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Category18th January in Dalit History – Dr. Ambedkar Delivered Lecture on ‘Ranade, Gandhi and Jinnah’
18 January 1939: Dr. Ambedkar addressed a large gathering at Rajkot in Gujarat.
Dr. Ambedkar had flown to Rajkot, as a state guest, to study the problems of the Scheduled Castes. He interviewed …
17th January in Dalit History – Periyar linked caste to religion
17 Jan 1971: Periyar linked caste to religion in the following lines:
Though I have endeavored all along to abolish caste, as far as this country is concerned, this has meant I carry out the propa…
16 January in Dalit History – Dr. Ambedkar: I am not asking for any special favour
16 January 1930: Periyar returned from Malaya to Tamil Nadu.
16 January 1931: Dr. Ambedkar commented on the Report of subcommittee no VII (defense) at the round table conference in London.
Dr…
15th January in Dalit History – B'day of Behan Mayawati
Behan Mayawati, a four-time Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, is chief of Bahujan Samaj Party which is, at present, main opposition party in the Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Watch documentary and inte…
15th January in Dalit History – Death anniversary of Namdeo Dhasal, a founder of the Dalit Panthers
Namdeo Dhasal, a founder of the Dalit Panthers and a revolutionary poet, died on January 15, 2014.. He will be missed by all those dedicated to the revolutionary anti-caste movement. For a time …
Few photos from Namvistar Din celebrations
Massive crowd at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University gate during Namvistar Din celebrations
People dancing during the Namvistar Din celebrations at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada Uni…
14th January in Dalit History – B'day of Babu Mangu Ram Mugowalia – Founder of Ad-Dharmi Movement
Mangoo Ram was born on January 14, 1886 , in village Mugowal, Hoshiarpur district, where this father,Harman Dass, had left the traditional Chamar caste occupation of training and preparing hides an…
14th January in Dalit History – Namantar Din
14th January,1994 : Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Marathwada University’s Namantar Din. Movement which led to change the name was called “Namantar movement”, started around 1978 by Dalit Panther leaders….
12th -13th January in Dalit History – Reiteration of leaving Hinduism by Dr. Ambedkar
12 – 13 Jan 1936: The Depressed Classes Conference was held at Pune. Dr. Ambedkar reiterated his resolve of the Yeola Conference to leave Hinduism. The conference was presided over by Rav Bahadur …
11th January in Dalit History – Dr. Ambedkar had started the war to spearhead Hindu Code Bill
11 Jan 1950: Dr. Ambedkar addressed the 2nd session of Siddharth College Parliament in Bombay (present Mumbai). At another function which he addressed he was presented with a golden casket containi…
10th January in Dalit History – Plight of the peasants speech by Mahatma Jyotiba Phule
10 Jan 1882: Mahatma Jyotiba Phule delivered a speech on ‘Plight of the peasants’in Mumbai.
10 Jan 1938: In the presence of Dr. B.R Ambedkar a Raythu Coolie rally was organized in Bombay (present …
9th January in Dalit History – Dr. Ambedkar at the fourth sitting of Round Table Conference in London
9 January 1930: Leadership cannot be imposed, it must be accepted by those on whose behalf it is claimed – Dr. Ambedkar
Janta newspaper reported the following: ‘The greatest presumption on Gandhi’…
Documentary on Bhima Koregaon – Must Watch
Must read also the full story of Bhima Koregaon battle and about the upcoming movie 500 – The Battle of Bhima Koregaon
Bhima Koregaon
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8th January in Dalit History – Buddhist Flag Day
8th January: Buddhist Flag Day
The Buddhist flag is a modern creation and it was jointly designed by Mr J.R. de Silva and Colonel Henry Steele Olcott (American journalist) to mark the revival of B…
7th January in Dalit History – Provincial (State) Civil services due to Dr. Ambedkar’s efforts
7 January 1931: Dr. Ambedkar, at the second sitting of Round Table Conference in London, recommended provincial autonomy by allowing to ‘cut their coats according to their cloth.’
This was the s…