What does the sudden release of Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar mean for Dalit politics in UP?

Will the move help the BJP by splitting the Dalit vote? Or will Dalit anger against the saffron party prevail?

Shoaib Daniyal

· Sep 14, 2018 · 08:07 pm

‘Courts have a caste bias’: With proposed Bharat Bandh on August 9, Dalit politics targets judiciary

Dalit groups are hoping for a repeat of the April 2 strike that saw mass protests against Supreme Court’s alleged dilution of SC/ST Act.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Jul 31, 2018 · 12:30 pm

In the verses of Dalit shahirs, you can hear the history of India’s anti-caste movement

Most shahirs are not part of the popular imagination because the means of producing culture are still dominated by upper castes.

Yogesh Maitreya

· Jun 09, 2018 · 11:30 am

Bhima Koregaon violence: Protests spread to Madhya Pradesh, 12 buses vandalised in Burhanpur

In Gujarat, protestors blocked the Madhuram bypass road in Junagadh city.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 04, 2018 · 03:22 pm

Day after Mumbai protests, police bar Jignesh Mevani, Umar Khalid from speaking at a student event

Prakash Ambedkar blamed Hindutva groups for attacking Dalits on the way to Bhima Koregaon near Pune and triggering the violence.

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· Jan 04, 2018 · 12:03 pm

‘They are scared of Dalit assertion’: Jignesh Mevani speaks on Bhima Koregaon violence

The newly elected Gujarat MLA explains who was behind the attacks and why he blames the BJP and RSS.

Dhirendra K Jha

· Jan 02, 2018 · 08:58 pm

What links the Dalit activism of western UP’s Bhim Army to Punjab?

At 32%, Punjab has the highest proportion of Dalits in any Indian state.

Akshita Nagpal

· Jun 20, 2017 · 12:30 pm

Why some Dalit groups present BR Ambedkar as an incarnation of 15th century Bhakti saint Ravidas

Ravidassia, the followers of the saint, are at the vanguard of the backlash against upper caste oppression, from Saharanpur to Punjab.

Santosh Kumar Singh

· May 31, 2017 · 07:30 am

[Photos] ‘We are not untouchables. We are everyone’s father’: Bhim Army brings its defiance to Delhi

The fledgling Dalit organisation, under fire from upper castes groups and the Uttar Pradesh administration, held a large rally in the capital on Sunday.

Shoaib Daniyal

· May 22, 2017 · 05:30 am

‘For elections, we are Hindu. After that we are Dalits’: Bhim Army founder explains his ideology

The Bhim Army is being blamed for violence in Saharanpur. But it claims it is being victimised for fighting for Dalit rights.

Shoaib Daniyal

· May 15, 2017 · 05:00 pm

Ambedkarite 2.0: Saharanpur's Bhim Army signals the rise of a new, aggressive Dalit politics

The BSP's failure to articulate Dalit grievances has given birth to a brand of belligerent Dalit politics in western Uttar Pradesh.

Shoaib Daniyal

· May 13, 2017 · 05:30 pm

Watch: Music and songs that say Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula has not been forgotten

The PhD student, who committed suicide in 2016, lives on through poetry and verse.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 18, 2017 · 05:00 pm