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A video of Shaligram Garg, the younger brother of Bageshwar Dham Sarkar Dhirendra Krishna Shastri of Bageshwar Dham, is going viral, allegedly showing him abusing and assaulting a Dalit family. Garg was also seen threatening the victims with a gun. In the viral video, the younger brother of Bageshwar Dham’s ‘god man’ can be seen … Read more
An 18-year-old Dalit student from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay Darshan Solanki, allegedly died by suicide on Sunday in a hostel building located on the institute’s campus. Dalit student dies after jumping from hostel The student was identified as Darshan Solanki, a native of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, police said. He was studying … Read more
A group of Dalits who chose to convert to Buddhism dumped photos and idols of Hindu gods into the Krishna River in Karnataka’s Yadgir district. In the viral video, three Dalit leaders can be seen throwing idols and images of Hindu idols into the Krishna River in Karnataka. The three leaders take idols and images … Read more
The Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth fired a visiting professor and banned his entry “as the university environment is vitiated and exams are affected” after he wrote on social media that women should read the Constitution and Hindu Code “instead of fasting for nine days during Navratri.” Mithlesh Kumar Gautam was dismissed from service at Mahatma … Read more
A 15-year-old Dalit boy died on Monday in the Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh. Two weeks ago the teacher hit this child. A case has been registered against the teacher under IPC sections 308 (attempted manslaughter) and 504 (intentional insult with intent to incite) and the SC-ST Act. As per the reports, the teacher is … Read more
A Dalit boy in Karnataka’s Kolar district was fined Rs 60,000 after touching an idol of a Hindu god, now the family removed images of Hindu deities from their home and put up images of Buddha and Babasaheb. Dalit family fined in Karnataka On September 8, the villagers were celebrating the Bhootayamma fair and Dalits … Read more
Featuring several inspiring accounts of Social reformers from the Dalit community. Sanjana Tiwari Ground Report | New Delhi: Social reforms from the Dalit community; The human rights violation in this country is one of the major problems. The socio-economic milieu of Indian society is inherently hostile toward the protection of the human rights of Dalits. … Read more
Gail Omvedt is an academic and sociologist who has written extensively on issues of caste and gender discrimination. Her books include Dalits and the Democratic Revolution, Ambedkar: Towards an Enlightened India, and Buddhism in India: Defying Brahmanism. The chants of “Long live Comrade Gail” and “Red salute to Gail Omvedt” (a popular left-wing slogan in … Read more
A Dalit teenager died after a bomb planted under his charpoy exploded in the rural Ranimau village of Gopramau in Uttar Pradesh on June 23, 2022. One case has been recorded against members of the Thakur community, but no one has been arrested so far. The victim, Shiv Kumar Rawat, was working as a labourer … Read more
A US-based Dalit civil rights organization accused Google of hostile and casteist labour practices. The presentation was supposed to be part of the company’s Diversity Equity Inclusivity (DEI) program to raise employee awareness. In April this year, Thenmozhi Soundararajan, the founder of Equality Labs, a Dalit civil rights organization, was scheduled to speak to Google … Read more
