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Babasaheb Ambedkar and His Significance to Liberation of Women in India
The role of Babasaheb Ambedkar in uplifting women in India is very vital. He is mostly reduced to the emancipator of the SCs by the Brahminical propaganda, but his role in the emancipation of women…
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”…
Centuries of Humiliation and Struggle for Dignity Continues
“Dalit”, not a caste neither a label but a realization of experiences of humiliation, deprivation, abuse by upper caste people. Word “Dalit’ itself means suppressed, crushed or broken into pieces w…
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…
Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Significance to India
If we look at the constitutional history of India starting from 1917 when it was declared that the right to demand self-governance by the Indians will not be considered as seditious and that progre…
Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Contribution to the Scheduled Castes
(This series of writings will cover the importance of Babasaheb Ambedkar to various groups, communities, ideologies, and philosophies in celebration of his life as a part of his upcoming birth anni…
Celebrating 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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Emerging Mass Movement of Dalit-Bahujans and Indian Politics
After the great mass movement by the followers of Babasaheb Ambedkar throughout the larger part of India, the reactions from the different quarters are emerging. These reactions in response to the …
Ambedkarism – The Theory of Dalit Liberation
Author – Dr. Gail Omvedt
(The article has been reproduced from the book, “Dalits and the Democratic Revolution” by Dr. Gail Omvedt)
‘Ambedkarism’ is today a living force in India, much as Mar…
Tradition and Innovation in Contemporary Indian Buddhism: Activities and Observances
Author – Dr. Eleanor Zelliott
(This paper has been taken from Dr. Eleanor Zelliott’s book, “From Untouchable to Dalit. Dr.Zelliott holds a Ph.D from the University of Pennsylvania, which is one …
Babaji Ke Five Thullus – Madhya Pradesh RSS/BJP Government Appointed 5 Sadhus Minister
The state of Madhya Pradesh is a very strange Hindutva ruled state, ridden with corruption and large-scale exploitation, and daylight murders in the mother of scams such as Vyapam. Many of the vice…
Political Will and Violence – When Mayawati Government Stopped VHP From ‘Second Ayodhya’ at Mathura in 1995
I blame Mamta Banerjee and Nitish Kumar for the violence during the Ram Navami in West Bengal and Bihar. Many people have lost their lives during the Ram Navami violence in both the states. If they…
Urgent Alert – The State and the Upper Castes are Terrorizing Dalits in Rajasthan
There are many reports coming in from different parts of North India that the administration and the upper caste hooligans are jointly combing the people and terrorising the peaceful demonstrators …