Friday, April 26, 2024

Topic: Dalit

“He was harrased because of Dalit identity. He told me about this,” says IIT-B student Darshan’s father

In a 58-second public appeal video, Ramesh Solanki, father of the first-year B Tech Dalit student at IIT Bombay, who died by suicide on 12 February, asked people to participate in a candle march on 19 February so that “Darshan gets justice."

Watch | ”We’re inspired by Ambedkar”: Dalit, Adivasi, OBC students on TISS convocation day

Speaking to Begampura Productions, Dalit, Bahujan and Adivasi students at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai who were awarded their certificates of Masters, M. Phil and PhDs at this year’s convocation, shared the struggles, experience and joy of their journey.

“Not a personal issue, but an institutional murder.” IIT-B student group on Dalit student’s death by suicide

The recent death of an 18-year-old Dalit student of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay is not a personal or individualised issue, but an institutional murder, alleged the student collective in the institute.

Remembering P.K. Rosy on 120th birth anniversary: Trailblazer of Malayalam cinema, survivor of casteism

Today marks the 120th birth anniversary of P.K. Rosy, a trailblazer in the Indian film industry and the first female lead in Malayalam cinema.

Union Budget 2023-2024: Is it really Amrit Kal for Dalits and Adivasis?

The Union Budget 2023-2024 has neglected the urgent and specific needs of Dalit and Adivasi communities in India, alleged National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR).

UP: 10-year-old Dalit boy killed, hung on tree by upper caste Hindu men

A 10-year-old Dalit boy was allegedly killed by a group of upper caste Hindu men over a property dispute in Budaun district late on Sunday.