Today in Dalit History
CategoryHow The London School of Economics and Political Science Remembered Dr. Ambedkar
The London School of Economics and Political Science remembered Dr. Ambedkar on his 124th birth anniversary. LSE said, “Google’s doodle today celebrates 124th birthday of LSE alumnus Dr Bhim Rao Am…
Dalit History Month – Remembering Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
Dalit History today is honored to write a post on our dear Babasaheb on this special day. While to the most of the world, Dr. B. R Ambedkar is known as the architect of the Indian constitution, a…
Happy Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
I wish everyone ‘Happy Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti’.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was born in a caste which was considered the lowest of the low. People used to say that it was a sin to be born in this low c…
Google Honored Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar with Google Doodle
In India, Google Honored Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar with Google Doodle on 14th April, 2015. Since long, Dalits from all over the world have been demanding this and this year Google has listened and cam…
Dalit History Month – Remembering Purna Malavath and Anand Kumar
Today in Dalit History we focus on Purna Malavath, an Adivasi girl from Telangana, and Anand Kumar, a Dalit boy from Khammam, who in a historic feat for Indian mountaineering became two of the youn…
Dalit History Month – Remembering Mahatma Jotiba Phule
Today in Dalit History, in honor of Mahatma Phule Jayanthi, or birthday, we dedicate our post to Jyotirao Phule – an activist, a thinker, and a social revolutionary of the nineteenth century.
Whil…
The Greatness of Mahatma Jotiba Phule
An Introduction:
In India, Maharashtra a state with cultural heritage and is also land of social thinkers, social reforms and social revolutionaries who have not only molded and enriched all facets…
Dalit History Month – Remembering "Adi Movements"
Today’s Dalit History month post is on the Adi-movements of the 1920’s. For Dalit history, ‘Adi’ ideologies are highly significant as they bear testament to our earliest assertion of equal rights…
Dalit History Month – Remembering Shri Guru Ravidas Ji
Today’s Dalit History post focuses on Guru Ravidass. He represents one of many Dalit saints within our liberatory spiritual traditions who challenge Hinduism and its painful notions of polluti…
5th April in Dalit History – Death anniversary of Jhalkari Bai
5th April in Dalit History – Death anniversary of Jhalkari Bai
Jhalkari Bai
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Dalit History Month – Remembering Feminist Dalit Organization
Today’s Dalit History post is a reminder that Dalits are not limited to India. Dalit’s in fact are found all over South Asia and their experiences of caste discrimination are hidden within the larg…
Dalit History Month – Incredible participation of Dalits at the World Social Fourm of Mumbai
Today’s Dalit History Month post focuses on the incredible participation of Dalits at the World Social Fourm of Mumbai.
Some background: originally the World Social Fourm (WSF) had been convened as…
3rd April in Dalit History – Dr. B. R. Ambedkar delivered a speech on "Why religion is necessary."
3rd April in Dalit History
3rd April, 1955 – Dr. B. R. Ambedkar delivered a speech on “Why religion is necessary.”
Dr Ambedkar
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Few rare pictures of Bahishkrit Bharat.
The Dalit Panthers
The Dalit Panthers was a social organization founded by Namdeo Dhasal, Raja Dhale, J.V. Pawar and Arun Kamble on 29 May 1972 in Mumbai. Formed in the state of Maharashtra in the 1970s, they ideolog…
Jhalkari Bai – A Legendary Dalit Woman Warrior
Our first Dalit History month post is about the legendary Jhalkari Bai. She was a legendary Dalit woman warrior who played a crucial role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 during the battle of Jhansi…