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Dalit History Month – Honoring Ayyankali – Watch out! Ayyankali is on His Way!
Today in Dalit History we honor Ayyankali, the Dalit firebrand in Kerala who fought Caste apartheid. A contemporary of Ambedkar, he was born into the Pulaya community in Thiruvananthapuram.
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A reply to those who say BSP doesn't work for Dalits
A reply to those who say BSP doesn’t work for Dalits
Name any state, where you can find 3 direction signs and all named after Dalit-Bahujan Ideals? Or name any government that has worked for Dalit…
26th June (1874) in Dalit History – Birth anniversary of Chatrapati Shahuji Maharaj
26 June (1874) in Dalit History – Birth anniversary of Chatrapati Shahuji Maharaj
Shahu was born as the eldest son of Appasaheb Ghatge, chief of Kagal (senior) by his wife Radhabai, a daughter of …
22nd May in Dalit History – Birth Anniversary of Bhagya Reddy Varma (Madari Bhagaiah) – Father of The Dalit Movement in Andhra Pradesh(United)
Remember Bhagya Reddy Varma (May 22, 1888 – July 2, 1950) the “Father of Dalit Movement in Andhra Pradesh” on his birth anniversary 22nd May. His original name was Madari Bhagaiah and he was the fo…
Al Jazeera Show on Dalit History Month – India’s ‘untouchables’ reclaim the past
In case you missed last night Al Jazeera Show on India’s untouchables reclaiming the past with Dalit History Month, here is the recording of the same. Please watch and share it with your friends.
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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…