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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…
3rd July (1851) in Dalit History – Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Founded a Girls School in Chipplunkarwada, Pune
3 July 1851: Mahatma Jyotiba Phule founded a girls school in Chipplunkarwada, Pune in which eight girls were enrolled on the first day. This was India’s second formal school for girls. The first on…
75% Cut in Dalits’ Share in Aam Aadmi Party’s Delhi Budget
It is nothing new that no matter which government comes to power, Dalits are always ignored.
Earlier, this year, Budget presented by BJP government did cut the share of Dalit’s funds and now AAP h…
16th June in Dalit History – Dr. Ambedkar Established the ‘Bombay State Inferior Village Watandar Association’
Traditionally, the Mahars (an earstwhile untouchable caste) were servants to all the village, with a number of responsibilities – they brought wood to the burial grounds, carried off dead animals a…
Badminton Tournament Only for ‘Daivadnya Brahmins’
See the advertisement on a badminton tournament only for ‘daivadnya brahmins’! This is the real face of India and Indians, where people eat among their own castes, play within their castes, marry a…
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…
5th June in Dalit History – Dr. Ambedkar Conferred with Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws by Columbia University
2nd June 1915: Dr. Ambedkar passed M.A. examination from Columbia University
Dr. Ambedkar passed M.A. examination from Columbia University (New York) with major in economics. The other subjects we…
27th May (1935) in Dalit History – Death anniversary of Mata Ramabai Ambedkar
27th May (1935) in Dalit History – Death anniversary of Mata Ramabai Ambedkar
Ramabai Ambedkar’s parents died when Ramabai was in her childhood, leaving behind two small brothers to take care of. …
24th May in Dalit History – Death Anniversary of Sant Ramanand Ji and Attack on Shri Guru Ravidass temple in Vienna (Austria)
On the 24th of May, 2009, six Jat Sikhs (upper castes) men armed with daggers and guns entered the Shri Guru Ravidass Gurdwara in Vienna (Austria), and started shooting, aiming at the two visiting …
22nd May in Dalit History – Birth Anniversary of Bhagya Reddy Varma (Madari Bhagaiah) – Father of The Dalit Movement in Andhra Pradesh(United)
Remember Bhagya Reddy Varma (May 22, 1888 – July 2, 1950) the “Father of Dalit Movement in Andhra Pradesh” on his birth anniversary 22nd May. His original name was Madari Bhagaiah and he was the fo…
20th May in Dalit History – Birth Anniversary of Iyothee Thass – Great Social reformer and Buddhist Scholar
Lest We forget – Iyothee Thass (1845 – 1914)
Introduction
Iyothee Thass was an intellectual and social critic of 19 – 20 century Tamilnadu. In the primordial collective consciousness of the Dravi…
6th May in Dalit History – Death anniversary of Shahu Maharaj – A Bahujan Revolutionary
The Bahujan Samaj owes a deep debt of gratitude to the Bahujan Revolutionary CHHATRAPATI SHAHU MAHARAJ who was the ruler of Kolhapur state in Maharashtra from 1884 to 1922. He was born on 26/6/1874…
Why Dalit History Matters
This article was first posted at Round Table India.
If you want to destroy a society, destroy its History and the society will get destroyed automatically – Dr. Ambedkar
Dalit History Month
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Why Brahmins Hate Reservation? – By E. V. R. Periyar
Read what E. V. R. Periyar had to say on why Brahmins hate reservation –
Communal representation is the accredited right of every nation and its government. It is the common right of all citizens …
The Chamcha Age – by Saheb Kanshi Ram
“The Chamcha Age (An Era of Stooges)” was written by Kanshi Ram, and published by him on 24th Sept. 1982 on the occasion of 50th anniversary of Poona Pact. It is dedicated to Mahatma Jyotirao Phule…