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Articles that are part of the Dalit History Month series

In Western UP, Dalit-owned hospitals are starting a new social revolution

D. Shyam Babu -
The newest revolution is the number of hospitals owned by Dalit doctors that are springing up everywhere in the country, posing a powerful counter to the centuries-old stigmas.
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Digital Dalits: Is social media a game changer for Dalit politics?

Amit Ahuja -
Besides amplifying Dalit protests, social media has lowered the barriers to entry into the political discourse for Dalits. ThePrint is publishing articles on Dalit issues...
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Agarwal, Gandhi, Oberoi: But where are the Dalit surnames in Indian history & pop culture?

Sumeet Samos -
The history of caste Hindus is a narrative of self-success which has been steeped in the very marrow of caste Hindu culture. 
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If Ambedkar & Lohia met: How history missed a crucial moment in social justice politics

Anurag Bhaskar -
Social justice political forces have kept the ideas of Ambedkar and Lohia as separate legacies. This imposes limitations on contemporary politics.
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In his last years, Ambedkar said he could do nothing for rural dalits

Anand Teltumbde -
Ambedkar knew the importance of land in the emancipation of dalits, but he also knew it would not be easy to secure it for them, writes Anand Teltumbde in a new book titled ‘Republic of Caste: Thinking Equality in the Time of Neoliberal Hindutva’.
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Hard fact: Despite quotas, Dalits, tribals are nowhere in Delhi’s corridors of power

Sanya Dhingra -
Even OBC representation in higher bureaucracy is no more than 2.89 per cent; retired officers claim Dalits & tribals continue to face discrimination in career.
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Ravidas was a Dalit guru who ran a business, dressed lavishly and made a queen his disciple

Chandra Bhan Prasad -
Guru Ravidas, born a ‘social impure’ chamar, spoke to the practising Hindus about purity of conscience.
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Dalits in BJP are angry as party doesn’t have a single SC office-bearer despite rule

Pragya Kaushika -
Dalit leaders in the ruling party say the party has ignored them and does not have a senior SC leader to manage the protests in the heartland states.
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No Dalit judge in the country’s top court that passed order on SC/ST Act

Sanya Dhingra -
After K.G. Balakrishnan’s retirement in May 2010, no Dalit judge has been elevated to apex court; even not a single Dalit chief justice in 24 high courts.
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Dadasaheb Gaikwad is my Dalit icon because he did what Ambedkar couldn’t: Jignesh Mevani

Jignesh Mevani -
My fascination for Dadasaheb Gaikwad has its roots in the failures of our own land struggle. Like me, he too was called a Communist stooge.
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