The violent assault on a Dalit village in Nepal has lead to strong protests from Dalit civil society as well as international condemnation. EU Missions, Dalit civil society organisations and Nepalese politicians have strongly condemned the attack by a dominant caste mob on a Dalit settlement on Friday 7 June which left 18 Dalits injured […]
“I feel I live in South Africa of the apartheid era.” The segregation is not along racial lines but at Delhi University’s form counters, the caste divide is too evident and “humiliating” – as is obvious from the statement of a student who belongs to one of the reserved categories and doesn’t wish to be identified. […]
By Express News Service – TIRUCHY A Dalit youth who fell in love and married a caste Hindu girl was found murdered on a field here on Thursday. Police have arrested the girl’s father and brother in this connection. The victim, R Parthiban (25), of Puthu Colony at Alampatti Road in Perambalur, and P Ochammal […]
Pechiammal (61), the grandmother of Dalit boy Arun Kumar who was forced to walk on streets where caste Hindus reside carrying his footwear on his head at Vadugapatti near Usilampatti, is worried about the future of her grandson. “After my daughter Nagammal gave a police complaint against a caste Hindu youth for humiliating her son […]
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent a notice to the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, seeking a report on the alleged atrocities on dalits in Lalitpur district in Bundelkhand. NHRC has asked its Director General (Investigation) to send a fact-finding team to Lalitpur to investigate the allegations. A Varanasi-based NGO – People’s Vigilance […]
Dalits living in Kembatty Colony, under the Aathi Tamizhar Peravai banner, on Monday petitioned the District Collector seeking an end to harassment in the hands of the police. The petition said that Sakthi alias Guru of Tiruvarur had stayed at Murugan’s place after he was referred to by a friend. During the course of his […]
New Delhi, June 05:The National Human Rights Commission Wednesday sought a report from human resource development ministry over 18 Dalit students’ suicide in country’s elite educational institutions and discrimination against them in Patna University. The commission issued notice to the secretary in the ministry on the basis of media reports alleging caste-based discrimination and violence […]
The hills of Uttarakhand are witnessing a social change. Shunned by upper caste Brahmins, who reportedly do not want to perform rituals for them, the Dalits have started having priests from their own community. Referred to as Vritti, these priests, also called Panditji by the community, perform all rituals — be it those pertaining to […]
NEW DELHI: Fresh apprehensions are coming in against the introduction of the four-year undergraduate programme in Delhi University from the current academic year. According to a letter to the Prime Minister signed by former justice of Delhi high court and president of People’s Union for Civil Liberties Rajinder Sachar, veteran journalist and former high commissioner […]
JAIPUR: Tension prevailed at a village in Tonk’s Niwai area on Sunday night when people tried to prevent the wedding procession of a Dalit groom from passing through their area. The wedding procession was taken out under police protection. However, it was alleged that the groom could not ride on the horseback and wedding band […]
