares her suggestions to directly help students in the form of stipends and fulfillment of basic facilities through collective funding at organizational level. She explains regarding the urgency and importance of Rohith Act to counter caste-based discrimination in educational institutions in a systemic and concrete manner.

Radhika Vemula | The Importance of Rohith Act and Organizational Funding to Directly Help Students

Prashant Randive, AIISCA Maharashtra President, talks from his first-hand experience, about the importance of bridging the gap between various castes and sub-castes within SCs through the Ambedkarite movement. He stresses on prioritizing material and practical needs while acknowledging the importance of cultural aspects.

Prashant Randive | Bridging The Gap Within Scheduled Castes Through The Ambedkarite Movement

Donna Biswas and Pritam Das, from AIISCA Assam Chapter, present their in-depth research on caste in Assam. They also talk about their work in AIISCA Assam to address caste-based issues, including lack of resources, through ground level movement.

Donna Biswas and Pritam Das | Caste in Assam: History, Problems, Resistance, Demographic Situation

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