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Dalit History Month


Dalit History Month is an annual observance as a way of remembering important people and events in the history of the Dalits or Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.[1][2] It is celebrated in April all over the world by followers of B.R Ambedkar.[3][4] Discussions,[5] storytelling,[6] history projects,[7] special publications in media,[8] and art works[9] are organized during this month.[10][11]

Dalit History Month
Also calledBahujan History Month
Observed byIndia, United States, Canada
SignificanceCelebration of Dalit history
DateApril (worldwide)
FrequencyAnnual

HistoryEdit

Inspired by Black History Month, a young group of Dalit women started the Dalit History Month in 2013.[12] Sanghapali Aruna started project Dalit History Month for creating a documentation of Dalit, Adivasi and Bahujan history and culture.[13][14] Sanghapali Aruna and Thenmozhi Soundararajan came up with idea during discussions at Color of Violence conference in Chicago.[15][16]

SignificanceEdit

Dalits are discriminated against because of their caste, despite such discrimination being illegal in India.[17][18][19] Ignorance and absence of Dalits in Indian history by mainstream authors is discussed during Dalit History Month.[20] Issues faced by Dalits are pondered upon by citizens.[21]

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FootnotesEdit

  1. ↑ "The new 140-character war on India's caste system". Washington Post. May 11, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  2. ↑ Harad, Tejas (April 26, 2017). "Writing Our Own Histories – Why We Need Dalit History Month". Feminism In India. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  3. ↑ Krishnan, Mini (April 13, 2018). "Celebrating Dalit History Month". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  4. ↑ Says, Rohit. "The roots of Dalit rage". Himal Southasian. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  5. ↑ "caste can no longer be ignored: US conference will discuss dalit culture's resistance". The News Minute. May 4, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  6. ↑ Chari, Mridula. "Resistance and resilience: Dalit History Month 2018 showcases neglected histories and untold stories". Scroll.in. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Dalit history threatens the powerful. That is why they want to erase, destroy and jail it". ThePrint. April 1, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  8. ↑ "The Dalit History Month series". The News Minute. April 1, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Ambedkar Jayanti 2017: Here's a look at Dalit History Month to explore forgotten narratives". Firstpost. April 14, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  10. ↑ Gnanadason, Aruna. "Resisting Injustice: Seeking New Ways to Speak!". CrossCurrents.
  11. ↑ Arvind Kumar Thakur (2019). "New Media and the Dalit Counter-public Sphere". Television & New Media. SAGE Publications. doi:10.1177/152747641987213 (inactive October 31, 2021).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of October 2021 (link)
  12. ↑ "A month to reminisce Dalit contribution to history". Deccan Herald. April 12, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  13. ↑ "A new TV show on B.R. Ambedkar raises questions of responsible representation". ThePrint. December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Watch - Sanghapali Aruna, 'The Woman Who Made Twitter's Legal Head Cry'". The Wire. November 21, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Meet the Indian women trying to take down 'caste apartheid'". Public Radio International. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  16. ↑ "#DalitWomenFight Brings Fight Against Caste-Based Violence to U.S." NBC News. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Dalit history month: In UP's Chitrakoot upper-caste sanitation workers outsource cleaning to lower-castes, paying them paltry sums as wages". Firstpost. April 24, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  18. ↑ Slater, Joanna (August 19, 2019). "A young Indian couple married for love. Then the bride's father hired assassins". Washington Post. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  19. ↑ "US to hold first ever Congressional briefing on caste discrimination in the country". The News Minute. May 22, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  20. ↑ Chari, Mridula. "On Ambedkar Jayanti, Dalit History Month rewrites the history of the marginalised community". Scroll.in. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  21. ↑ "Dalit History Month: Education Is a Distant Dream for Some Children". The Wire. Retrieved December 8, 2019.

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