Dalit History
TagDalit History Month – Remembering Advocate Eknath Awad
Today in Dalit History we remember Advocate Eknath Awad, who is also known as “Jija” fondly, (meaning “the respected”). he was born in Maharashtra on 19th January 1956 in a Potraj (Mang) family. Po…
The Pasmanda Movement – Bihar and Beyond
Today in Dalit History we bring to the forefront a contemporary anti-caste struggle of Dalitbahujan Muslims in India –the Pasmanda Movement. “Pasmanda” is a Persian term meaning “oppressed” in and…
Dalit History Month – Remembering freedom fighter Uda Devi
Today in Dalit History we honor freedom fighter Uda Devi. While upper caste histories highlight the resistance contributions of upper caste heroines like Jhansi Rani, the reality is that the war fo…
University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, to celebrate Dalit History Month
University of Edinburgh, UK, to celebrate Dalit History Month
Dalit History Month – Remembering Rohith Vemula #JusticeForRohithVemula
ROHITH VEMULA was a research scholar at the University of Hyderabad (UoH). In Life he inspired through his activism and in the wake of his institutional murder has now come to symbolize Dalit Bahuj…
W.E.B. Du Bois’s Letter to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Letter from William Edward Burghardt Du Bois to Dr. B R Ambedkar on 31st July 1946.
My dear Mr. Ambedkar,
I have your letter concerning the case of the Negroes of America and the Untouchables i…
Mahad Satyagraha – A Clip from Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Movie
20th March is the day of dignity for entire Dalits of India. This is the day, we broke the religious boundaries and touched the water. Water was the mere reason, it was the fight for self-respect, …
[Video] Dr. Ambedkar launches Kalaram Temple Satyagraha
Dr. Ambedkar launches Kalaram Temple Satyagraha, a part from Dr. Ambedkar movie.
2nd March (1930) in Dalit History – Nashik Kalaram Temple Satyagraha Started
2nd March (1930) in Dalit History – Nashik Kalaram Temple Satyagraha started
Kalaram Temple entry movement formed a pivotal role in the Dalit movement in India. B. K (Dadasaheb) Gaikwad and Dr. …
23rd February (1876) in Dalit History – Birth Anniversary of Gadge Baba
Gadge Baba was social reformer born in Amravati district of Maharashtra.
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Brahmins’ Attempts To Appropriate Guru Ravidas
'Shri Guru Ravidas Di Jai' songs by Hans Raj Hans
‘Shri Guru Ravidas Di Jai’ songs by Hans Raj Hans
Postage Stamps Issued On Guru Ravidas
Issued on 10/02/1971
Issued on 24/06/2001
Best wishes to everyone on Birth Anniversary of Guru Ravidas
Guru Ravidas was one of the brightest luminaries of the Bhakti Movement of the fifteenth century, a religious renaissance in India. As stories of Guru Ravidas’s selfless devotion and philosophy of …
Shivaji Maharaj – The Greatest Shudra Mountain Warrior
Shahaji Bhosle was a successful general who switched from Adil Shah of Bijapur to Nijam Shah of Ahmednagar to the Moghuls many times during his career in the early part of the 17th century. He kept…