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Man Branded 'Untouchable', Family Boycotted For Eating At Dalit Home
In a chilling reminder of how deeply caste prejudices continue to survive in parts of rural India, a case of social boycott and untouchability has surfaced from a village in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district.
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Dalit Family 'Ostracised' For Not Playing Instrument In Telangana, 16 Arrested
Sixteen people of a village in Medak district of Telangana were arrested for allegedly enforcing a social boycott on members of a Dalit family after they refused to play 'Dappu' (a percussion instrument) during village ceremonies, police said.
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Meal Boycott In Uttarakhand School After Cook Allegedly Sacked Over Caste
Dalit students at a government school in Uttarakhand's Champawat district refused to eat mid-day meals cooked by an upper-caste woman after a cook from the Scheduled Caste community was sacked allegedly following protests over her caste.
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Supreme Court Indicates Inquiry Into "Social Boycott" Of Dalits In Haryana Village
The Supreme Court indicated today that it might order an inquiry into the alleged "social boycott" of the Dalit community in a Haryana village for over two years due to a dispute with the "dominant" community over drawing water from a hand-pump.
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Dalits Facing Social Boycott In Haryana Village Move Supreme Court
Dalit community members from a Haryana village have knocked the doors of the Supreme Court against the "social boycott" they are facing for over two years due to a dispute with the "dominant" community over drawing water from a hand-pump.
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Dalit Groom Rides Horse, Community Faces Village Boycott In Gujarat
In Gujarat's Mehsana district, the village sarpanch, along with some other village leaders, had issued a diktat asking the villagers to boycott the Dalit community members as a Dalit man rode a horse during his wedding.
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Dalits In Rajasthan's Barmer Accused Upper Caste On Social Boycott
Seventy Dalit families in the district have alleged that they were ostracised and harassed by 'upper caste' members in Kaludi village in Rajasthan's Barmer district, following a row over social media post.
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Dalits In Haryana Allege Social Boycott, Threaten To Convert To Buddhism
A Dalit organisation in Haryana has alleged that people from the community in Hisar district's Bhatla village are being socially boycotted by members of the upper castes and have threatened to convert to Buddhism.
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Maratha Protest For Quota Snowballs, Huge Rally Held In Pune
Lakhs of people marched in Pune in one of the biggest rallies held by the Maratha protesters, who had been holding a series silent protests since last month for reservation and justice for the death of teen who had been raped allegedly by some Dalit men.
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Dalit Boy Thrashed In Gujarat After Family Refuses To Pick Up Carcasses
The signs of a brutal assault are all too visible on the body of the 15-year-old Dalit boy. It has been more than 48 hours since he was attacked in his village by two young men infuriated at his family's decision to boycott lifting carcases of animals but he is still in shock.
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After Una Violence, Gujarat's Dalits Strike Back, Won't Remove Dead Cows
The "Charamkar" community -- the second largest Dalit sub-caste in Gujarat, who skin dead cattle for a living - has boycott the work they have been made to do for centuries.
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Suicide Of Student After 'Social Boycott' Sparks Anger in Hyderabad University
The suicide of a student who was suspended and banned from the hostel last month has ignited fierce protests at a Hyderabad university. Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya has been charged with aiding the suicide with a letter he had written in August.
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Man Branded 'Untouchable', Family Boycotted For Eating At Dalit Home
In a chilling reminder of how deeply caste prejudices continue to survive in parts of rural India, a case of social boycott and untouchability has surfaced from a village in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district.
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Dalit Family 'Ostracised' For Not Playing Instrument In Telangana, 16 Arrested
Sixteen people of a village in Medak district of Telangana were arrested for allegedly enforcing a social boycott on members of a Dalit family after they refused to play 'Dappu' (a percussion instrument) during village ceremonies, police said.
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Meal Boycott In Uttarakhand School After Cook Allegedly Sacked Over Caste
Dalit students at a government school in Uttarakhand's Champawat district refused to eat mid-day meals cooked by an upper-caste woman after a cook from the Scheduled Caste community was sacked allegedly following protests over her caste.
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Supreme Court Indicates Inquiry Into "Social Boycott" Of Dalits In Haryana Village
The Supreme Court indicated today that it might order an inquiry into the alleged "social boycott" of the Dalit community in a Haryana village for over two years due to a dispute with the "dominant" community over drawing water from a hand-pump.
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Dalits Facing Social Boycott In Haryana Village Move Supreme Court
Dalit community members from a Haryana village have knocked the doors of the Supreme Court against the "social boycott" they are facing for over two years due to a dispute with the "dominant" community over drawing water from a hand-pump.
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Dalit Groom Rides Horse, Community Faces Village Boycott In Gujarat
In Gujarat's Mehsana district, the village sarpanch, along with some other village leaders, had issued a diktat asking the villagers to boycott the Dalit community members as a Dalit man rode a horse during his wedding.
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Dalits In Rajasthan's Barmer Accused Upper Caste On Social Boycott
Seventy Dalit families in the district have alleged that they were ostracised and harassed by 'upper caste' members in Kaludi village in Rajasthan's Barmer district, following a row over social media post.
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Dalits In Haryana Allege Social Boycott, Threaten To Convert To Buddhism
A Dalit organisation in Haryana has alleged that people from the community in Hisar district's Bhatla village are being socially boycotted by members of the upper castes and have threatened to convert to Buddhism.
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Maratha Protest For Quota Snowballs, Huge Rally Held In Pune
Lakhs of people marched in Pune in one of the biggest rallies held by the Maratha protesters, who had been holding a series silent protests since last month for reservation and justice for the death of teen who had been raped allegedly by some Dalit men.
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Dalit Boy Thrashed In Gujarat After Family Refuses To Pick Up Carcasses
The signs of a brutal assault are all too visible on the body of the 15-year-old Dalit boy. It has been more than 48 hours since he was attacked in his village by two young men infuriated at his family's decision to boycott lifting carcases of animals but he is still in shock.
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After Una Violence, Gujarat's Dalits Strike Back, Won't Remove Dead Cows
The "Charamkar" community -- the second largest Dalit sub-caste in Gujarat, who skin dead cattle for a living - has boycott the work they have been made to do for centuries.
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Suicide Of Student After 'Social Boycott' Sparks Anger in Hyderabad University
The suicide of a student who was suspended and banned from the hostel last month has ignited fierce protests at a Hyderabad university. Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya has been charged with aiding the suicide with a letter he had written in August.
