Dalit History
Category26th 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
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…
18th June (1941) in Dalit History – Death Anniversary of Ayyankali
18th June (1941) in Dalit History – Death Anniversary of Ayyankali
Ayyankali, the Dalit firebrand in Kerala who fought Caste apartheid through innovation and resistance that inspires even till tod…
14th June in Dalit History – Depressed classes education society established by Dr. Ambedkar
14 June 1928: Depressed classes education society was established by Dr. Ambedkar.
The society was established to spread education amongst untouchables. The Bombay government gave sanction for fiv…
Dr. Ambedkar Memorial – 26, Alipur Road, Delhi
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Dr. Ambedkar Memorial – 26, Alipur Road, Delhi
11th June in Dalit History – Periyar wrote about the importance of scientific outlook in his journal Kudi Arasu
11 June 1949: The great thinker Periyar wrote in his journal Kudi Arasu in detail about the importance of scientific outlook among the students and the public.
He pointed out in the journal, “the …
10th June (1935) in Dalit History – Buddhist Monk Loknath met Dr. Ambedkar
Dr Ambedkar’s had announced at the Yeola conference in 1935, that he will not die a Hindu. The threat to leave Hinduism and to convert to another religion instigated a lot of activity on behalf of …
Remembering Birsa Munda – The Dharti Aba
Birsa Munda, the Dharti Aba (Father of earth)
Though there is still no unanimous opinion of Birth and Death regarding date and Place of Birsa Munda, yet Govt. has accepted that Birsa was born on 1…