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Absent in Elections 2024: Dalits and the historic battle for land
Caste, big capital, entrenched political influence continues to determine access to to land. Violence is the means to quell India’s Dalit communities as they struggle to reclaim land that is tilled by them.Punjab, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu have seen emergent movements around Dalit land rights but these are not reflected in manifestos of political formations, yet.
Hindutva’s “rice-bag” controversy
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Hindutva hardliners have been consistently urging over the years that Dalits who have converted to Christianity did so after being incentivised by monetary gains. Is this really the case?
Systemic and widespread: Violence against Dalit continues across Indian states
From a remote village in Gujarat to ghastly targeted gender violence in Uttar Pradesh, to what we see as cosmopolitan Kerala, and even Rajasthan, violence against Dalits in various forms continues.
Violence and assault targeting Dalits rock Uttar Pradesh
Two disturbing cases of violence against Dalits surface - one involving a deadly beating over unpaid wages, and another case of rape, extortion, and forced consumption of beef
Continued Surge of Violence against Dalits Spans Maharashtra to Tamil Nadu
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Dalit boy and grandmother assaulted in Nanguneveli, Karur, Dalit women attacked in Satara, two more Dalits dead in Rajasthan, as violence against Dalits continues.
Violence against Dalits refuses to curb, the families of the victims protest
Unrelenting violence against Dalits continues as justice remains difficult, highlights urgent need for change
Theirs & ours, how Indian cities discriminate against Dalits & Muslims
Forced ghettoisation due to stigma is worsened by an iniquitous access and distribution of public services for Muslims and Dalits in Indian cities, an international study reveals
UP records two more hate crimes against Dalits
One incident is from Amethi and another from Badaun
Karnataka Elections: Hundreds of Families can Live in Their Homes for Only 8 Months in a Year
Saptasagar village on the banks of Krisha River is among those which have experienced flooding every year since 2019.
Dalit History Month: A compilation of must read books about Dalit oppression, marginalisation and their resistance
CJP Team -
A curated list of some of the best books to understand the struggles and hardships faced by the Dalit community since time immemorial, and their revolutions that shaped the history of India
Anti-Dalit violence all pervasive even in April 2023, #DalitHistory month
More incidents of caste-based atrocities reported across states serving as a bitter reminder that the road to equality and a casteless society is hard