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‘We Were Promised Rehabilitation’: Gurugram’s oldest Dalit settlement bulldozed after decade long battle; police violently beat and detain residents for protesting
Behind Gurugram’s latest demolition drive lies a decade-old nexus of corruption, caste, and state neglect
Chhattisgarh: Adivasi rights activists condemn large scale tree-felling in Hasdeo, question the state’s first Adivasi CM
Speakers also criticised both the previous Congress and BJP governments for failing to protect forests and Adivasi rights.
Assam: After taking an oath to uphold Ambedkar’s Constitution, the BJP CM invoked the Gita to promote caste-based occupation
The servitude of non-Brahmins to Brahmins has no place in Ambedkar’s Constitution, a fact Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma unconsciously or consciously overlooked when he wrote a post on his social media account, telling the Shudras that their natural duty was to serve the upper castes. This was close to ten days ago.
Anti-Dalit incidents in December: 14-year-old killed for plucking gram leaves
Incidents of violence against Dalits continue unabated across the country and continue to receive less media coverage. Sabrang India brings to you a roundup of incidents of reported crimes against Dalits.
Untouchability and exclusion, absence of voice: Dalit situation 2023
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“Too vocal” for a job, rejected from publishing because their book was too critical, untouchability at a university - Dalit narratives of caste from 2023 reveal that caste, perforates through all aspects of social and political life.
Casteism and Honour: Niece of Chhattisgarh’s Dy CM alleges threat to life from her family for inter-caste marriage
In a video released on social media, she states that the BJP leader and Dy CM, who is her uncle, was the most against her marriage, calls him responsible for any harm that is caused to the couple
Dalits attacked by upper castes at Buddha Katha ceremony in Kanpur
During a Buddha Katha organised in Kanpur’s Pehowa village, reports allege that 15-20 upper caste men arrived in cars and beat the Dalit members sleeping at the event’s sight, gunshots were also reportedly fired.
Union Govt: 1,043 families displaced in Jharkhand as more than 13,000 hectares of land acquired for coal mining
The data provided by the union government shows 16 pending employment cases, multifaceted challenges in land compensation and rehabilitation
58 reported deaths in Gujarat in last 5 years: Union Govt data reveals deaths due to cleaning of sewers and septic tanks
No centralised data on whether deaths caused were to people from marginalized community; even as Ministry acknowledges tragic toll, data is a blank on specific details on compensation given
Four arrested for kidnapping and beating Dalit boys
A video depicting young Dalits being trashed brutally on camera went viral in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena. News reports reveal upper caste Brahmin men who abducted and assaulted the Dalit boys
Decreasing trend in SCs Persondays in 2023 observed in 2023, from 22.63% in 2014-15 to 19.39% in 2023-24
MGNREGA's SC Employment Decline Sparks Concern: Data reveals dip in SC Persondays, urgent examination needed for equitable rural employment under MGNREGA
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