Today in Dalit History
Category22nd July (1947) in Dalit History – National Flag with Ashoka Chakra was adopted
22nd July (1947) in Dalit History – The constituent Assembly adopted the Tri-colour flag with the Ashoka Chakra on it as the National Flag.
20th July (1924) in Dalit History – Dr. Ambedkar founded Bahishkrit Hitkarni Sabha
Dr. Ambedkar convened a meeting at the Damodar Hall when was formally resolved to found the Bahishkrit Hitkarni Sabha.
Its motto was: “Educate, Agitate, Organize”.
Aims and objectives of Bahishkr…
20th July in Dalit History – Dr. Ambedkar arrived at New York and joined Columbia University
20th July in Dalit History – Dr. Ambedkar arrived at New York and joined Columbia University, in the Faculty of Political Sciences.
Arriving in New York during the third week in July, Bhimrao was …
20th July (1927) in Dalit History – Dr. Ambedkar spoke spoke in the conference of Samata Sainik Dal, Pune
20th July (1927) in Dalit History –
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar spoke in the conference of Samata Sainik Dal, held under the president-ship of Gopal Singh at Mangwada in Pune .
19th July (1926) in Dalit History – Death anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar's youngest son Rajratna
19th July 1926 in Dalit History – Death anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar’s youngest son Rajratna
Those were difficult times for Dr. Ambedkar. He lived in B.I.T Chawls, Mumbai; three floor building each…
19th July (1937) in Dalit History – Dr. Ambedkar took oath as the member of Bombay Legislative Council
19th July 1937 in Dalit History – Dr. Ambedkar took oath as the member of Bombay Legislative Council
Dr. Ambedkar was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) to the Bombay Provincial Legis…
19th July (1954) in Dalit History – Dr. Ambedkar’s blue print for spreading the Buddhism in India
19th July 1954 in Dalit History: Dr. Ambedkar made a proposal for a campaign for spreading the Buddhism in India at Buddhist Sasana Council of Burma (present Myanmar)
In his July trip to Burma in …
Dr. Ambedkar's letter to Buddha Sasana Council, Rangoon (Burma)
19th July 1956: Dr. Ambedkar wrote a letter to Buddha Sasana Council, Rangoon (Burma)
The letter is as follows –
The Honorable Secretary
Buddha Sasana Council,
Rangoon (Burma)
Dear Sir,
You w…
18th July (1880) in Dalit History – Mahatma Jyotiba Phule wrote against the widespread consumption of alcohol
18 July 1880: Taking a serious note of widespread consumption of alcohol, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule wrote a letter to Plunket, president of Pune municipality’s acting committee.
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule …
18th July (1883) in Dalit History – Mahatma Jyotiba Phule finished writing book Shetkarayacha Aasud
18th July (1883) in Dalit History – Mahatma Jyotiba Phule completed writing of the famous book ‘Shetkarayacha Aasud (Cultivator’s Whipcord)’
Gail Omvedt and Bharat Patankar describe the work as fo…
18-19th July (1942) in Dalit History – All India Conference of the Depressed Classes was held at Nagpur
Dr. Ambedkar along with N. Shivraj the President of the All India Conference of the Depressed Classes, reached Nagpur at 9 on the morning to participate in the conference which was from 18 – 19 Jul…
18th July in Dalit History – Dr. Ambedkar advised us to go to schools
On 18th July 1927, Dr. Ambedkar said, ‘Send your children to schools. Education is as necessary for Females as it is for males. If you know how to read and write, there would be much progress’ whil…
17th July (1930) in Dalit History – Birth anniversary of famous Dalit poet – Baburao Ramaji Bagul
17th July (1930) in Dalit History- Birth anniversary of famous Dalit poet – Baburao Ramaji Bagul. Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar had huge influence on Baburao Bagul and his writings …
17-20th July (1942) in Dalit History- All India Scheduled Castes Federation was founded
17-20th July (1942) in Dalit History- All India Scheduled Castes Federation was founded at National Convention of Scheduled Castes at Nagpur.
All India Scheduled Castes Federation (SCF), was a f…
17th July (1997) in Dalit History – First Dalit President, K. R. Narayanan, was elected in India
17th July (1997) in Dalit History – First Dalit President, K. R. Narayanan, was elected in India
On the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of India’s independence, K R Narayan was elected President …