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A. Kalaimani, a Dalit woman village panchayat president of Karu Vadatheru village panchayat near Vadakadu, was allegedly prevented from hoisting the tricolour on the Indian Republic Day by a group of caste Hindu
Global Council of Indian Christians(GCIC) condemns the despicable in human act of the self styled nationalists

RAIRAKHOL: A Dalit labourer Kapil Hans of Gobindpur village under Tribanpur gram panchayat of Rairakhol block reportedly died of starvation on Tuesday night.
He is survived by his 60- year-old wife Chanchala and two married daughters.
Sources said for the last one week, Kapil was ailing reportedly from malnutrition and starvation and was bedridden.  read more »

A temple dedicated to 'Goddess English' is coming up and mind you its not in an English county but in a nondescript village in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri district with an aim of encouraging the local Dalits to learn the language.  read more »

The obnoxious practice of manual scavanging will continue in one form or the other, as long as the government and society treat certain so-called menial jobs as the preserve of one community.  read more »

Oct 22- Sadashiv alias Shambhu Kale, his wife and three minor children were literally ostracised from Poraskaden village in Pernem taluka.Wonder what their fault was? Despite being Brahmins, they had given their blessings to a Dalit couple at their wedding.Entire village was against him. He was thrown out of the temple and later forced to leave the village.Shattered by the incident, his wife committed suicide  read more »

Savanur (Haveri dist), July 20, (Karnataka)

What can be said of a system that forces a community to inflict upon themselves the lowest form of humiliation, just so they are allowed to live in their own homes?

A basic right, taken for granted with no second thoughts for many, is a struggle for the Bhangi community in Savanur. The community members went as far as pouring human excreta over themselves, so that their voices are heard and as a sign of protest against those trying to evict them from their homes.  read more »