Dalits

Kochi artist P. S. Jaya has undertaken a 100-day social experiment, in which she paints herself black before stepping out of her house. She is documenting the reactions and comments that she gets from people on the streets, while also creating awareness about casteism.

Dalits were denied entry into the Kariyamma Temple in a village near Hassan, Karnataka. But district officers from Hassan led the way, and accompanied them into the temple.

The Supreme Court recently upheld the law passed by the Haryana State Government, which makes it mandatory for people to have a minimum level of education for contesting Panchayat elections. Can it be considered as something that Dr. B.R Ambedkar would have been proud of? Or is it the most unworthy gift one could give him on his 125th birth anniversary?

200 young people belonging to Dalit and other backward communities will receive a certificate course in Vedic rituals through a three month training program which will be conducted by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.

Yoginder Sikand introduces you to the renowned scholar Khurshid Kaimkhani. Chacha, as he was fondly called, lived an extraordinary life and strived hard to work for the betterment of the lower caste Hindus and Muslims in Pakistan. Having been forced to leave his village in Rajasthan, Khurshid Chacha travelled extensively and even penned a book about his home town. Read on to know more about him and the inspirational life he lived.