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Constitutional Safeguards for Dalits
SAFEGUARDS IN THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION FOR SCHEDULED CASTES
AND SCHEDULED TRIBES
The important Constitutional safeguards for SCs & STs are mentioned below:
(a) Directive Principles of State Polic…
Caste Discrimination in Public Distribution System (PDS)
Another study in the book ‘Blocked by Caste: Economic Discrimination and Social Exclusion in Modern India’ published in 2010 reports discrimination in Public Distribution System (PDS). fair price s…
Documentary – Bant Singh : The Warrior
Bant Singh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcLCLSF85AA
Bant Singh is a lower caste Mazhabi, Sikh labourer and singer from the Jhabhar village in Mansa district, Punjab, India, who has emerged as…
We did not go on to the stage, Neither were we called.
We did not go on to the stage,
Neither were we called.
We were shown our places,
told to sit.
But they, sitting on the stage,
went on telling us of our sorrows,
our sorrows remained ours, they neve…
What Jeremy Corbyn, leader of Labour Party (UK) said about Dalits
In 2012, Mr Corbyn told parliament –
Dalits are the largest group of people in the world who are systematically discriminated against on the basis of their descent and caste. They perform the wors…
Watch – 'Caste on the Menu Card' documentary
The film delves into the idea of food as a site of exclusion by focusing on beef-eating practices in Mumbai. It attempts to portray the prevalence of caste differentiations as seen in the food choi…
Reservation – 10 Questions And Answers That You Should Read
Read it in Hindi from – आरक्षण – 10 सवाल और जवाब जो आपको पढ़ने चाहिए
Q 1: What is a reservation?
The word reservation is a misnomer. The appropriate word for it used in the Indian Constitution is …
We need to become ruling class if we want to form a casteless society – Saheb Kanshi Ram
By Bahujan Sanghatak , New Delhi, Dt. 16 November, 1998
Malaysia (10-11 October , 98 ) : Addressing the First International Dalit Conference at Kuala Lumpur as a Chief Guest in the inaugural ses…
Ambedkar ‘s Perspective on Restructuring Indian Nation in the context of Dalit Question
Ambedkar ‘s Perspective on Restructuring Indian Nation in the context of Dalit Question
Sukhadeo Thorat*
Introduction
The Caste System in its classical form is an unique institution of social go…
Death Penalty for Dalits and Minorities only
It is a fact that our legal system is skewed against the poor and marginalized. 94% on Death-Row are Dalits, Minorities, Backward Castes. Isn’t it shameful and discrimination?
So called upper cast…
From National Boxing Champion to Sweeper – Story of Krishna Rout
Krishna Rout won the Gold medal in 1987 and Silver medal in 1992 at National Boxing Championship but from last 15 years he is working as temporary worker, sweeper, and cleaning open drains of Howra…
15 books every Dalit must read
Books written by Baba Saheb Ambedkar are must read for every Dalit-Bahujan. You can download those books from here. Apart from these books, here is the list of few more books, which every Dalit mus…
Price of 2 Dalit Lives – Rs. 4 ($0.016)
In Ghoorpur, Allahabad, Brahmans shot dead 2 young Dalits in dispute over rupee 4. It is not the first time such incidents that have come into news. Dalits are killed for having ringtone of Dr. Amb…
IIT Madras – Ambedkar Periyar Student Circle banned for raising voice against caste based discrimination
Manuwadi Vivekananda and Vande Mataram Study Circle at IIT Madras are OK but Ambedkar Periyar Student Circle is Banned! Banned for speaking against superstitions and raising voice against caste bas…
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…