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Deekshabhoomi Must Remain a Symbol of Resistance Against Inhuman Practices
Deekshabhoomi must remain a symbol of resistance against inhuman practices: Guru Nirmaldas must refrain from attending RSS program
In Nagpur, Babasaheb Ambedkar embraced Buddhism. The reason he …
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 …
In Bedford, UK – The first road outside India named after Shri Guru Ravidass Ji
This is perhaps the first road outside India named after Shri Guru Ravidass Ji. This road is leading to Shri Guru Ravidass Bhavan (worshiping place) in Bedford, UK. The dispute between the Guru Rav…
24th May in Dalit History – Death Anniversary of Sant Ramanand Ji and Attack on Shri Guru Ravidass temple in Vienna (Austria)
On the 24th of May, 2009, six Jat Sikhs (upper castes) men armed with daggers and guns entered the Shri Guru Ravidass Gurdwara in Vienna (Austria), and started shooting, aiming at the two visiting …
Dalit History Month – Remembering Shri Guru Ravidas Ji
Today’s Dalit History post focuses on Guru Ravidass. He represents one of many Dalit saints within our liberatory spiritual traditions who challenge Hinduism and its painful notions of polluti…
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…
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…
What Saint Tukaram Said
He’s not a Brahman who abhors
the touch of a mahar,
What retribution can he pay?
he won’t throw his life away!
A chandal drives him wild,
it’s his heart that’s defiled.
Tuka says, his caste’s defin…
What Guru Kabir Said
Guru Kabir
Check also –
- What Saint Tukaram Said
- What Mahatma Jotiba Phule Said
Guru Kabir
5th February in Dalit History – Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Asked Economic Assistance From Government
5 February 1852: Mahatma Jyotiba Phule asked economic assistance from Government for his educational institutions.
Among the documents at the Mumbai Archives is an application dated 5 February 185…
3rd Feburary (2015) in Dalit History – Best wishes to everyone on birth-anniversary of Guru Ravidas
Also read – I, Ravidas, proclaim all Vedas are worthless
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