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TagRemembering Mukta Salve – The First Dalit Girl Student Going Towards The Buddha
Mukta Salve, a granddaughter of Lahuji Salve, a fourteen-year ‘Matanga’ (untouchable) girl studying for three years and studying in the third standard in the school of Mahatma and Sawitrbai Phule, …
Celebrating Dalit History: The Punjabi Dalit Christians of Pakistan
Adapted from the powerful and inspiring research and work of Asif Aqeel: Caste Away: The Ongoing Struggle of Punjabi Christians
Most stories of partition leave out the story of Dalits and Adivas…
Celebrating Dalit History: The Southern India Buddhist Vihar — A Community Revival
The Southern India Buddhist Vihar re-opened in Perambur in January of 2018 in Perambur, Tamil Nadu after renovations to great celebrations, visits and prayers by monks from 40 different countries.
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Celebrating Dalit History: A Barrister and Organiser - Rajabhau Khobragade
On the 34th Death Anniversary of Barrister Rajabhau Khobragade, an intellectual heir of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.
Bhaurao Khobragade, affectionately called Rajabhau, was born in Chandrapur, Maharas…
Centuries of Humiliation and Struggle for Dignity Continues
“Dalit”, not a caste neither a label but a realization of experiences of humiliation, deprivation, abuse by upper caste people. Word “Dalit’ itself means suppressed, crushed or broken into pieces w…
Celebrating Dalit History – Chinese Monk Faxian’s Travelogue
Today in Dalit History we turn to Faxian, the Chinese Buddhist monk who travelled by foot all the way from China to India, visiting many sacred Buddhist sites in what are now Xinjiang, China, Pakis…
Celebrating Dalit History – The Power of Phoolan Devi!
Today in Dalit history, we commemorate a Bahujan revolutionary — Phoolan Devi.
When Phoolan was in her teens, she was married off against her will. Escaping an abusive marriage and defying all patr…
Celebrating Dalit History – Dr. C. Parvathamma the First Dalit Woman Sociologist!
Today in Dalit history, we fondly remember Dr. C. Parvathamma, the first Dalit woman sociologist in India who won multiple prestigious awards such as the Rajyothsava Award (1990), Gargi Award (1999…
Celebrating Dalit History – Bhima Koregaon
Today in Dalit History in our inaugural post for Dalit history month 2018 we celebrate the 200th anniversary of the valiant struggle of Mahar soldiers against Peshwa Brahmins in the famous battle o…
Celebrating Dalit History – Matangi, the Dalit Nun from Buddhist Scriptures
Today in Dalit history, we revisit the story of a Matangi bhikkuni (a Nun from the Dalit Matang Caste ) who is also referred to as Prakirti, Chandalika, or just Matangi — in Buddhist scriptures.
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List of Important Days in The Dalit-Bahujan History
January
1 January – Bhima Koregaon
3 January – B’day of Savitribai Phule, first woman teach of India
5 January : B’day of Dr. Bhadant Anand Kausalyayan
8 January – Buddhist Flag Day
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पेरियार ललई सिंह यादव को याद करते हुए
पेरियार ललई सिंह यादव का जन्म 1 सितम्बर 1911 को गाँव कठारा, जिला कानपुर देहात के एक समाज सुधारक सामान्य कृषक परिवार में हुआ था। उनके बचपन का नाम ‘लल्ला’ था, लल्ला से ‘ललई’ हुए।
पिता गुज्जू सिंह …
31 जुलाई – दो दिग्गज बहुजनों का परिनिर्वाण दिवस है, शहीद उधम सिंह तथा मोहम्मद रफ़ी साहेब
एक – शहीद उधम सिंह जिन्होंने जलियांवाले बाग़ में हुए बहुजनों के नरसंहार का बदला जनरल ओ’डवायर को मार कर लिया. वह इस काण्ड के प्रत्यक्ष गवाह थे. यहाँ इस बात को रखना भी ज़रूरी है कि 13 अप्रैल 1919 को जल…
Sri Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV – The Philosopher Bahujan King of Mysore
While all over India citadels of royal families crumbled before the might of British onslaught, the Wodeyars of Mysore through their liberal, progressive and secular outlook and policies retained t…
What Happened to 84,000 Stupas/Viharas Built By Samrat Ashoka?
If you wonder where have the 84,000 ancient Buddhist Viharas, Stupas, Chaityas built by Samrat Ashoka disappeared, the answer lies in following pictures. This is a current sad state of the famous K…