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V. T. Rajshekar, in full Vontibettu Thimmappa Rajshekar, also known as V. T. Rajshekar Shetty, (born 1932) is a controversial Indian journalist who is the founder and editor of the ''Dalit Voice'',〔(Dalit Voice About Us ). Dalitvoice.org. Retrieved on 2011-07-07.〕 which has been described in a release by Human Rights Watch as "India’s most widely circulated Dalit journal".〔(Human Rights Watch Article ). Hrw.org. Retrieved on 2011-07-07.〕 He is himself not a Dalit, he is the son of late P.S. Thimmappa Shetty, who retired as the Collector of South Kanara District. He is from well-known Vontibettu Beedu family belonging to the higher caste Bunt community.〔Discussion in his autobiography, cited in 〕 He was formerly a journalist on the Indian Express,〔 where he worked for 25 years. He is the founder of the 'Dalit Voice' organisation〔(Dalit Voice Website ) listing Rajshekhar as the founder〕 a radical〔Sikand, Yoginder (2004). Islam, Caste and Dalit-Muslim Relations in India. Global Media Publications, New Delhi Pg. 98.〕 wing of the broader movement for Dalit interests.〔 〕 He is also the author of a great number of pamphlets and books, mainly published by his own organisation. ==Positions and ''Dalit Voice''== (詳細はafrocentrism similar to that of the Nation of Islam in the USA but it is different from other magazines in many aspects. It is notable for the radical Antisemitism it preaches and also its link to Afrocentrist ideologies.〔African Studies Review, Vol. 43, No. 1, Special Issue on the Diaspora (Apr., 2000), pp. 189–201 (online )〕 The book declares the Indian castes as nations within the nation of India. It argues for the strengthening of each caste.〔(Interview ) by Yoginder Singh Sikand〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「V. T. Rajshekar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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