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Prince and Outcast at Dinner in London End Age-Old Barrier
Gaekwar of Baroda is Host to ‘Untouchable’ and Knight of High Hindu Caste.
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SCHOLAR WARS ON STIGMA
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Dr. Ambedkar Leads Fight to Free 43,000,000 in India From Ancient Fette…
Honouring Our Ancestors – Bhagya Reddy Varma
Bhagya Reddy Varma was among the first few leaders from the untouchable castes to raise the voice of dissent as well to serve the society by any means possible and available. Before Babasaheb Ambed…
शहीद उधम सिंह – ‘मुझे मृत्यु का डर नहीं, मैं अपने देश के लिए मर रहा हूं’
कुछ समय पहले भारत देश गुलामी की जंजीरों में जकड़ा हुआ था, समय-समय पर अनेकों क्रान्तिवीरों ने देश को आजाद करवाने के लिए अपनी जान की बाजी लगा दी। भारत भूमि सच्चे वीरों की भूमि है। देश में भगत सिंह, सु…
In Dalit History - Legal Protections: The SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989
For a successful revolution, it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required is a profound and thorough conviction of the justice, necessity, and importance of political and social righ…
Remembering Who We Lost – Mass Murders of Dalits in Bihar During 1976–2000
Bihar in the 1970s began to see a series of small to insignificant state recommended land redistribution schemes transferring land to landless Dalits laborers from landlords. But even these small e…
We Dedicate This Dalit History Month To Our Sister Rajni Tilak
We dedicate Dalit History Month 2018 to Dalit Feminist Rajni Tilak whose activism, writing and leadership were crucial to pushing Dalit women’s leadership in both Dalit and Indian Feminists movemen…
Celebrating Dalit History: The Punjabi Dalit Christians of Pakistan
Adapted from the powerful and inspiring research and work of Asif Aqeel: Caste Away: The Ongoing Struggle of Punjabi Christians
Most stories of partition leave out the story of Dalits and Adivas…
Celebrating Dalit History: The Southern India Buddhist Vihar — A Community Revival
The Southern India Buddhist Vihar re-opened in Perambur in January of 2018 in Perambur, Tamil Nadu after renovations to great celebrations, visits and prayers by monks from 40 different countries.
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In Dalit History - Remembering Who We Lost: Anitha
Anitha was a young Dalit girl of only 17. Her background is not different from that of many young kids from marginalized communities in India. Poor, segregated, struggling. Her father is a daily wa…
Celebrating Dalit History: A Barrister and Organiser - Rajabhau Khobragade
On the 34th Death Anniversary of Barrister Rajabhau Khobragade, an intellectual heir of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.
Bhaurao Khobragade, affectionately called Rajabhau, was born in Chandrapur, Maharas…
महान समाज सुधारक महात्मा ज्योतिबा फुले
ज्योतिबा फुले का जन्म 11अप्रेल, 1827 को पुणे में “गोविंदराव” और “चिमना बाई” के यहाँ एक “माली” परिवार में हुआ था। ज्योतिबा एक महान क्रांतिकारी, समाज-सेवी और विचारक के रूप में विख्यात हुए। ज्योतिबा म…
Celebrating Dalit History: The Life of a Revolutionary Poet — Kaleikuri Prasad
Today in Dalit history, we remember Kaleikuri Prasad, a revolutionary poet, author, song-writer, political analyst, literary critic, translator, intellectual, orator, organizer and a leader of the …
Celebrating Dalit History – Dashrath Manjhi’s Labor of Love
Today in #Dalithistory we acknowledge the incredible power of #Dalitlove in the story of Dashrath Manjhi. Dashrath was born into the #Mahadalit Musahars community from the mountainous part of Bihar…
Celebrating Dalit History – A Woman’s Revolt : Nangeli
Today in Dalit History we remember the protest of one Bahujan woman in Kerala — Nangeli. Nangeli and her husband lived in the Cherthala region of Kerala in the early 1900s.
At that time, “lower”…
Celebrating Dalit History – Chinese Monk Faxian’s Travelogue
Today in Dalit History we turn to Faxian, the Chinese Buddhist monk who travelled by foot all the way from China to India, visiting many sacred Buddhist sites in what are now Xinjiang, China, Pakis…