DALIT,
Daily update ⋅ 12 March 2020
Not a single Dalit in 60% of Kolkata's neighbourhoods. How caste divides Indian cities
ThePrint
Not a single Dalit in 60% of Kolkata's neighbourhoods. How caste divides Indian cities. Indian urban localities are as segregated as our villages. Caste is ...
Eight months after Tamilisai's departure, TN BJP gets Dalit face as new president
The New Indian Express
Murugan is the second leader from the Dalit community to become the president of the Tamil Nadu BJP after SP Kirubanithi who held the post 20 ...
Dalits, Adivasis urged to join protest against CAA
The Hindu
Speaking at the launch of the Bhim Vahana Yatra, a Statewide yatra to create awareness on the Constitution, organised by the Dalit, Adivasi, Stree ...
Why 'Palasa 1978' is an important Telugu film documenting Dalit resistance
The News Minute
Films on caste oppression have usually depicted Dalits as a homogeneous oppressed community, but Palasa is a much more nuanced and historically ...
Dalit youth shot at in UP's Banda
Devdiscourse
A Dalit youth sustained injuries after he was shot at Taraya village in the Baberu police station here on Tuesday, an official said. Circle Officer Baberu ...
YSRCP MP Nandigam Suresh slams TDP chief over fielding of Dalit leader for RS polls
ANI News
He has always confined Dalits, OBCs, minorities, SCs and STs to vote bank politics. But he did not let them get any power," he said. Telugu Desam Party ...
TN intercaste couple abducted and assaulted: Dalit man files complaint, wife missing
The News Minute
... and is from Gurupanayakampalayam near Bhavani in Erode, the man is Dalit and belongs to the Arunthathiyar caste, a Scheduled Caste in the state ...
Nepal's new Davos man
Nepali times
Born to a Dalit family in Sindhuli district, he had to struggle against untouchability and caste discrimination from a very young age. “Untouchability is as ...
BJP appoints L Murugan Dalit as Tamil Nadu unit chief
Free Press Journal
In a bid to shed it pro-Brahmin image in Tamil Nadu, the BJP leadership on Wednesday appointed L Murugan, a member of the Scheduled Castes, as ...
Manu Joseph's weekly baiting of the 'asparagus-eaters' is getting boring
Newslaundry
“Some intellectuals claim that Dalits are 'entrapped' by such professions,” Joseph wrote, but the “Dalits themselves do not see their circumstances this ...
MP Nandigam Suresh in trouble over allegations on falsifying the caste certificate
The Hans India
The Legal Rights Protection Forum, Dalit Positive Movement President complained to Lok Sabha Speaker and president of India against Nandigam ...
Bhim Army to launch party on Kanshi birth anniversary on March 15, BSP keeping watch
Hindustan Times
To counter the Bhim Army plan to widen its support base among Dalits, ... To woo the Dalit community, Chandrashekhar has selected March 15, the ...
Conspiracy against poor students, says Congress leader
Telangana Today
... Ali Shabbir accused the State government of hatching a conspiracy to deprive higher education to Dalit, tribal, BC and minority community students.
The Gendering Of Leisure: Who Gets To Rest?
Feminism in India (blog)
Dalit Women And Leisure. Work in India for ages has been valued based on who performs it. As per the cultural sanctions, men must go out and work ...
TDP names Rajya Sabha poll candidate, forces contest
The New Indian Express
He further alleged that Naidu has an anti-Dalit mentality and cheated the Dalits by denying them Rajya Sabha seats till 2002. However, in his swift ...
Withdraw NPR, says Ambedkar
The Hindu
... can fight the people,” he said at a protest rally against CAA-NRC-NPR in the city on Wednesday, organised by a coalition of Dalit organisations.
'State's contribution to creation and spread of Buddhist literature better'
The Hindu
Dalit leader D.G. Sagar released volumes of Kannada Buddhist literature. Gulbarga University Vice-Chancellor (Provisional) Devidas G. Male, ..
Emulate Savitribai Phule, women urged
Telangana Today
Through her writings, she encouraged the women of backward classes and Dalit communities to get educated to lead dignified life. He urged the State ...
Congress slams TRS government for reducing education budget
The Siasat Daily
... TRS Government of hatching a 'deep conspiracy' to deprive higher education for students belonging to Dalit, Tribal, BC and Minorities communities.
BJP names Jyotiraditya Scindia as Rajya Sabha candidate soon after his induction
THE WEEK
... Bhubaneswar Kalita from Assam, and allotted two seats to its allies, including Dalit leader and Union minister Ramdas Athawale from Maharashtra.
Mumbai University's Phule-Ambedkar Chair to mark 100 years of 'Mooknayak'
Mumbai Mirror
... the voiceless, was a Marathi fortnightly that played a crucial role in the Dalit movement as it gave a central place to the caste oppression in society.
BJP names Jyotiraditya Scindia as Rajya Sabha candidate from MP
All India Radio
BJP has allotted two seats to its allies, including Dalit leader and Union Minister Ramdas Athawale from Maharashtra. Related News.
Telangana government reduced funds for education: Congress senior leader Mohammed Ali Shabbir
The New Indian Express
... the government of hatching a 'deep conspiracy' to deprive higher education for students belonging to Dalit, tribal, BC and minority communities.
Pranay Murder Case: What Amrutha's 'Demonization' Reveals About Us
The Quint
Reason – Pranay is a Dalit Christian. The couple got married on 30 January 2018, without the family's approval. The influential father apparently said ...
Aravind Limbavali looks to become BJP's DKS
Times of India
It was even speculated that Limbavali, under the Dalit quota, would be elevated to deputy chief minister if BS Yediyurappa came to power. His political ...
'Jhund' Director Nagraj Manjule's Films That Mesmerized Audiences
Republic World
Usually, his films are observed to be deeply rooted within his own experience of growing up as a Dalit in rural Maharashtra. He has made some ...
Confce on 'VNR 2020 of Bangladesh: Positioning Non-State Actors' on March 11
The Financial Express BD
... lens: gender equality and empowering girls and young women, rights of youth from marginalised communities (dalit and indigenous communities), ...
Why Do We Say No to Holi? A Guide To Challenge Casteism
BrownGirlMag
And because touching a Dalit person is considered polluting under orthodox Hindu scriptures, the festival ends with a shower. The truth about Holi ...
YSRCP's long, arduous trek to power
The Hindu
The party won 151 out of 175 seats powered by an en masse transfer of traditional Congress vote base of Dalits, Muslims. Most Ministers in the TDP ...
Junior film artiste accuses Lawrence's brother of sexual harassment
The New Indian Express
Speaking to the media on Tuesday, the victim, a Dalit woman from Warangal district, said Elvin had proposed to her in 2015. But aware of his shady ...
'Cow Protection Ideologues Destroying Livelihoods': Vet Scientist
The Quint
... Sagari R Ramdas is a member of the Food Sovereignty Alliance, India, a platform for adivasi, dalit, pastoralist, landless, small and marginal farmers.
