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New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi’s comment that the Congress has lost the confidence of Dalits because it did not protect the interests of the Dalits and backwards the way it should have in the 1990s, has been accepted by the young generation of the party. “Such an admission is a sign of his large heartedness,” said…
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Moradabad: A 16-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly abducted and raped in a car by a man here, police said on Sunday. The accused, nabbed through an identity card placed on the car’s dashboard, also recorded the act on his phone, they said. The man, Rashid, abducted the girl in his car from outside her house…
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Mahnisagar: Gujarat Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani on Wednesday demanded the suspension of Mahisagar District Collector Neha Kumari, accusing her of making anti-Dalit comments, a charge the bureaucrat rejected. Mr Mevani’s demand comes a week after he sought similar action against senior IPS officer Rajkumar Pandian for allegedly misbehaving with him and one of his party…
Rahul not only enjoyed a hearty meal with the family but also helped prepare it. New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi visited a “Dalit kitchen” during his recent visit to Maharashtra’s Kolhapur. His discovery of the Dalit cuisine came about due to his curiosity about “what they eat, how they cook and its social and political significance”….
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Shailaja Paik is a distinguished research professor of history at the University of Cincinnati New York: An Indian-American professor, Shailaja Paik, conducting research on and writing about Dalit women has received a $800,000 “genius” grant from the MacArthur Foundation which gives out awards every year to people with extraordinary achievements or potential. Announcing her fellowship,…
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