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	CounterCurrents.org Dalit Issues Home Page
		Hiding the pathetic condition of Dalits in West Bengal and particularly that of the scavengers is the bigger shame for India
		As Dalits organize themselves and begin to challenge caste based rule in India, it behooves all people of good conscience to start to find out what the Dalits and their leadership are fighting for.
		An important Dalit leader L Elayaperumal died at the age of 82 on September 9 in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu.
	www.countercurrents.org /dalit.htm (2728 words)

	INTR 532 Home
		Dalit Theology therefore, has to give expression to this experience of dalitness of the people and respond positively to their need, which is their main concern--how to earn their daily bread, how to overcome their life situations of oppression, poverty, suffering, injustice, illiteracy, and denial of identity; in short a question of survival.
		Dalit theology is a systematization of the critical reflection on ortho-praxis which the oppressed generate dialogically in the light of their faith.
		Dalit (the term in the Indian context denotes those oppressed on the basis of caste) theology is a theology done by and for the dalits in India.
	www.wheaton.edu /intr/Moreau/courses/532/biblio/dalit.htm (2585 words)

	Dalit Solidarity
		Dalits whose homeland is India were made refugees in their own land by the aggressive invasion of the Aryans.
		Dalits are the descendants of the earliest settlers of India.
		Dalits are not allowed to wear shoes; if they wear them, Dalits will have to take off their shoes at times they meet a higher caste person.
	www.dalitsolidarity.org /html/who_are_dalits.htm (1828 words)

	Tamil Nadu's Dalit saga
		Since Dalits have been for centuries agricultural labourers working for their livelihood on other people's land, there is a widespread notion that they have no right to own land.
		Once Dalits are organised to protect themselves and fight for their causes, they have to make clear their stand in relation to political processes and parties.
		The shrill voices of Dalits (as opposed to their groans that "society" had become used to) and their aggressive political posturing are resented because these expose the sham that pervades our public life.
	www.flonnet.com /fl2223/stories/20051118000407000.htm (2890 words)

	Dalit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ambedkar, a Dalit, and one of the leaders of the Indian independence movement, is considered the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, in which Article 17 abolishes untouchability.
		The Dalit Muslims are referred to by the Ashraf and Ajlaf Muslims as Arzal or "ritually degraded".
		In these villages, Dalits are still not allowed to let their shadows fall upon a non-Dalit caste member (particularly a Brahmin, for fear of ritually contaminating them), and they are still required to sweep the ground where they walk to remove the 'contamination' of their footfalls.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dalit (1856 words)

	Dalit Voice - The Voice of the Persecuted Nationalities Denied Human Rights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Dalits ought to stop learning their so-called mother-tongues are enough to preserve their myths and collective memories, they are mistaken.
		Dalits and tribals have lost their cultural and religious identities in the course of compulsory Brahmanism in schools and media.
		Upper-caste leftist, Dalit, Muslim and Christian activists who raise their voices against this age-old system face a number of threats from the Hindu fascist quarters for whom Dharma-yudh (holy war) is the essence of Hinduism.
	www.dalitvoice.org /Templates/jan_a2006/articles.htm (5379 words)

	Dalit Freedom Network: Abolish Caste, Now and Forever
		Dalits want an English-based education for their children, recognizing the great benefits available for those educated in English.
		Dalits have little access to medical care, their children receive no vaccinations and preventable infectious diseases spread rapidly.
		We work with the government of India to pass new policies that protect Dalits, to ensure those laws and existing laws are enforced, and to protect the religious freedom of all people in India by combating anti-conversion legislation.
	www.dalitnetwork.org (499 words)

	Vision World Dalit Conference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Due to the tireless efforts of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Dalits were granted some rights to live with dignity and have access to basic amenities in their civic life.
		Dalits must understand that Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar also made shifts in his strategies and plans to meet the challenges posed before him time to time.
		The International Dalit Conference on Dalit Vision for 21st century is an effort to evolve such plans and executable strategies to meet the present challenges posed before Indian Dalits.
	www.dalitconference.com /Vission.html (713 words)

	The Emerging Dalit Theology: A Historical Appraisal
		Dalit is thus not a mere descriptive name or title, but an expression of hope for the recovery of their past identity.
		Dalits who constitute almost 20% of the Indian population (200 million), were considered untouchables as a result of the Hindu understanding of "ritual pollution and purity." Dalits were not included in the four fold varna categories.
		Dalit theologians were of the opinion that the theological and cultural domination of Brahmanic traditions within Indian Christianity, ignoring the rich cultural and religious experience of the Dalits had to be ignored, if not rejected completely.
	www.religion-online.org /showarticle.asp?title=1121 (4979 words)

	Humanitarian Texts » Blog Archive » Dalit Women and Reservation Policy
		Dalit women are discriminated due to a patriarchic dominated social structure on the one hand and humiliation within them due to caste ridden social system on the other.
		Dalit women’s families are ultra poor and represent about 80% of the ultra poor in Nepal The situation of the Dalit women is worse even among the general women whose status is very low.
		It is an irony that even the Dalit activists raise the issue of Dalit males and largely overlook the case of Dalit women.
	www.heidi-barathieu-brun.ch /en/archives/140 (3039 words)

	The Hindu : DPI fillip to Dalit movement
		It was a shot in the arm for the Dalit movement, say Dalit and social activists referring to the Dalit Panther of India role in filing nominations for elections to the controversial reserved village panchayats of Pappapatti and Keeripatti in Madurai district.
		The Nattamangalam Dalits said the announcement was made right in the presence of policemen who were posted in the village for security.
		Dalit youth already left the villages in fear, said the convener of the organisation, Kameshwari.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2002/03/29/stories/2002032904080400.htm (558 words)

