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5th February in Dalit History – Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Asked Economic Assistance From Government
5 February 1852: Mahatma Jyotiba Phule asked economic assistance from Government for his educational institutions.
Among the documents at the Mumbai Archives is an application dated 5 February 185…
4th February in Dalit History – Dr. Ambedkar Met Gandhi in Yervada Jail
04 February 1933: Dr. Ambedkar met Gandhi in Yervada Jail.
Dr. Ambedkar was accompanied by S N Shivtarkar, Dolas, Upsaham, Kowly, Ghorpade and Keshavrao Jedhe. In a happy mood, Gandhi got up and …
3rd Feburary (2015) in Dalit History – Best wishes to everyone on birth-anniversary of Guru Ravidas
Also read – I, Ravidas, proclaim all Vedas are worthless
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2nd February in Dalit History – Death anniversary of Subedar Major Ramji Maloji Sakpal
2 February 1913: Death of Subedar Major Ramji Maloji Sakpal, father of Dr. Ambedkar.
Dr. Ambedkar’s ancestral village is Ambavade, five miles off Mandanged, a small town in the Ratnagiri district…
31st January in Dalit History – Baba Saheb Ambedkar Started Mooknayak Newspaper
31 January 1920: Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar started ‘Mooknayak’ newspaper.
Chatrapati Shahuji Maharaj had donated Rs 2500 as seed money to start Mooknayak (Leader of the Dumb). This Marathi weekly pa…
Winston Churchill on Untouchables
As world remembers Winston Churchill on his 50th death anniversary, I remember his views on ‘Untouchables‘ with few pictures and text taken from Winston Churchill’s speech at Albert Hall, London, 1…
Dr. Ambedkar on Gandhi
Some parts of the speech –
“As I met Mr. Gandhi in the capacity of an opponent, I’ve a feeling that I know him better than most other people, because he had openly real fangs to me, and I could se…
30th January in Dalit History – All India Schdeuled Caste Federation Conference was held at Kanpur
30 January 1944: All India Schdeuled Caste Federation Conference was held at Kanpur under the chairperson-ship of N Shivraj.
This was the second such conference of the federation and it went on til…
29th January in Dalit History – Birth Anniversary of Jogendranath Mandal
Today is the birth anniversary of Mahapran Jogendernath Mandal (1904-1968) a man today largely forgotten except living in the imagination of Bahujan community was a learned person from Bengal. As t…
27th January in Dalit History – Dr Ambedkar before Southborough Commission: Fight for separate electorate
27 January 1919: Dr. Ambedkar submitted a memorandum and gave evidence before the Southborough Commission. The memorandum was attached as a supplementary in the commissions report.
In the examinati…
26 facts you need to know about 26th January – Indian Republic Day
- On 29 August, 1947, the constituent assembly set up a drafting committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar to prepare a draft constitution for India. While deliberating upon the draft…
26th January in Dalit History – Constitution of India came into force ending Manusmriti/Vedic laws
26 January 1950: The Constitution of India came into force ending the British Sovereignty over India as a Dominion status. Dr. B R Ambedkar is the Father of the Constitution of India and who gave t…
What Dr. Ambedkar said on Constitution at Parliament – A clip from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Movie
“I feel that the constitution is workable, it is flexible and it is strong enough to hold the country together both in peacetime and in wartime. Indeed, if I may say so, if things go wrong under th…
25th January in Dalit History – 23 Dalits were Massacred in Jehanabad (Bihar) by Ranvir Sena
25 January 1999: Twenty three Dalits were massacred in Jehanadad (Bihar) by Ranvir Sena.
In the Shanker Bigha massacre in Jehanabad (Bihar), 23 Dalits were killed by suspected Ranvir Senas. An …
Dr. Ambedkar wallpaper/photos for Republic Day
This Cartoon, which was published in the year 1950, on 24th January, that is two days before the first Indian Republic day, in The Hindustan Times, drawn by the famous Cartoonist Enver Ahmed . Car…