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22nd April in Dalit History – Death anniversary 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…
21st April (2010) in Dalit History – Mirchpur Dalits Killings
A perpetual war is going on every-day in every village between the Hindus and the Untouchables. —Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Mirchpur, a village in district Hissar of Haryana. On the morning of 21 April, 20…
What isn’t told about Babasaheb Ambedkar
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Dalit History Month – Remembering Dalit Women’s Declaration
Today, in Dalit History we explore the Dalit Women’s Declaration at the Hague. In March 2006, After international advocacy that began as early as 1996, over 200 gathered at the historic Hague Confe…
Dalit History Month – Remembering Ayyankali
Today in Dalit History we honor Ayyankali, the Dalit firebrand in Kerala who fought Caste apartheid through innovation and resistance that inspires even till today. A contemporary of Ambedkar he wa…
How 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.
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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…
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…