are not untouchables,certain castes like Dalits are classified as "Untouchables."...The terms may not be interchangeable, but, depending on the area of India, may overlap.Originally, the Outcastes or Pariahs and are now known as Dalits. They are both, still, without varna or caste, and so have the worst jobs in society assigned to them: cleaning, dealing with corpses, leather working etc.Being called Dalits has
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8:24 AM on October 02, 2008
world cup. Rahul Gandhi is idolized by congressmen as he belongs to Nehru-Gandhi family. Dhoni will be criticized by his fans if he does not perform well. Rahul Gandhi will never be criticizedye is like rahul dravid...Yes...he is Congress Dhoni.......yes,surely party wil performe beter under her leadership....No he is not Congress DHONI..... He is best suited DHOBI.......he wouldn
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10:47 PM on September 25, 2007
Hi Archana,Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm Publilius SyrusA couple of months back, India was winning. Dhoni was smiling. The rest of the team were raking it in. The BCCI was happy money. The IPL owners want lie-detector tests.But we havent heard even a squeak from the players in this regard. We havent heard Dhoni come out and say that the sport isnt corrupt. We havent heard Sachin
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Archana Saxe
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6:07 PM on May 20, 2013
constituted a core committee with councillors who belong to the Dalit community. To know more details, please refer to the link:http://goo.gl/372vI Swaraj, Varun Gandhi, Anant Kumar, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Nitin Gadkari and Shyam Jaju are expected to join other senior BJP leaders in the meal.Criticising Congress for not doing anything for the Dalit
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Renu Sharma
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6:22 PM on April 11, 2013
Hi Rihanna,Narendra Modi bat for dalits to solemnize Hindu weddings.That Dalits are not even allowed entry into temples in some pockets of Gujarat has not stopped the Narendra Modi government from at helping Modi, himself belonging to an OBC caste, gain greater support among backward castes across the country. It is learnt that Modi plans to attend marriage ceremonies solemnized by priests from the most
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Rihanna Khat
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8:06 PM on February 23, 2013
Hi Manvi,Rajasthan Police summoned Ashis Nandy over anti-Dalit remarks.The Rajasthan Police have lodged an FIR under the SC/ST Act against eminent writer and Professor Ashis Nandy, whose statement stoked a major row with his comments that people belonging to OBC, SC and ST communities were the "most corrupt". "It is a fact that most of the corrupt come from OBCs and Scheduled Castes
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Manvi Ahuja
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6:53 PM on January 29, 2013
, A Vasanthakumar, is now recovering at a government hospital in Annur, about 25km away from Coimbatore. A Class X student, Vasanthakumar belongs to the dalit Chakkiliya community. He residesCaste Hindus of a nondescript village on the outskirts of Coimbatore allegedly assaulted a 16-year-old dalit boy on Sunday for attempting to fetch drinking water from a public tap in the area.The boy
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shree chanda
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9:22 PM on June 14, 2011
Chhinnamasta temple recently Dhoni visited this temple and it is referred to as the City of Waterfalls....Yes,chhinnamasta temple is very famous in ranchi.
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8:21 AM on March 11, 2008
Hi Gunjan,Mayawati belongs to Bahujan Samaj Party.The Bahujan Samaj Party BSP is a centrist national political party in India with socialist leanings. It was formed to chiefly represent Bahujans by the philosophy of B. R. Ambedkar. The BSP was founded by a Dalit charismatic leader Kanshi Ram in 1984, who was succeeded by Mayawati in 2003. The partys political symbol is an Elephant. In the 15th Lok Sabha
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Gunjan Chawl
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3:53 PM on January 15, 2013
6, 1956, also known as Babasaheb, was an Indian nationalist, jurist, Dalit political leader and a Buddhist revivalist. He was also the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Born into a poor is also credited with having sparked the Dalit Buddhist movement. Ambedkar has been honoured with the Bharat Ratna, Indias highest civilian award.Overcoming numerous social and financial obstacles, Ambedkar
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4:25 PM on December 18, 2008
of satta. Sheikh Mujeeb AliCorrospondent Reporter United News Services....Womens rights groups, civil society leaders, and large sections of the media ... Election of the Dalit leader Mayawati as the Chief Hospital instead.Hope the good sense prevails & she does some good, not for dalits alone but for everybody ....Womens rights groups, civil society leaders, and large sections of the media ... Election
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jassi
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11:59 PM on October 15, 2007