	Attacks on Dalit Women: A Pattern of Impunity - Broken People: Caste Violence Against India’s “Untouchables” (Human ...
		Like other Indian women whose relatives are sought by the police, Dalit women have also been arrested and raped in custody as a means of punishing their male relatives who are hiding from the police.
		Cases at all levels have the potential to be influenced by the judge’s personal perceptions of caste and gender that are brought to bear in determining the credibility of evidence or the likelihood of guilt.
		In a letter to the chief justice dated October 27, 1993, women’s organizations noted that gender bias was pervasive at all levels of the judiciary that seeks to blame the victim for the crimes committed against her.
	www.hrw.org /reports/1999/india/India994-11.htm (3908 words)

	nepaldalitinfo/ FOCUS
		The International Commission for Dalit Rights (ICDR) and Voice of Dalit International (VODI) have submitted this afternoon a joint memorandum to the King of Nepal through Royal Nepalese Embassy in UK, condemning the murder of Daya Ram Pariyar by the security personnel on March 24, 2006 at Janakchock, Janakpur District of Central Nepal.
		The nomination of a Dalit woman leader in the high position of Member Secretary of the Commission is definitely an achievement for Dalit movement in Nepal; it can be viewed as a result of continued pressure from Nepalese Dalit movement, international community, rights organizations, press and civil society for inclusive governance.
		However, some quarters within Dalit intellectual circle have viewed her appointment under the current autocratic direct monarchial rule in the country as ploy to sway Dalit leaderships away from the current movement for restoration of democracy in the country.
	www.nepaldalitinfo.20m.com /Focus/focus.html (1823 words)

	IITs: Doing Manu Proud
		Most of the first batch of dalit and adivasi students found it extremely difficult to cope at the IIT and were failed or forced to drop out.
		Dalit and OBC intellectuals have pointed out how the equivalents of today's engineers and technologists in India hail from what would be dalit, shudra and adivasi groups.
		One dalit would have 'offended' the caste hindus by sitting and sipping tea before them; and if he did not repent the crime, the entire dalit community would face a social boycott.
	www.ambedkar.org /research/IITs.htm (6052 words)

	A Dalit
		They are the untouchables, the Dalits, which means oppressed, downtrodden and exploited social group.
		Being born as a Dalit you will be less off and because of less education you will have a less good job.
		He was on of the most powerful personalities to stand for the rights of Dalits.
	www.geocities.com /indiafas/Dalit/dalit.htm (756 words)

	Dalits - Gospel for Asia
		Since the origin of this system 3,000 years ago, the Dalits have lived in bondage to the code of caste.
		They have been unable to escape their fate and are deprived of even the most basic liberties and privileges, including the freedom to decide where to live, work and worship.
		Gospel for Asia is committed to sharing with the Dalits the message of God's salvation and redemption.
	www.gfa.org /gfa/dalits (173 words)

	Category List --- Religion-Online.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Dalit Conversion and Social Protest in Travancore, 1854-1890 by George Oommen
		A probing of the religion of the Paraiyars in one community of the Dalits in India.
		Re-reading Tribal and Dalit Conversion Movements: The Case of the Malayarayans and Pulayas of Kerala by George Oommen
	www.religion-online.org /listbycategory.asp?Cat=39 (380 words)

	Dalit Christians
		Bishop Joji is a dalit bishop from Andra Predesh.
		It is only recently that the upper caste bishops unwillingly recommended six dalit priests as bishops in order to yield to the pressure of the dalit Christians.
		Now the appointment of a dalit bishop as the archbishop of Hyderabad has irritated both Arulappa, the upper caste bishop who is retiring after a lengthy period.
	www.dalitchristians.com /Html/arulappa.htm (812 words)

	Dalit Solidarity
		Dalit Solidarity, Inc. is a non-profit, a tax-exempt and a charitable organization under 501(c)(3) in the US.
		Thomas Riordan at Camp Hill in the central Pennsylvania to help the dalits who are formerly known as the Untouchables or the Outcaste in the subcontinent of India.
		Dalit Solidarity, Inc., has successfully established an organization that promotes human rights and social justice for all Dalits regardless of age, religion or sex.
	www.dalitsolidarity.org /index.htm (473 words)

	DBLP: Dalit Naor
		Dalit Naor, Petra Reshef, Ohad Rodeh, Allon Shafrir, Adam Wolman, Eitan Yaffe: Benchmarking and Testing OSD for Correctness and Compliance.
		Dalit Naor, Douglas L. Brutlag: On Near-Optimal Alignments of Biological Sequences.
		Dalit Naor, Douglas L. Brutlag: On Suboptimal Alignments of Biological Sequences.
	www.informatik.uni-trier.de /~ley/db/indices/a-tree/n/Naor:Dalit.html (374 words)

	Dalit Freedom Network // Who are the Dalit? // Who are the Dalits?
		A Dalit is not considered part of human society, but instead is considered something less than human.
		In a country where everybody is supposed to have equal rights and opportunities, one out of four people is condemned to be untouchable.
		The systematic denial of their basic human rights results in a lack of education, food, healthcare, and economic opportunity, thereby keeping Dalit in perpetual bondage to the upper castes.
	www.dalitnetwork.org /go?/dfn/who_are_the_dalit/C64 (331 words)

	National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR)
		The National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) is part of a wider struggle to abolish "untouchability" and to "cast out caste".
		"Untouchability" and caste discrimination continue to be a brutal reality for more than 160 million Dalits living in India today, despite the fact that more than half a century has passed since India was born as a "democratic" and independent state.
		The twin figures lined up along the margins symbolise the community of Dalits gathered around the twin drums (shaded background at centre), the age old musical instruments of the Dalits.
	www.dalits.org (246 words)

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