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Dalit

Sinking Elephant

Kumar Anshuman

With its shrinking Dalit base and the possibility of losing national-party status, BSP is in mortal crisis

SHE WHO BROKE TWO GLASS CEILINGS

A Dalit entrepreneur who earned Rs 2 per day once upon a time and survived a suicide attempt is recognised as someone who saved one of Mumbai’s illustrious companies

Caste Yes Bar for Music

Guruvayur temple stops a Dalit musician from performing on its premises

She Also Made History

Chithralekha, a Dalit woman autorickshaw driver in Kerala, has become an unwitting symbol of resistance against caste hegemony in her state

‘E’ for English Goddess

Mayawati felt threatened by this new Dalit goddess. Now that she is out of power, the temple will finally rise

Precarious Alliance

Shiv Sena ties up with Dalit leader Ramdas Athavale

Dalits Angle for Big Money Contracts

“The spirit of enterprise should be spread among all Dalit communities,” says DICCI head Milind Prahlad Kamble

Gandhi, the Untouchable

Artist J Nandakumar had his show cancelled because he dared to show Gandhi trampling on Dalit rights. He fights on

Jai Angrezi Devi Maiyya Ki

Can the enshrinement of English as a goddess help Dalits overcome their hardships? Good question.

The Rahul Plan

In the electoral fray of Uttar Pradesh, the Congress led by Rahul Gandhi aims to win over major Dalit sub-castes disenchanted with Mayawati.

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