Principal forced Dalit students to clean toilet in India
Tamil Nadu: A school principal in Tamil Nadu's Erode district was allegedly forcing six Dalit students to clean a school toilet.
Caste atrocity: 250 Hindu Dalits adopt Buddhism in India
Rajasthan: Fed up of the caste based violence by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) across India, a group of around 250 Hindu Dalits who were residing in Rajasthan have adopted Buddhism. One of the newly convert Buddhist Rajendra told media that they were not allowed to visit
India: Crimes against Dalits, tribals increased in 2021: NCRB
New Delhi: Despite explicit constitutional provision and guidelines, the suffering of Dalits and Adivasi communities across India remains the worst, according to newly released NCRB data. Data on crimes against Dalits and Adivasis draws a distinct pattern of similarity between rural and urban spaces. The latest
India: Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan have highest crime rate against Dalits: NRCB data
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh has yet again earned the dubious distinction of recording the highest number of crimes against the Scheduled Castes, or Dalits, in India, shows the Crime in India 2021 report released Monday by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), which functions under
One MLA, 12 councillors resign to protest atrocities against Dalits in India
New Delhi: The death of a nine-year-old Dalit boy after he was allegedly beaten up by his school teacher for touching a drinking water pot in Rajasthan’s Jalore has spurned a spate of resignations from the Congess party, with one MLA and 12 councillors stepping
Crimes rise against India’s Dalits, tribal people
New Delhi: Crimes against tribal people and Dalits or former untouchables in India are steadily increasing, which Church leaders and rights activists say should get serious social attention. Crimes against tribal people increased 26 percent between 2018 and 2020, while offenses against Dalit people increased by
200 Dalit families may face eviction as govt plans to redevelop Samaleswari Temple in India
New Delhi: Amid plans for beautification and redevelopment of the Samaleswari temple in Western Odisha’s Sambalpur, the livelihoods of Dalit daily wagers are on the line. The 250-crore project was launched in 2021. It is being carried out under Samaleswari Temple Area Management and Local Economy
Dalit lives matter- The George Floyds of India
Qaisar Mansoor Recently a book on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has gained popularity with its rooted criticism of the right-wing organisation and narration in a simple language. Written in Kannada, the book RSS: Aala Mattu Agala (RSS – The Depth and Breadth) by Dalit writer and activist
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