Rohit Vemula, a Dalit PhD scholar, was found hanging at the Central University’s hostel room in the campus on Sunday. On Monday, Police secretly disposed of Rohith Vemula’s dead body. Unbelievably, there is NO crowd at his funeral!
As we know, for all the centrality the death has in Brahaminical culture, in fact, in its life itself, including in its festivities and humor, conducting the grave occassion of death decently is the last thing it does. It knows not the dignity even in death, particularly in the face of or wake of death.
From disposing the body of Rohith Vemula in secrecy and hurry, by misleading the grieving students and family members and other who might want to pay tributes to him one last time, what happiness can possibly be derived by anybody?
This information posted by Chittibabu Padavala. Read his full FB post here:
>>> Dalit Scholar Rohith Vemula’s Suicide Note
Is it that the police and the Sangh biggies thought that it would create a law and order problem? Or they don’t want to see a huge show of strength and solidarity for the 26-year, dead PhD scholar?