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Dalit, also previously known as untouchable, is the lowest stratum of the castes in India. Dalits were excluded from the four-fold varna system of Hinduism and were seen as forming a fifth varna, also known by the name of Panchama. Dalits now profess various religious beliefs, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Christianity, and Islam. Scheduled Castes is the official term for Dalits as per the Constitution of India.
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Pattern in Dalit, Adivasi student suicides in top institutes, needs questioning: CJIChief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said on Saturday that he was disturbed by incidents of students from marginalised communities taking their lives in top institutions like the IITs and national..IndiaTimes - Published | |
MP: 14 hurt in violence over Dalitsā entry to Shiva templeIndiaTimes - Published | |
Who was Darshan Solanki, Dalit IIT Bombay student who died by suicide? Know all about the caseDarshan Solanki was a student at IIT Bombay who allegedly died by suicide after facing harassment and several other issues while on campus.DNA - Published | |
Governor's fresh jibe at Stalin government: Dalits in Tamil Nadu face atrocities every other dayIndiaTimes - Published | |
Bengaluru: Jain University students draw criticism over skit offending Dalits, studentsĀ apologizeBengaluru's Jain University students performed the skit which offended Dalits has gone viral on social media.DNA - Published | |
Google Doodle: Why was PK Rosy, a Dalit who became Malayalam cinema's first female lead, forced to flee the state?Google honoured pioneering actress PK Rosy on her 120th birth anniversary with a Doodle. However, she never received her due during her life time.DNA - Published | |
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BJP against Dalits, afraid of conducting caste census: Akhilesh YadavIndiaTimes - Published | Gurugram: Dalit man beaten to death by four men over Rs 3,000The accused beat the victim with sticks on Tuesday night and left him outside his house.DNA - Published |
UP: Dalit student beaten in Shahjahanpur over garlanding of 'Bharat Mata' statueArjun Rana, had a month ago objected to a group garlanding a statue of Bharat Mata wearing shoes, and was beaten up for it on Monday.DNA - Published | Status for Dalit converts: SC dismisses plea against Centreās decision to set up panel headed by ex-CJIIndiaTimes - Published |
Uttarakhand to compile list of temples that bar DalitsIndiaTimes - Published | Now, SP neta Swami Prasad Maurya targets Ramcharitmanas, calls for banClose on the heels of the statement by Bihar education minister Chandra Shekhar, claiming that āthe Ramcharitmanas promoted social discrimination and spread hatred in societyā, Samajwadi Party MLC..IndiaTimes - Published |
Madras HC seeks report on feces mixed in Dalit colonyās tankIndiaTimes - Published | Decoded: With leg space in Gujarat Cabinet, BJP eyes troubleshooting and 2024 LokĀ SabhaĀ elections through expansionThe 17-member Cabinet includes four Patidars, seven OBCs, two from STs, and one each from Brahmin, Jain, Kshatriya and Dalit communities.DNA - Published |
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BJP attacks Constitution everyday, doesn't want to accept Dalits, tribals should get rights: Rahul GandhiIndiaTimes - Published | Govt: Christianity, Islam donāt have ābackwardnessā, converts canāt get SC tagThe Centre has told the Supreme Court that Dalits converted to Christians and Islam cannot be given Scheduled Caste status to get benefits of reservation as there is no backwardness or oppression in..IndiaTimes - Published |
Scheduled Caste status cannot be extended to Dalits who converted to Christianity and Islam: Centre tells Supreme CourtThe plea sought extension of reservation and other benefits to people from Dalit communities who converted to Islam and Christianity.DNA - Published | Rohith Vemula's mother joins Rahul Gandhi on Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress' Dalit outreach in Telangana may get a boostRohith Vemula's mother Radhika Vemula met Rahul Gandhi and walked with him briefly during the morning leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra.DNA - Published |
Govt panel to study giving SC status to Dalit convertsAhead of the hearing in Supreme Court where it has to give its opinion on according Scheduled Caste status to Dalits who have converted to Islam and Christianity, the Centre on Friday appointed a..IndiaTimes - Published | Ashok Gehlot out of Congress president race, Sonia Gandhi to take call on Rajasthan CMAs the race was thrown open, Congress was finalising a replacement candidate for Gehlot, with Mallikarjun Kharge, a senior Dalit leader, as the lead contender.IndiaTimes - Published |
'Assaulted' by teacher fortnight back, UP Dalit teen 'dies of injuries'Two weeks after his teacher brutally assaulted him for making two mistakes in an exam, a 15-year-old Dalit student of a government school in UP's Auraiya died of injuries Monday. The teacher was made..IndiaTimes - Published | Gujarat elections: Arvind Kejriwal invites Dalit man, kin from Ahmedabad for a meal at his Delhi residenceSolanki said he was glad to see Kejriwal coming to the Dalit community, something he claimed no other leader had done since Independence.DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes |
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Congress revolt in Rajasthan: 12 councillors resign over Dalit boy's killing, Gehlot vs Pilot continuesCongress leader Sachin Pilot spoke out against the murder of a Dalit boy in Rajasthan, taking a firm stand against the Ashok Gehlot government.DNA - Published | 'Father also stopped from drinking water at school': Ex-Speaker Meira Kumar on Dalit boy's death in RajasthanEx-Speaker Meira Kumar talked about the injustices faced by her father in the backdrop of the killing of a Dalit boy in Rajasthan.DNA - Published |
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Karnataka: Dalit man forced to eat cow dung by upper-caste group, case filedThe event comes to light at a time when there has been an increase in reports of caste-based discrimination across the state.DNA - Published | Karnataka honour killing: Girl blamed her parents in last call to Dalit boyThe shocking incident took place in Periyapatna police station limits in Mysuru district of KarnatakaDNA - Published |
