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11th July (1997) in Dalit History – 10 Dalits were massacred by police in Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar Colony, Mumbai
11 July 1997: Desecration of Dr. Ambedkar’s statute followed by indiscriminate killing of 10 dalits in Ramabai Ambedkar nagar colony, Ghatkopar, Mumbai
Dr. Ambedkar probably has the highest number…
11th July (1996) in Dalit History: 21 Dalits were slaughtered by the Ranvir Sena (militant hindu organisation) in Bathani Tola
11th July (1996) in Dalit History: 21 Dalits were slaughtered by the Ranvir Sena (militant hindu organisation) in Bathani Tola, Bhojpur district in Bihar.
Among the dead were 11 women, six childre…
What is Covered under Atrocities Against SC & ST (SC/ST Act)?
Ans: In case a person, not being a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe, forces a member of SC/ST
to drink or eat any inedible or obnoxious substance;
to cause injury, insult or…
India is a home of inequality – Dr. Ambedkar
India is a home of inequality. Hindu society is just like a tower which had several storeys without a ladder or an entrance. One was to die in the storey in which one is born. Hindu society consist…
Untouchbility has ruined the untouchables
From National Boxing Champion to Sweeper – Story of Krishna Rout
Krishna Rout won the Gold medal in 1987 and Silver medal in 1992 at National Boxing Championship but from last 15 years he is working as temporary worker, sweeper, and cleaning open drains of Howra…
Did you know? A Dalit is 27 times more likely to be trafficked than anyone else
We demand that Dalits be protected and supported.
The role of UN in combating Caste based Discrimination
At the 29th session of the UN Human Rights Council, IDSN, with a number of sponsors, held a parallel event on “Caste and gender-based forced and bonded labour” The event included a keynote video ad…
Parents in India teach their kids about their caste
“Welcome to India – where Dalit kids are forced to play in separate playgrounds.
Children will play with any other children until their parents tell them to play with their own caste children. Par…
Legalization of Gay Marriages in US and Caste in Indian Marriages
Indians, who have changed their profile picture at facebook or other social networks to celebrate legalization of gay marriages in US still prefer same caste marriage! Ironic but true. They publish…
Jotiba Phule and Tilak and question of education for women and non brahmins
–Anoop Kumar
I am posting a few extracts from a paper written by Parimala V. Rao (“Educating Women and Non-Brahmins as ‘Loss of Nationality’: Bal Gangadhar Tilak and the Nationalist Agenda in Mah…
What do India's Women, the Working class & History students need today?
What do India’s Women, the Working class & History students need today? A small girl holding a crucial message board for all of us.
Equality vs Justice
Yoga Day is RSS Day in disguise
Will Yoga heal the sick mentality of RSS and BJP people? No. Will Yoga help BJP and RSS people stop hating Dalits, Muslims and other minority communities? No. Will Yoga help BJP and RSS people to c…
Event on Caste, Gender & Slavery at Geneva
Today at 5pm #HRC29 event on Caste, Gender & Slavery at Geneva.