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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Re: [ZESTCaste] No SC tag for dalit Christians, Muslims?

this is sad, i do not know about dalit muslims, but dalit christians are a highly discriminated gorup in tn

ranjani

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From: Siddhartha Kumar <mailsiddhartha.k@gmail.com>
Subject: [ZESTCaste] No SC tag for dalit Christians, Muslims?
To: "zestcaste" <zestcaste@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thursday, 17 March, 2011, 7:14 PM

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-SC-tag-for-dalit-Christians-Muslims/articleshow/7723522.cms

No SC tag for dalit Christians, Muslims?
Subodh Ghildiyal, TNN | Mar 17, 2011, 01.40am IST

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Re: [ZESTCaste] Kanshi Ram redefined Dalit awareness: Mayawati

it would be interesting to see whether sc non sc differences in various indicators are lower in up. in tn it is higher than all India. in tn bsp takes up issues of caste atrcities.

is there any data already available on up performance on this?

ranjani

--- On Fri, 18/3/11, Siddhartha Kumar <mailsiddhartha.k@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Siddhartha Kumar <mailsiddhartha.k@gmail.com>
Subject: [ZESTCaste] Kanshi Ram redefined Dalit awareness: Mayawati
To: "zestcaste" <zestcaste@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Friday, 18 March, 2011, 6:24 PM

http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/16/stories/2011031653850300.htm

Kanshi Ram redefined Dalit awareness: Mayawati

Special Correspondent

Birth anniversary celebrations held in all 72 UP districts

Photo: Subir Roy

MENTOR'S DAY: Chief Minister Mayawati paying tributes to her mentor,
Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi Ram, in Lucknow on Tuesday.

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Re: [ZESTCaste] Branded witch, these women are scarred forever

do we have a law banning witch hunting? does it happen only to sc/st in which case it can be brought under Sc/St atrocities act.

Warmly

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Subject: [ZESTCaste] Branded witch, these women are scarred forever
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Date: Friday, 18 March, 2011, 8:13 PM

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/Branded-witch-these-women-are-scarred-forever/articleshow/7729775.cms

Branded witch, these women are scarred forever
Binay Singh, TNN | Mar 17, 2011, 10.38pm IST

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[ZESTCaste] Nepal: Banke dalit women into Balighare profession

http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Banke+dalit+women+into+Balighare+profession&NewsID=280874

Banke dalit women into Balighare profession

Added At: 2011-03-21 6:08 PM

BANKE: An increasing number of Dalit women in Banke district are
attracted towards an annual labour contract called Balighare Partha
locally under which so-called high caste people give food in return to
their hard work and service.

Until recently the age-old Balighare occupation was dominated by Dalit
men. Prem Kala BK of Chisapani-9 is an example of increasing number of
women taking up this profession mainly by women from Bishwokarma
community among other Dalit castes.

Lately she has started working in her forge, where only her husband
used to work till some time ago. She melts metal in the forage and
crafts kitchen utensils and sickles, knives, hoes and other
traditional weapons of neighbours. In return, she gets rice, maize or
millets (as per her choice) for her whole year´s works from them.

Sewing clothes as well making hand drums and other musical instruments
are also part of Balighare system in existence in the district from
ages taken up by Dalit people as their one of the major sources of
livelihood.

Padamkala BK of Baankatuwa-9 is also into this occupation through with
she looks after her family of 10 members. She is running a mobile
sewing shop. She said other women are also taking up this profession.

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[ZESTCaste] Nepal: End of intra-caste discrimination demanded

http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=End+of+intra-caste+discrimination+demanded&NewsID=280943

End of intra-caste discrimination demanded

Added At: 2011-03-22 9:28 AM

KALIKOT: People from 'non-Dalit' communities in Kalikot district have
urged to end the caste based discrimination among the Dalit
communities to maintain social harmony.

Speaking at a programme organised in Kalikot on Monday on the occasion
of 46th International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination, the leaders of the Dalit movement also complained that
the organisations established for the welfare of Dalit communities
were not actually working for their living standards promotion.

Meanwhile, five persons including Dalit rights activists were honored
amid a function in Dhadingbensi on Monday for their contribution to
eliminate the racial discrimination.

Dalit rights activists Ram Bahadur Basel, Kulman Kumal and Gopal BK,
journalist Keshav Adhikari and advocate Hari Prasad Silwal
(posthumously) were felicitated for their contribution to the Dalit
movement.

On the occasion, central vice chairman of Dalit Sewa Sangh Dhan
Bahadur Nepali honored them and urged to work actively against racial
discrimination in the future as well.