Dalit

Dinesh Arya for RS, Sant Ravidas focus, and Jalandhar: How BJP is boosting multi-state Dalit outreach ahead of 2027 polls

The BJP is trying to shift the Dalit conversation towards representation and recognition in a bid to actively woo them in the poll-bound states

OPINION | The purification of a stage and the pollution of a Republic

Caste in India remains a persistent issue, deeply affecting the concept of citizenship, as exemplified by the "purification" ritual at Ramlila Maidan after Mallikarjun Kharge's address

PM Modi to flag off Sant Ravidas Express: How Centre's move is a fillip to BJP's Punjab Dalit outreach

The Dalit outreach began on January 25, when the Union government announced a Padma Shri for Sant Niranjan Das, head of Dera Sachkhand Ballan in Jalandhar, one of the most influential religious centres for the Ravidassia community

Mayawati's BSP showing warmth towards BJP ahead of Bihar assembly polls?

The apparent ‘softness’ towards the BJP coincides with a renewed attempt to expand the BSP’s footprint in Bihar

From untouchable to CJI—‘only because of the Constitution’: Justice Gavai’s powerful address at Oxford Union

Justice B.R. Gavai is the second Dalit and first Buddhist to become Chief Justice of India

Beyond stereotypes, documentary 'Chaityabhumi' spotlights Dalit identity with Ambedkar at its core

A powerful lens into Dalit resistance and cultural resistance, 'Chaityabhumi' captures how Ambedkar's legacy lives on through his people

Dalit voices to take centre stage at 4th Dalit Literature Festival

The event is set to take place from February 28 to March 1 at Aryabhatta College in Delhi University.

Karnataka: BJP's 'Bhima Sangama', Congress's 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan’ to woo SC/ST voters

With the local body polls around the corner, both Congress and BJP in Karnataka are hellbent on gaining the support of the Dalit voters

In historic verdict, Karnataka Court sentences 98 to life for torching Dalit dwellings in 2014 Marakumbi caste atrocity case

Karnataka Court also sentences three from the ST community to 5 years of rigorous imprisonment. Of the total 117 accused in the case, 16 died during trial

Theatre to connect Dalits with BJP ahead of Delhi assembly polls

The choice of theme is important as the Modi government had been accused of wanting to change the Constitution and end the reservation policy

Denying ticket to Varsha Gaikwad reflects Cong-Uddhav Sena’s anti-dalit stand: Milind Deora

Maha Vikas Aghadi lacks the courage to field dalit candidates, says Shinde Sena’s MP

Ambedkar Jayanti 2024:

UP: Dalit woman thrown into hot cauldron for protesting against molestation

The 18-year-old woman sustained serious burn injuries

Three-member panel to study granting SC status to religious converts

While Muslim and Christian groups have demanded it for Dalit converts, BJP opposes it

MP: Dalit wedding disrupted over groom riding horse; 5 arrested

Fifth such incident reported in the state this year

UP: Dalit boy forced to lick feet, 8 held as video goes viral

The accused men beat him up in the garden

National Dalit Mahapanchyat urges BJP to appoint Dalit CMs; petitions President Kovind, PM

Natl executive of the Dalit rights' body passes resolution on separate electorate too

Tea, cashews or lunch: UP BJP chief gives formula to measure dalit affinity

Singh urged party activists from the OBC, forward communities to reach out to dalits