VISHAKH UNNIKRISHNAN Arya Sharma/Catch News Violence against Dalits has been a bane of Indian society for aeons. Recently, it was back in the spotlight owing to the incidents in Gujarat – where four Dalits were mercilessly beaten up by… Continue Reading →
On September 1 every year, the man who fought to emancipate Dalits is remembered. TNM Staff| Vinavu.com Defying all caste norms and leading the Dalit struggle in the early 1900s in a district as caste-ridden as Ramanthapuram in Tamil Nadu… Continue Reading →
Beef—it’s the oldest shibboleth in the Indian mind. It is with textual evidence from Hindu, Buddhist and Jain canons that historian D.N. Jha takes on the sacred cow. SHEELA REDDY ON D.N. JHA T.NARAYAN For over a month, the mild,… Continue Reading →
Embed from Getty Images Guest Post- Ram Punyani Dalit activist and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member of parliament in the Lok Sabha, Udit Raj, in his recent article in the Indian Express titled”‘Where is The Indian Lincoln”… Continue Reading →
‘We cannot let this country be a place where the poor pay to shit.’ That is inhuman and unacceptable.’ Bezwada Wilson, Magsaysay Award winner for 2016 and national convenor of the Safai Karamchari Andolan, speaks to Nitin Sethi and Kumar… Continue Reading →
In Ilol village, Dalits say dominant presence of Muslims makes them feel secure from gau rakshaks Written by Leena Misra | Ilol (gujarat) | Punjabhai Kuberbhai Chamar (left) with others outside the anganwadi for Dalits; the village has seven, each… Continue Reading →
By Roxy Gagdekar, Mumbai Mirror As Dalit uprising in Gujarat captures national attention, Mirror finds out that Porbandar has recorded the highest number of cases of forced Dalit migration in the state. Call it irony, but Porbandar in Saurashtra, the birthplace… Continue Reading →
A time, when the Dalits face unspeakable discrimination and atrocities based on it, 17-year-old Ginni Mahi aka Gurkanwal Bharti is raising her voice in tune with the circumstances and asserting her identity with pride. By: FE Online | Ginni Mahi… Continue Reading →
HUBBALLI: As many 64 dalit artistes are unlikely to perform at the 9th AKKA World Kannada Conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey, after the US Consulate in Chennai denied visas to them owing to delay in the issue of permit… Continue Reading →
Bezwada Wilson, national convenor, Safai Karamachari Andolan, and Magsaysay award winner explains how manual scavenging is a problem arising out of caste, class and patriarchy. – Pankaj Srivastava Photo: Arun Kumar As the government plans to build 12 crore… Continue Reading →
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