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'We don't have money but we have truth': Dalit family’s 6-day march from Pune to Mumbai against caste atrocities

February 24, 2025 2:10 am

The Dalit family from Thergaon in Pimpri-Chinchwad allege that no FIR was filed based on their complaint, but their water connection was cut without prior notice.

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To be young and Dalit in a Gujarat village

June 27, 2023 8:28 am

A twirled moustache, riding a horse, playing DJ music – anything can potentially trigger a caste clash. In a Gujarat village where a youngster was assaulted allegedly for “wearing sunglasses and good clothes”, villagers sense a change, a silent pushback

Jantar Mantar conversion: Dalit families will reconvert, claim VHP, Bajrang Dal

August 10, 2015 4:27 am

The 100 Dalit families have been protesting against the alleged atrocities by upper caste Jats over the past three years and had raised several demands.

Dalit families on dharna ‘convert’ to Islam, VHP protests

August 09, 2015 3:23 am

VHP alleged that the conversion was an instance of “exploitation” of Dalit families and said they were able to “intervene in time” to stop it.

'Became Buddhist for haircut,shave... mental untouchability persists'

October 21, 2013 9:51 pm

The organisers of the event have claimed that a total of 60,000 Dalits converted to Buddhism.

Sultanpur: Cong seeks probe into arson,rehabilitation of Dalit victims

September 06, 2013 3:50 am

Congress Thursday demanded rehabilitation for 22 Dalit families who were displaced from Dehli Mubarakpur village of Sultanpur district last week after their huts were allegedly torched by a section of the minority community from the same village

Two years since clashes,Mirchpurs Dalits still stay away from their homes

April 09, 2014 12:02 pm

For the 80 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel deployed in Haryanas Mirchpur village,there is virtually nothing to protect but empty houses and deserted streets

Pabnawa Dalit families get financial aid,start returning home

April 14, 2014 4:49 pm

Dalit families,which were forced to leave Pabnawa village in Haryanas Kaithal district after allegedly being attacked by the members of upper caste Ror community last month,have started returning to their homes.