The court’s observation has drawn attention because it intersects with a major unresolved issue — the legal status of Dalits who convert to Christianity or Islam.
New Delhi: In a ruling with significant implications for caste and minority rights, the Allahabad High Court on February 10 observed that conversion or marriage does not alter a person’s caste status, reiterating that…
The National Dalit Christian Watch said the elevation of Cardinal Poola ‘represents a moment of encouragement for marginalised communities within the Church,’ expressing hope that his leadership would strengthen the Church’s moral voice against caste-based discrimination and social exclusion.
New Delhi: In a landmark moment for the Catholic Church in India, Cardinal Poola Anthony, the country’s first Dalit cardinal, has been elected President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), the apex representative…
The police took the victim’s father-in-law Chinna Eeranna and uncle Pedda Eeranna into custody following a complaint from his 25-year-old wife. A 30-year-old Dalit youth was killed in broad day light in Adoni town of Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district in an alleged hate crime by his in-laws on Thursday, the police said. The deceased was […]
The police took the victim’s father-in-law Chinna Eeranna and uncle Pedda Eeranna into custody following a complaint from his 25-year-old wife. A 30-year-old Dalit youth was killed in broad day light in Adoni town of…
By Elaine D’Souza Mumbai: Everyone wants to start afresh on New Year’s Day and hence make resolutions. I am one of them too. What’s with the extreme excitement at the start of the New Year and then as the year progresses there is slack. Resolutions are resolved and dissolved before time and goals left unattained. […]
By Elaine D’Souza Mumbai: Everyone wants to start afresh on New Year’s Day and hence make resolutions. I am one of them too. What’s with the extreme excitement at the start of the New Year…
By Elaine D’Souza Mumbai: Christmas for me is not just a feeling but an emotion. “How many of us on our birthday would appreciate a generic greeting card meant for just anybody?” Don’t we all like personalised greetings? The season of Advent leading to Christmas allows us to personalise our greetings to Christ as we […]
By Elaine D’Souza Mumbai: Christmas for me is not just a feeling but an emotion. “How many of us on our birthday would appreciate a generic greeting card meant for just anybody?” Don’t we all…
By Shanti Pulickal Berhampur, Odisha: Every year, around Christmas time, we were sure of receiving any phone calls from the prisoners, ‘When is the Christmas Mass? Will the bishop be coming? What are the songs to be selected and so on? But this year they were silent and we kept wondering. In Berhampur Circle Jail, […]
By Shanti Pulickal Berhampur, Odisha: Every year, around Christmas time, we were sure of receiving any phone calls from the prisoners, ‘When is the Christmas Mass? Will the bishop be coming? What are the songs…
New Delhi: The following statement, signed, among others, by Fr Prakash Luis, SJ, Fr Cedric Prakash SJ, Fr Ajaya Singh and Dr John Dayal, is being released to the media on the eve of New Year 2021 as a suggested agenda for the Christian community across denominations, for the coming year. The statement calls on […]
New Delhi: The following statement, signed, among others, by Fr Prakash Luis, SJ, Fr Cedric Prakash SJ, Fr Ajaya Singh and Dr John Dayal, is being released to the media on the eve of New…
Local residents allegedly harassed and verbally abused the 65-year-old lawyer before calling more people to attack him A 65-year-old Dalit lawyer succumbed to injuries on December 27, 2020, mere 10 days after suffering an alleged assault outside a grocery shop in Bharuch city in Gujarat, reported the Indian Express. According to police, district court lawyer […]
Local residents allegedly harassed and verbally abused the 65-year-old lawyer before calling more people to attack him A 65-year-old Dalit lawyer succumbed to injuries on December 27, 2020, mere 10 days after suffering an alleged…
By DCD Reporter Pondicherry: The Dalit Christians in the Archdiocese of Pondicherry-Cuddalore on December 29 rallied towards the Archbishop’s House from Kamban Kalaiyarangam demanding the appointment of the Archbishop from a Dalit community. The protesters come out in the streets holding placards. They want a Dalit Archbishop and to end the age-old untouchable practices in […]
By DCD Reporter Pondicherry: The Dalit Christians in the Archdiocese of Pondicherry-Cuddalore on December 29 rallied towards the Archbishop’s House from Kamban Kalaiyarangam demanding the appointment of the Archbishop from a Dalit community. The protesters…
By Rajan Raj India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) recently charged four men from a dominant caste with gang-raping and murdering a 19-year-old woman, an “outcaste” Dalit, in northern Uttar Pradesh state’s Hathras village in September. The agency also indicted the state police for not doing their duty. Many believe that it was mainstream media’s coverage of […]
By Rajan Raj India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) recently charged four men from a dominant caste with gang-raping and murdering a 19-year-old woman, an “outcaste” Dalit, in northern Uttar Pradesh state’s Hathras village in…
