What does it mean by the Hindi word “Dalit”?

The word “DALIT” means ‘ground down’, or ‘broken to pieces’ in both, Marathi and Hindi languages Academic Ref:  Anupama Rao, Representing Dalit selfhood   The word  ‘ DALIT”  is used as an adjective and a noun, said to be d…

अनुसूचित जातियों और जनजातियों के लोग हिंदू क्यों नहीं?

मुझे लगता है कि श्री एम.के. गांधी इस अवसर पर कुछ हद तक सही थे। यह एक स्वागत योग्य दुष्प्रभाव हो सकता है, लेकिन अलग निर्वाचन क्षेत्र का यह उद्देश्य नहीं था । सितंबर 1932 में प्रधानमंत्री रामसे मैकडोनाल्ड को लिखे एक पत्र में गांधी …

Why the scheduled castes and tribes are not Hindu?

Mr. M.K. Gandhi may have been somewhat right on this occasion. That would've been a welcoming side effect but wasn't the aim of separate  electorates In a letter to PM Ramsay Mcdonald in Sept 1932,  Mr.  Gandhi wrote, …

Why did Dr. B. R. Ambedkar reject the case of Bhagat Singh ?

Follow i ng  i s the answer by Pavel to the quest i on asked by Dr.  Ambedkar critics - Castout Castes   When did Dr. Ambedkar reject the case and who asked him to defend Bhagat Singh? A surge in questions on why Ambedkar did…

What is Sanatana Dharma?

What is Sanatana Dharma? Let’s understand each of the two words seperately and then decipher what “Sanatan Dharma” means. SANATAN: A quick Google search of the meaning of “Sanatan” gave me the following results: The word ‘S…

ANOTHER  DAY OF MURDER OF A GREAT BHIKKHU

Deepdanutsav is NOT a day of CELEBRATION for Buddhists Some Buddhists have replaced Diwali with the CELEBRATION of what they call Deepdan Utsav. Diwali is a spring festival. Then why is it celebrated in winter? Deepdanutsav (sy…

Safeguard Rights Of Human Rights Activists, NGOs : UN Human Rights Commissioner Appeals To India Govt

The Ministry of External Affairs responded by saying that violations of law cannot be condoned on the pretext of human rights.  The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday appealed to the G…

A talk by Satpal Muman, a leading advocate working on the anti-caste movement in the UK; organised by the Decolonising LSE collective

About this Event: Caste-based oppression is not limited to South Asia, but is replicated in migrant communities across the globe. In the UK, the ‘Caste discrimination and harassment in Great Britain’ report commissioned by the go…