DALIT,
Daily update ⋅ 16 April 2020
Activist and Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde sent to NIA custody
ThePrint
Teltumbde is the grandson-in-law of Dalit icon Dr B R Ambedkar, whose 129th birth anniversary is being observed on Tuesday. Civil rights activist
5 Dalit Artists Challenging Casteism Through Music, Films And Literature
Feminism in India (blog)
Dalit filmmakers are still compared to Brahmin or upper-caste filmmakers or their style. Despite many odds and a systematically casteist industry, here ...
Man in Gorakhpur booked for refusing food cooked by Dalit pradhan
Times of India
GORAKHPUR: Police registered a case against a 35-year-old man in Kushinagar as he refused to eat food at the quarantine centre cooked by a Dalit ...
'I want to live up to my name': Meet 13-year-old Satyvrat Ambedkar, Dalit rebel with a cause
Scroll.in
Satyvrat belongs to the Bhangi or Mehtar community that has traditionally been treated as untouchables not just by the upper castes, but by Dalits ...
On Ambedkar Jayanti, Make It A Point To Follow These 5 Dalit Feminist Activists
iDiva.com
Meet the creator of that iconic poster, Thenmozhi, who is also @dalitdiva on Twitter. The US-based, Tamil Dalit rights activist has her own foundation, ...
Why we need Ambedkar more than ever
Hindustan Times
Ambedkar wanted to elevate the Dalits from their subjugated and ... Dalit and other social movements place him on a high mantle as a heroic ...
In this Punjab village, Sikhs are shedding their caste biases during the Covid-19 crisis
Scroll.in
Jagjit Kaur, 35, a Dalit resident of Qila Nau village in Faridkot district of ... This family, like many Dalits in rural Punjab, would have starved if the five ...
Bhim Army, Azad Samaj Party Built on Ambedkarite Philosophy — the Bedrock of Dalit Assertion
News18
This new Dalit assertion for reclaiming respect, recognition and dignity hinged on Ambedkar's teachings once again instantiates his timeless relevance ...
While Celebrating Ambedkar as a 'National Hero', We Must Not Forget His Central Thesis
The Wire
A general review of caste atrocities will show that the dominant castes perpetrate violence against the Dalits on three major issues. First, Dalit men are ...
Man booked for refusing to eat food cooked by Dalit
The Hans India
Man booked for refusing to eat food cooked by Dalit. IANS | 15 April 2020 12:26 AM IST. AddThis Sharing Buttons. Share to Facebook Share to Twitter ...
A Man Refuses to Eat Food Cooked by a Dalit Woman During in Quarantine
Clipper28 (press release) (blog)
Kushinagar: Despite the fact that untouchability has been banned in India, discrimination against Dalits still exists, unfortunately, more so even in the ...
After blaming Muslims for Corona, Narayanaswamy plays Dalit card
Telugu360
After attributing the sudden spike of corona virus in Andhra Pradesh to Muslims, deputy chief minister Narayanaswamy has now played the 'Dalit' card.
In Punjab Villages, COVID-19 Is Dissolving Some Caste Divides Among Sikhs
IndiaSpend
Faridkot (Punjab): Jagjit Kaur, 35, a Dalit resident of Qila Nau village in Faridkot district of southwestern Punjab, has not cooked a single meal since ...
With eye on Dalit votes, Priyanka pays tribute to Ambedkar
Newsd.in
She knows the power of Dalit votes in the politics. The Dalits have supported Mayawati since the inception of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). But the ...
Mayawati: Only BSP can solve problems of Dalits
Times of India
"About 90% of migrated workers were Dalits, tribals or belonged to other backward classes, while remaining 10% were poor people from other ...
In Punjab Villages, COVID-19 is Dissolving Some Caste Divides
The Quint
This family, like many Dalits in rural Punjab, would have starved if the five gurdwaras in Qila Nau had not shed entrenched caste practices among Sikhs ...
Quarantine caste abuse complaint
Telegraph India
A quarantined person in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar district has been booked by police on the charge of refusing food cooked by a Dalit and verbally ...
BSP's 'Sarvajan' slogan has been usurped by BJP. Mayawati should worry
ThePrint
The BJP succeeded in creating deep fissures between the Dalits and the ... The BSP drifted away from the OBCs and soon realised that its core Dalit ...
BSP Chief Mayawati Slams Centre & States Alleging Mistreatment To Dalits Amid Covid
Republic World
He spent his life ensuring that Dalits, Adivasis and other marginalized communities live with self-respect. BSP was established today in 1984 to fulfil ...
Bihar: Entrepreneur spends Rs 9.5 lakh on masks & soaps for poor
Times of India
With the help of 26 dalit women and young boys of the Dumri Buzurg locality in Naya Gaon of Saran district, Bandana has distributed masks, soaps, ...
Lok Sabha Speaker pays tribute to Ambedkar on his birth anniversary
ANI News
Born into a poor Dalit family on April 14, 1891, Ambedkar became ... He also campaigned against the social discrimination faced by Dalits and ...
President Kovind, PM Modi Pay Tributes To Ambedkar On His 129th Birth Anniversary
BW Businessworld
He also campaigned against the social discrimination of Dalits and inspired the Dalit Buddhist Movement in 1956. Ambedkar was awarded the Bharat ...
TDP honoured Ambedkar with Bharat Ratna: Naidu
Telugu360
54,621 cr for Dalit welfare in its five budgets. Mr. Naidu asserted that to cherish Ambedkar ideals among future generations, the TDP allotted 25 acres in ...
Ambedkar Jayanti 2020: JP Nadda says Congress never gave Babasaheb the respect he ...
Financial Express
A crusader for Dalit rights and social equality, he is known as the chief architect of the Constitution of India. He had served as independent India's first ...
Social distancing for select few on Ambedkar Jayanti
The New Indian Express
Meanwhile, those who assembled to garland the statue of the Dalit leader included Nizamabad TRS Mayor D Nithu Kiran and several other leaders ...
Ambedkar took on Brahmins in Indian media for their loyalty to the Congress party
ThePrint
Doors of mainstream media are usually still closed for the Dalits. ... But why is it so that despite having hundreds of Dalit millionaires, organisations like ...
You clapped for them as they picked garbage. Respect them and Ambedkar would clap for you
ThePrint
Dalits and manual scavenging. On Ambedkar Jayanti, here are some points I want to ponder over. Why are a disproportionate number of Dalits engaged ...
Dalits were the worst situation in lockdown, governments ignored- May
News Nation
Dalits were the worst situation in lockdown, governments ignored- Mayawati #Coronavirus #Lockdown #Mayawati. Updated : 14 April 2020, 12:31 PM.
Nation remembers Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar on his 129th birth anniversary
All India Radio
He inspired the Dalit Buddhist Movement in India and embraced Buddhism on 14th October, 1956. Dr. Ambedkar's legacy as a socio-political reformer ...
MP: Cong MLA Booked For Defying Lockdown Norms
Republic World
Sharma, a former minister, said he had followed social distancing norms while paying tribute to the dalit icon. "All leaders who organised Ambedkar ...
COVID-19: Fit India Movement, CBSE to organise online fitness sessions for students amid lockdown
ANI News
Ambedkar dedicated his life to working for the upliftment of Dalits, women and the underprivileged. Born into a poor Dalit family on April 14, 1891, ...
