Historian Shailaja Paik has become the first Dalit person to be awarded the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship. Known as the “genius grant”, the fellowship comes with a “no-strings-attached” ...

Rahul Gandhi visited a "Dalit kitchen" during his recent visit to Maharashtra's Kolhapur. His discovery of the Dalit cuisine came about due to his curiosity about "what they eat, how they cook and ...

A Dalit man was beaten up and had casteist abuses used against him by a poultry farm owner and his son in Bihar, all because he asked them for his wages that were due. The man has alleged his ...

Patna: JD(U) functionary and rural works department minister Ashok Choudhary announced on Thursday that a ‘Dalit Mahakumbh’ would be organised to celebrate various development works launched ...

A two-day south Indian conclave of Dalit and tribal organisations that was held in Kottayam has resolved to join the upcoming national conclave in Delhi on January 24 and 25. The Delhi conclave is ...

Shailaja Paik, is an author who has become the first Dalit person to win the MacArthur Fellowship. Shailaja Paik's journey marks a significant milestone in highlighting her journey and her ...

Two poultry farm owners allegedly thrashed three boys of Dalit community, suspecting them of stealing 5 kg wheat, and paraded them with shaved heads and blackened faces in a village Bahraich ...

Prabhu Kumar of Dalit Christian Movement, Babu Rao, Antony Raju Thumma, Norbat, Libania, and others were present.

However, even though there are about 180 Catholic bishops in India, only 12 among them are Dalit bishops. Historically caste problems have been especially acute in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry ...

The Congress has always insulted Dalit leaders and only Prime Minister Narendra Modi can protect the SC and OBC reservation, the Union Minister said. Union Minister Amit Shah on Monday launched a ...

Chithralekha, 47, had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kannur for the last two weeks, and doctors confirmed her death around 3am following respiratory failure. E Chithralekha, a ...

LUCKNOW: Ahead of the assembly elections in Haryana, BSP supremo Mayawati on Monday urged Dalit leaders to sever ties with the Congress and other "casteist parties" and follow the path laid down ...