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Dalit Christians at CSI Madurai yet to see one of their own as Bishop
Madurai :: India | 7 hours ago
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It has been more than six decades and they form 60 per cent of the population, but still Dalit Christians of Church of South India (CSI) Madurai-Ramnad Diocese are unable to support and elect a member of their caste as Bishop. Dalit Christians of the
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Will Western Retail Supermarkets Lift India's Dalits Out Of Poverty?
Dehradun :: India | 7 months ago
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The controversial introduction of giant foreign retailers into the Indian market may provide benefits to one unlikely segment of the country's vast population -- the Dalits, or Untouchables. According to a report in the Daily Telegraph newspaper of
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Dalit activists fear caste census will promote majoritarianism
Mumbai :: India | 1 year ago
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State, observed a forum of Dalit activists and writers and intellectuals. Ministry of Rural Development, they said what was going on was not a caste-based census, but an exercise to enumerate Other Backward Classes (OBCs) or intermediate castes,
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Making a difference: Born to fight
Tirunelveli :: India | almost 2 years ago
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Antony Raj shares stories of his struggle as a Dalit activist I am a self-made man and second to none, declared Rev...You may call it cultivated arrogance but I have learnt the hard way. His assertion is only natural, considering that life which only
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RESERVATION FOR DALIT CONVERTS
The Struggle of Dalit Muslims and Dalit Christians for scheduled caste status There is no reason to not include Dalit Muslims and Dalit Christians in the category of Scheduled Castes because these Dalits share the same
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Sacked CVC Thomas to file review petition in Supreme Court
New Delhi :: India | 2 years ago
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P J Thomas will file a review petition in the Supreme Court next week over its verdict quashing his appointment as CVC, said his counsel on Saturday. Thomas is seeking a review of the apex court's decision that had quashed his appointment as Chief
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Dalit Muslims, Dalit Christians seek Scheduled Caste privileges
New Delhi :: India | 2 years ago
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Terming paragraph 3 of the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 as 'discriminatory', organisations of Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims sought Scheduled Caste privileges for the two communities. National Council of Dalit Christians and All
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Apex court to go into quota for Dalit Christians, Muslims
New Delhi :: India | over 2 years ago
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The Supreme Court Friday said it will hold a hearing on the question...Kapadia said this involved an important question of the validity of the Supreme Court order issued under Article 341 of the constitution. The bench, while appointing a senior
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Losing the plot
London :: United Kingdom | over 2 years ago
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Indian Dalits find no refuge from caste in Christianity BBC Tamil Many in India have embraced Christianity to escape the age-old caste oppression of the Hindu social order, but Christianity itself in some places is finding it difficult to shrug off
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Christians, Muslims of SC origin demand reservation
New Delhi :: India | almost 3 years ago
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Leaders from National Council of Dalit Christians, Catholic Bishops Council of India Commission of SC/ST/OBC, All-India Jamiat-Ul-Hawareen, All India Pasmanda Muslim Mahaz and National Council of Churches of India demonstrated here and demanded that
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