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Shahuji Maharaj's contribution towards building Radhanagari Dam

Shahuji Maharaj's contribution towards building Radhanagari Dam

As King of Kolhapur Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj decided to construct Radhanagari Dam, which is considered the second dam in India, on 18 February 1907, foundation stone for the dam was laid down in 1909…

Stamps issued on Shahuji Maharaj

On the first-issue citation, the Government of India described Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj as “A social revolutionary, a true democrat, a visionary, a patron of the theatre, music, sports and The Prin…

26th June (1927) in Dalit History – Bahishkrit Bharat Newspaper Announcement

26 June 1927 in Dalit History: Bahishkrit Bharat newspaper announced that those members of the Depressed classes who wanted to wash out the stigma of polluters of Mahad water tank (called Chowdar t…

26th June (1874) in Dalit History – Birth anniversary of Chatrapati Shahuji Maharaj

26 June (1874) in Dalit History – Birth anniversary of Chatrapati Shahuji Maharaj

Shahu was born as the eldest son of Appasaheb Ghatge, chief of Kagal (senior) by his wife Radhabai, a daughter of …

25th June (1959) in Dalit History – Foundation of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Shikshan Sahayak Mandal

25th June (1959) in Dalit History – Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Shikshan Sahayak Mandal (Educational Assstance Committee), Niphad in Nasik district.

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Shikshan Sahayak Mandal was s…

25th June (1946) in Dalit History – Scheduled castes gave a great ovation to Dr. Ambedkar

25th June (1946) in Dalit History – Scheduled castes gave a great ovation to Dr. Ambedkar at the Bombay Central railway station

Dr.Ambedkar founded the People’s Education Society at Aurangabad in …

20th June in Dalit History – Guru Nanak Khalsa college, Mumbai, brainchild of Dr. Ambedkar was founded

20th June (1938) in Dalit History – Guru Nanak Khalsa college, Mumbai, brainchild of Dr. Ambedkar was founded

Guru Nanak Khalsa college was the brainchild of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, who wanted to set u…

What Nelson Mandela said about Dr. Ambedkar

“The Indian Constitution provides inspiration in preparation of a new South African Constitution. We hope that our efforts in formulation of a new constitution will reflect the work and ideas of th…

Interview with violin teacher of Babasaheb Ambedkar

Friends: While surfing on the net today I came across an item in the Marathi paper Maharashtra Times which may be of interest to you. This is an interview taken by Mr.Ramakant Jadhav of Mr. Balwant…

Dr. Ambedkar Statue at York University, Canada

In India, where Dr Ambedkar’s statues are vandalized every now and then, foreign countries such as Canada, UK, USA etc are installing Dr. Ambedkar’s s…

Stamps issued on Buddha in Pakistan

A set of two stamps was issued by Pakistan Post on 21 July 1999 to pay homage to Buddha and its masterpiece “Fasting Buddha” statue (Lahore Museum)

15 books every Dalit must read

Books written by Baba Saheb Ambedkar are must read for every Dalit-Bahujan. You can download those books from here. Apart from these books, here is the list of few more books, which every Dalit mus…