“She was an inspirational figure for me – that is also why I made the film,” he said. “Dalit activists have always been ...

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VICTORIA (IANS) – In a historic move, the New Democratic Party (NDP) government in Canada’s British Columbia province has recognized Apr. as the Dalit History Month. Responding to an application moved ...

MUMBAI, June 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - 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 ...

Several Dalit organizations of Madhya Pradesh have withdrawn from the October 15 protest in Gwalior amid a huge row over a lawyer's comment on Dalit icon and architect of the Constitution BR Ambedkar.

For weeks, Justice Gavai was subjected to coordinated trolling across digital platforms. A digital mob egged on by popular ...

In the fall of 2015, a group of Dalit survivors and activists from India began marching across 16 cities in North America—including New York, Los Angeles, and Seattle—to “break the silence” on caste ...

As April is both Dalit History Month and Poetry Month, we bring you a fantastic spotlight of a brand new exhibition that just opened up right here in Oakland called Dalit Dreamlands. Anika Nawar Ullah ...

In a statement on Thursday, Dr Nirmal said Akhilesh Yadav is the same leader who, upon coming to power, called the Ambedkar Memorial an 'Ayyashi Ka Adda' (den of indulgence) causing an uproar in the ...

I am a historian of South Asia with particular interests in colonial and postcolonial India, racism and social exclusion, subaltern histories, and histories of democracy. My research focuses on Dalits ...

A 28 year old woman from India’s socially backward Dalit community has made history by becoming the youngest mayor in India’s fourth-largest city. Priya Rajan, a postgraduate in commerce, was named ...

A disturbing incident has emerged from Ajmer, Rajasthan, where a 60-year-old Dalit woman alleged that Ravi and Renu Gehlot ...