Life Sketch of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Events Year Birth of Mahatma Jyotirao Phule. 11th April, 1827 Marathi education in Panthoji’s school. 1834 to…
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…
Books/work by Mahatma Jotiba Phule
Mahatma Jotiba Phule
Drama: Trutiya Ratna (1855)
Powada: Chatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhonsle Yancha (1869)
Powada: Vidyakhathatil Bramhan Pantoji (1869)
Brahmananche Kasab (1869)
Gulamgiri (1873)…
April – Dalit History Month
Did you know? April is celebrated as Dalit History Month. Those who don’t know history can’t make history. We must remember our heroes and celebrate. It’s a time to remember also the struggle and s…
कांशीराम: राजनीति का बेमिसाल रसायनशास्त्री
भारतीय राजनीति में ऐसा पहले कभी नहीं हुआ. और दूसरी बार ऐसा कब होगा, यह सवाल भविष्य के गर्भ में है. लगभग 50 साल की उम्र में एक व्यक्ति, वर्ष 1984 में एक पार्टी का गठन करता है. और देखते ही देखते देश …
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti Celebration at Wolverhampton (United Kingdom)
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Dr. Ambedkar Memorial Committee of Great Britain is celebrating the 124th Birth anniversary of Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar from 11th to 19th April, 2015 at Wolverhampton. Ple…
30th March in Dalit History
What Birsa Munda Said
Birsa Munda
Birsa says, give up drinking rice-beer and liquor.
For this reason our land drifts away.
Drunkenness and sleep are no good.
The enemies laugh at us.
The beer distilled from fermented r…
Saint Tukaram Said
Saint Tukaram
Time will submit to slavery
from illusionís bonds we’ll be free
everyone will be
powerful and prosperous –
Brahman, Ksatriya, Vaishya, Shudra
and Chandala all have rights
women, chil…
Why Brahmins Hate Reservation? – By E. V. R. Periyar
Read what E. V. R. Periyar had to say on why Brahmins hate reservation –
Communal representation is the accredited right of every nation and its government. It is the common right of all citizens …
Dr. Ambedkar's Historical Speech at Agra
Why wearing Thaali (Mangalsutra) is disgraceful
“The ritual of tying a “thaali” (or mangalsutra) around the woman’s neck at the marriage ceremony and considering her to be his slave is similar to buying a buffalo, tying a cord around its neck an…
23rd March in Dalit History – 10 Dalits were killed in Haibaspur by Ranvir Sena (militant hindu organisation)
Ranvir Sena (militant hindu organisation) killed 10 Dalits in Haibaspur on the 23 March 1997. They wrote the name of the organisation in blood on the village well before they left. Most of the peop…
Dr. Ambedkar's book "Buddha and His Dhamma" created world record!
A book in English on the Buddha’s life by Dr B R Ambedkar, which was translated into Hindi and etched into a stainless steel tome weighing a whopping 2,000 kg, was on Wednesday inaugurated at a pub…
