Why this Dalit Christian is angry that India awards Scheduled Caste status on the basis of faith

A Dalit Christian unsuccessfully challenged the new commission formed to look into giving Scheduled Caste status to Dalit Christians and Muslims.

Umang Poddar

· Jan 25, 2023 · 09:00 am

Karni Sena demands demolition of Bhima Koregaon memorial, ban on annual celebration

The battle of Bhima Koregaon in 1818 pertains to victory of Dalit Mahars over Brahmin Peshwa-ruled Maratha empire who were known for caste segregation.

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· Dec 30, 2022 · 04:18 pm

SC/STs not being given chances to rise to senior roles in PSUs, says Parliamentary panel

The committee sought to know the number of SC/ST candidates who gave interviews for senior level positions and the reason they were not selected.

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· Dec 20, 2022 · 01:41 pm

JNU asks all centres to install cameras after walls in campus were defaced with anti-Brahmin slogans

The management has issued a six-point advisory to prevent any mischievous incidents on the premises.

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· Dec 03, 2022 · 08:48 am

JNU walls defaced with anti-Brahmin slogans

The university’s School of International Studies, where the graffiti were painted, will conduct an inquiry into the incident.

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· Dec 02, 2022 · 11:33 am

Make burial grounds common for all communities, Madras High Court urges Tamil Nadu government

The court was hearing a dispute over burying bodies in a village in Salem district.

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· Nov 24, 2022 · 05:55 pm

Karnataka: Villagers ‘purify’ tank after Dalit woman drinks water from it, FIR filed

Members of the upper caste Lingayat community drained the tank and put cow urine in it to ‘purify’.

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· Nov 21, 2022 · 02:13 pm

‘Untouchability absent in Christianity, Islam’: Centre opposes SC status for Dalit converts

In an affidavit before the Supreme Court, the Centre sought to differentiate between conversion of Dalits to Buddhism and conversion to Islam and Christianity.

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· Nov 10, 2022 · 08:24 am

Why RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s call for caste system to be discarded has been met with scepticism

It is difficult to view his statement as anything beyond a safety valve to let out the growing pressure of Dalit disenchantment with the Hindutva project.

Vivek Deshpande

· Oct 19, 2022 · 07:30 am

Tamil Nadu: Shopkeeper, village head arrested for barring Dalit children from buying candy

The shopkeeper said it was decided in a village meeting not to sell anything to persons from the Scheduled Community.

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· Sep 17, 2022 · 08:46 pm

Government college principal in Mumbai booked for allegedly making casteist remarks about students

Urmila Paralikar also allegedly commented about the appearance of the students.

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· Aug 19, 2022 · 12:32 pm

Child labour, caste and poverty are closely linked in India, says UN report

Dalit women in South Asia face severe discrimination, due to which they are ‘denied choices and freedoms in all spheres of life’, the report said.

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· Aug 18, 2022 · 07:09 pm