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PUCL condemns opposition to Dalits’ entry into temple in Mandya village




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Freeing the Dalits

In 1988, it became evident to leadership that OM needed to respond to the hundreds of millions of poor and marginalised in India, specifically the Dalit-Bahujan people, or ‘untouchables’.




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Society should understand God is same for all: K'taka Minister on entry of Dalits in temples

Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara has stated that Dalits are not allowed inside temples at many places across the state.




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Movement alleges that Dalits dominate list of borrowers facing property attachment threat under SARFAESI Act

‘The marginalised who have taken small loans and repaid as much they could are being made easy targets by banks, while big defaulters are left free,’ says Anti-SARFAESI official




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Haryana Assembly polls: Parties chase Dalits; voters chase papers

All parties are wooing Dalit voters, who constitute 21% of the Haryana electorate; Congress banks on call for change; BJP intensifies its attack; BSP, ASP, in alliance with local outfits, vie for a piece of the same pie




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Tension erupts in Mandya over entry of Dalits into temple

Former MLA M. Srinivas took the initiative in leading the entry of Dalits into the temple. However, a small group of persons opposed the move, took away the processional deity and tore down the temple plaque and board.




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‘The violence, to me, seemed scripted against Dalits,’ says Ajaz Ashraf, author of Bhima Koregaon — Challenging Caste

Different castes remember the incident at Bhima Koregaon on January 1, 2018, and the reasons for it differently




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As leaders flock to Antarwali-Saraati, Manoj Jarange-Patil holds his cards close: ‘Want Marathas, Muslims, Dalits to come together’




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Freeing the Dalits

In 1988, it became evident to leadership that OM needed to respond to the hundreds of millions of poor and marginalised in India, specifically the Dalit-Bahujan people, or ‘untouchables’.




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Ruth Manorama, voice of Dalits


Ruth Manorama is a women's rights activist well known for her contribution in mainstreaming Dalit issues. Herself from the Dalit community, she has helped throw the spotlight on the precarious situation of Dalit women in India. She calls them "Dalits among the Dalits." A peacewomen profile from the Women's Feature Service and Sangat.




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Nandigram, an atrocity on dalits


The hypocrisy with which the Government of West Bengal acted at Nandigram this March is a serious cause of disillusionment and has opened the door to further radicalisation of the dispossessed. Tanveer Kazi presents the dalit perspective, even as the High Court continues to pass strictures on the state government.




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Caste conflict hurting schooling for dalits


In a number of dalit settlements in Gaya, Bihar, there are school structures but no teachers. In some places, where there are both, as in Parariya village, the dominant Yadavs make intrusive and insulting remarks that do not provide a facilitating environment. Rahul Ramagundam reports.




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Dalits’ ‘torture’ in custody: Two cops suspended in Punjab

Following allegations of alleged torture and illegal confinement of two dalit youths at Sandaur police station in Sangrur district, Punjab Police on Friday suspended two cops, including an assistant sub-inspector and a home guard, and transferred three other policemen.




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Dalits’ ‘torture’ in custody: Two cops suspended

Following allegations of alleged torture and illegal confinement of two dalit youths at Sandaur police station in Sangrur district, Punjab Police on Friday suspended two cops, including an assistant sub-inspector and a home guard, and transferred three other policemen.




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Victims not Dalits: UP tells MHA



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Two dalits murdered in Tuticorin district




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Towards Sociology of Dalits [electronic resource] / edited by Paramjit S. Judge




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Two dalits murdered in Tuticorin district

Two dalits murdered in Tuticorin district




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Dalits face ‘boycott’ after landlords announce fine on those hiring them



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Memories of Meals Past: For the Dalits in Maharashtra, the ban snaps their link to cheap protein



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Punjab: Ravidas gurdwara on ‘encroached’ land gets notice, Dalits warn of protest




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What makes injustice to migrant workers more acute is the fact that many of them are Dalits




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State attacks Dalits via anti-Left rhetoric, as directly attacking them would cost it heavily