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CategoryCelebrating Dalit History – The Resistance of Bhagana’s Dalits
In March 2014, four Dalit girls and women were kidnapped and gang-raped by members of the dominant Jat caste in Bhagana village in Haryana. Rakesh Panghal, the village head, and a Jat, condoned the…
Celebrating Dalit History – The 1873 Namashudra Strike
Today in Dalit History, we honour the Namasudras of present-day Bangladesh, who were Dalits, who played a significant role in the history of three modern nations — Bangladesh, India and Pakistan.
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Celebrating Dalit History – The Power of Phoolan Devi!
Today in Dalit history, we commemorate a Bahujan revolutionary — Phoolan Devi.
When Phoolan was in her teens, she was married off against her will. Escaping an abusive marriage and defying all patr…
Celebrating Dalit History – Dr. C. Parvathamma the First Dalit Woman Sociologist!
Today in Dalit history, we fondly remember Dr. C. Parvathamma, the first Dalit woman sociologist in India who won multiple prestigious awards such as the Rajyothsava Award (1990), Gargi Award (1999…
Celebrating Dalit History – Bhima Koregaon
Today in Dalit History in our inaugural post for Dalit history month 2018 we celebrate the 200th anniversary of the valiant struggle of Mahar soldiers against Peshwa Brahmins in the famous battle o…
Celebrating Dalit History – Matangi, the Dalit Nun from Buddhist Scriptures
Today in Dalit history, we revisit the story of a Matangi bhikkuni (a Nun from the Dalit Matang Caste ) who is also referred to as Prakirti, Chandalika, or just Matangi — in Buddhist scriptures.
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बहुजन समाज के एक महान समाज-सुधारक और साहित्यकार स्वामी अछूतानंद जी
बहुजन समाज के एक महान समाज-सुधारक और साहित्यकार “स्वामी अछूतानंद जी” का जन्म 1879 में “चमार” जाति में जिला मैनपुरी, उत्तरप्रदेश के सिरसागंज तहसील ग्राम उमरी में हुआ था। इनके बचपन का नाम “हीरालाल” थ…
अन्नाभाऊ साठे – एक भुला दिया गया हीरो, एक वाम-पंथी जो अम्बेडकरवादी बना
हिन्दी जगत अन्ना हज़ारे से बखूबी परिचित है पर उस महान अन्ना से उतना परिचित नहीं है जितना होना चाहिए था। ये अन्ना हज़ारे से भी हजार गुना महान अन्ना कौन है? इस अन्ना को दुनिया अन्ना भाऊ साठे के नाम से …
Dalit History Month – Revisiting Dalits’ Conversion to Islam in Tamil Nadu
Today in Dalit History, we revisit Meenakshipuram, Tamil Nadu, in 1981, which saw almost a 1000 Dalits, convert en masse to Islam.
Dalits in these areas were largely landless agricultural labour…
Dalit History Month – Remembering Thulasi Helen – The Lady Muhammad Ali of India
Today in Dalit History, we celebrate the achievements and the struggle of the Lady Muhammad Ali of India, Thulasi Helen.
Thulasi Helen first saw her her older sister Saraswathi taking up boxing …
Dalit History Month – Remembering Mukta Salve, First Dalit Woman Writer
Today in Dalit History Month we celebrate a Dalit Feminist icon Mukta Salve (also referred to as Muktabai) who was born in a Mang community. She was the granddaughter of Krantiveer Lahuji Salve, a …
Dalit History Month – Remembering Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Din
Today in Dalit History Month we remember Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Din.
On 14th October 1956, in one of the most towering acts of community protest, healing and self-respect, Babasaheb Ambedkar co…
Exhibits at the Anti-Caste Photo Exhibition in Germany
On occasion of the 126th Birth anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, students and research fellows from the Centre for Modern Indian Studies at the University of Goettingen organised an anti-caste pho…
Dalit History Month – Happy Dr Ambedkar Jayanti To All
Dalit History today is honoured to write a post on our dear Babasaheb on this special day and wishes everyone happy Dr Ambedkar Jayanti to everyone. While to the most of the world, Dr B. R Ambedkar…
Dalit History Month – Manusmriti Dahan Din
“But a Shudra, whether bought or not bought (by the Brahmin) may be compelled to practice servitude, for that Shudra was created by the self-existent merely for the service of the Brahmin. Even if …