Dalit Writing Is More Likely To Become An Academic Curiosity Than A Mass Movement

For several decades now, middle-class Dalits have had access to English-medium education. However, despite this educational advancement, the presence of Dalits in senior positions within

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Why Ambedkar is the New Face of Indian Cinema: The Rise of Dalit Films in India

The year 2023 will be remembered in the history of Indian cinema for many blockbusters. Films like Pathan, Gadar, Jawan and Animal crossed the Rs

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ESSAY | Sumit Baudh writes: The invisibilising of queer Dalits in Yashica Dutt’s 2019 memoir ‘Coming Out As Dalit’

Dutt erases queer Dalit voices while claiming the term “coming out” for herself, overlooking its origins and complex marginalised experiences. The Amazon Prime video series,

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Following Dalit entry into Tamil Nadu village temple, caste Hindus to construct separate place of worship

In Thenmudiyanur village, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, caste Hindus have chosen to abandon the Sri Muthu Mariamman temple its presiding deity they worshipped for over

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I am Rethinking the Word ‘Dalit’ Itself: Activist-Scholar Raees Mohammed on Subclassification of Scheduled Castes

The activist Raees Mohammed says that he does not find any unified Dalit movement in Tamil Nadu. | Photo Credit: YouTube Screengrab The Supreme Court’s

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