Dr. Ambedkar is often recognized as the saviour of Dalits, while he fought for the rights of all downtrodden classes, Dalits and Backwards. But because of the varna system, the backward castes that are Shudras consider themselves higher on the […]
At present, the entire country is discussing the remarks made by Udhayanidhi Stalin, son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, in a meeting about Sanatana Dharma. In this, he has criticized the caste discrimination and system of high and […]
Two headlines on Monday which must surely have left most Indians wondering if they have really progressed socially in the 76 years after Independence were those pertaining to four Dalit youth tied upside down and thrashed in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra and […]
Solidarities centred on precious Dalit lives were created across India Suraj Yengdedown The year is 2023, and we’re elaborating on the concepts of freedom and independence. The one sponsored by the State defines it as a moment of arriving. The […]
The Dalit Panthers implemented its politics in their very administrative structure itself. Stalin Rajangamdown In the early 1980s, two events—the publication of a book and the formation of a social movement—took place by coincidence at the same time in Tamil […]
The Dalit Panthers were committed to the mission of fighting cruelty and oppression J.V. Pawar After Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s death (Mahaparinirvan) on 6 December, 1956, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the then Prime Minister of India, described Dr Ambedkar as a jewel […]
In the upcoming special edition on the occasion of the 77th Independence Day, Outlook looks at the issue of Dalit rights and the atrocities being meted out to them in 21st-century India. It has been 76 years since India gained […]
Ramdas highlights an interesting incident where Velayudhan faced discrimination while her mother did not. By Rajesh Abraham KOCHI: As the 111th birth anniversary celebrations of Dakshayani Velayudhan, the first and only Dalit woman in the Constituent Assembly, began in Kochi […]
MUMBAI – Vijay Surwade may have worked as a bank manager by day — but for five decades he spent his evenings building one of the world’s biggest archives dedicated to India’s pioneering Dalit rights campaigner B.R. Ambedkar. BY VIDHI […]
Despite a ban on discrimination and quotas mandating Dalit inclusion in education and government, caste-based discrimination remains widespread in India Vijay Surwade may have worked as a bank manager by day – but for five decades he spent his evenings […]
