Marine veterans return Buddha statue plundered during Vietnam War

Marine veterans return Buddha statue plundered during Vietnam War: The likeness of a female Buddha was plundered from a village shrine in north central Vietnam during a patrol in April 1968 by a Marine. The return had to be done discretely because of Vietnam’s restrictions on religion.

The fate of the Buddha’s begging bowl

The fate of the Buddha’s begging bowl: One of the most revered relics in the ancient Buddhist world was the Buddha’s begging bowl.

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Do Not Say ’Dalit’, For It Is Too Real - Mainstream Weekly

Do Not Say ’Dalit’, For It Is Too Real - Mainstream Weekly: It is no less than a pyrrhic historical atrocity to want to eliminate the reality of a whole section of living people by refusing them the right (...)

What the Buddha Taught Rāhula | Buddhistdoor

What the Buddha Taught Rāhula | Buddhistdoor: Purification through constant reflection

UP: Dalit woman leaves college after being harassed

UP: Dalit woman leaves college after being harassed: A 22-year-old Dalit woman had to leave college after being allegedly harassed by a man here, police said Monday.
Following a complaint from the woman's family Sunday, a case was registered against the man, Superintendent of Police (SP) Dinesh Kumar

Stolen 12th Century Bronze Buddha Statue Returned to India | Buddhistdoor

Stolen 12th Century Bronze Buddha Statue Returned to India | Buddhistdoor: Bronze sculpture one of 14 statues stolen from a Nalanda museum in 1961

Bhima Koregaon: When Brecht speaks as Ambedkar

Bhima Koregaon: When Brecht speaks as Ambedkar: Just as policemen on duty are only human beings in uniform, so are lawyers in black silk. They know fact from fiction, writes Gopalkrishna Gandhi on Bhima Koregaon.

Anushka Sharma, Varun Dhawan support cause of Dalit Girls on Kaun Banega Crorepati

Anushka Sharma, Varun Dhawan support cause of Dalit Girls on Kaun Banega Crorepati

Who Is Suppressing Dalits? It’s Nobody But Themselves!

Who Is Suppressing Dalits? It’s Nobody But Themselves!: SocialPost

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad wants to make his fight more inclusive

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad wants to make his fight more inclusive: Azad's rise hasn't gone down well with UP's most powerful Dalit leader, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati, who has snubbed his overtures

BJP's Attempted Dalit Outreach Draws Backlash From Elite-Caste Votebank

BJP's Attempted Dalit Outreach Draws Backlash From Elite-Caste Votebank: The conflict between the BJP’s Dalit outreach and its attempt to keep its elite-caste core votebank in good humour threatens to unravel the party’s best-laid plans for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Dalit man accuses in-laws of separating him from wife, commits

Dalit man accuses in-laws of separating him from wife, commits: A 25-year-old man died Thursday, a day after he committed self-immolation accusing his in-laws of separating him from his wife in view of their inter-caste marriage, police said.
Srikanth set himself ablaze here Wednesday midnight and was

Dalit-Muslim-Left new 'other' in BJP style campaign created ahead of 2019 polls | ummid.com

Dalit-Muslim-Left new 'other' in BJP style campaign created ahead of 2019 polls | ummid.com

Dalit honour killing: A web of caste and politics

Dalit honour killing: A web of caste and politics: Amruthavarshini has alleged that her father spent Rs10m to get her husband Pranay Kumar killed

Konthoujam Gita Devi honoured with Indo-Thai friendship award : 05th sep18 ~ E-Pao! Headlines

Konthoujam Gita Devi honoured with Indo-Thai friendship award : 05th sep18 ~ E-Pao! Headlines

UP okays premature release of 'Bhim Sena' chief

UP okays premature release of 'Bhim Sena' chief: The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday cleared the premature release of Bhim Sena chief Chandra Shekhar aka Ravana from the prison, an official said.

Man assaulted for touching palanquin carrying deity’s statue

Man assaulted for touching palanquin carrying deity’s statue: Upper caste owner of statue also made Dalit man hand over a goat as a fine which he said was for purifying the deity

Floral tributes paid to Dalit leader Immanuel Sekharan on his 61st death anniversary

Floral tributes paid to Dalit leader Immanuel Sekharan on his 61st death anniversary: Ramanathapuram, Sep 11 (UNI) Floral tributes were paid to veteran Dalit leader Immanuel Sekharan on his 61st death anniversary at his memorial in Paramakudi, here on Tuesday.

Dalit Leader's Head Skin Peeled For 'Wearing Turban' In Madhya Pradesh

Dalit Leader's Head Skin Peeled For 'Wearing Turban' In Madhya Pradesh: Police registered a case against three persons Tuesday and are investigating the matter.

Green Revolution denuded Dalits: Thinker

Green Revolution denuded Dalits: Thinker: Land reforms brought about by successive Congress governments after independence were aimed at creating a new class of rich farmers whereas the Green Revolution was a capitalist strategy that denuded the Dalits, thinker and ideologue Anand Teltumbde

Democracy Under Siege! - Mainstream Weekly

Democracy Under Siege! - Mainstream Weekly: The following statement was issued on August 31, 2018 by the New Socialist Initiative (NSI) on the recent arrests of human rights defenders and (...)

As BJP tries to woo Dalits, its vote bank of upper castes is under threat

As BJP tries to woo Dalits, its vote bank of upper castes is under threat: Under pressure after a massive Dalit protest on April 2, and from the Opposition as well as its allies, the Modi government had brought in the amendments, upsetting members of the upper castes in much

Which Party cares for Dalits Today? - Mainstream Weekly

Which Party cares for Dalits Today? - Mainstream Weekly: by Ram Puniyani Recently anti-Dalit atrocity laws were first diluted inserting the clause of anticipatory bail. Following this there were serious (...)

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The Reason India’s Dalits Hate Gandhi

The Reason India’s Dalits Hate Gandhi: The reason India’s Dalits hate Gandhi is that, to the Dalits, he helped preserve the caste system, or Varna, in post independence India. To understand India ...

India: BJP continues its attack on civil liberties and oppressed...

India: BJP continues its attack on civil liberties and oppressed...: What's behind the arrest of five activists in India? #india

Stop the Witchhunts and Release the Detained Activists, London Protesters Demand

Stop the Witchhunts and Release the Detained Activists, London Protesters Demand

Anand Teltumbde: On India's rising authoritarian tide - Himal Southasian

Anand Teltumbde: On India's rising authoritarian tide - Himal Southasian

Main accused in killing of Dalit woman held, claim police

Main accused in killing of Dalit woman held, claim police: The prime accused in case related to the killing of a 22-year-old Dalit woman has been arrested, police said Sunday.
The main accused Shahnawaz alias Sona was arrested in connection with the case registered at Budina Khurd under Charthawal police

We Are All Harappans

We Are All Harappans: The Rakhigarhi project shines light on an old enigma: the ­Harappans were genetically ‘Ancestral South Indian’ stock. Which is to say, all of us in South Asia are their children.

'Persecuting The Dalit Intellectual': A Student Recounts Police Raid At Prof Satyanarayana’s House

'Persecuting The Dalit Intellectual': A Student Recounts Police Raid At Prof Satyanarayana’s House: Hunting down 'urban naxals', police barged into a central university campus, raided Dalit intellectual Prof Satyanarayana's house, and seized all his academic work. A student recounts the ordeal.