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…
In states like southern Tamil Nadu, Church and political leaders need to do more to end caste-based discrimination By N. Leo Samuel In the last week of December, a few people from Vengaivayal, a village in Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu in southern India, were treated for upset stomachs and vomiting at the local government hospital. This […]
In states like southern Tamil Nadu, Church and political leaders need to do more to end caste-based discrimination By N. Leo Samuel In the last week of December, a few people from Vengaivayal, a village in Pudukottai…
By Purushottam Nayak Raikia, January 8, 2023: K.P. Sasi, the filmmaker of “VOICES FROM THE RUINS,” the world-famous documentary film on Kandhamal anti-Christian violence in 2008, lives in the hearts and minds of hundreds of Kandhamal survivors. “Sasi was a committed and dedicated human rights activist, filmmaker and director, and cartoonist. He worked courageously and selflessly […]
By Purushottam Nayak Raikia, January 8, 2023: K.P. Sasi, the filmmaker of "VOICES FROM THE RUINS," the world-famous documentary film on Kandhamal anti-Christian violence in 2008, lives in the hearts and minds of hundreds of Kandhamal…
By DCD Desk The National Dalit Christian Watch (NDCW), a civil society organization, appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to continue Pre-Matric scholarship for the students of Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Communities (OBC), and religious minorities from classes 1 to 8. NDCW was “deeply distressed to know that the Union Government […]
By DCD Desk The National Dalit Christian Watch (NDCW), a civil society organization, appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to continue Pre-Matric scholarship for the students of Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward…
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar, December 5, 2022: The Union Government of India has stopped the pre-matric scholarship for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Communities (OBC), and religious minority students of Classes 1 to 8 from the academic year 2022–23. Moreover, Dalit Christian students are the most affected by this deprivation of scholarship […]
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar, December 5, 2022: The Union Government of India has stopped the pre-matric scholarship for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Communities (OBC), and religious minority students of Classes 1…
By Robancy A Helen Trichy, November 26, 2022: A Catholic priest of the Thanjavur diocese in Tamil Nadu, south India, met with a road accident and died on November 25. He was 50 years old. Father S. Arockia Sundaram was serving as the parish priest of the newly erected Gnanam Nagar Parish since 2017. Simple […]
By Robancy A Helen Trichy, November 26, 2022: A Catholic priest of the Thanjavur diocese in Tamil Nadu, south India, met with a road accident and died on November 25. He was 50 years old.…
By RVA News | November 10, 2022 The parishioners of Our Lady of Periyanayagi Shrine in Konankuppam, in southern India’s state of Tamil Nadu, celebrated an Italian Jesuit missionary’s 342nd birthday, on November 5. Father Costanzo Giuseppe Beschi (1680–1747) was sent to the Madurai Mission, Tamil Nadu, in 1711. For his contributions to the Tamil language and literature and […]
By RVA News | November 10, 2022 The parishioners of Our Lady of Periyanayagi Shrine in Konankuppam, in southern India's state of Tamil Nadu, celebrated an Italian Jesuit missionary’s 342nd birthday, on November 5. Father Costanzo Giuseppe Beschi…
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar, November 9, 2022: The Indian federal government dashes the hopes of a million Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims seeking Scheduled Castes (SC) status by accusing them of being of foreign origin. “There is no hope of getting SC status for Dalit Christians. Is it a crime or an injustice for a […]
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar, November 9, 2022: The Indian federal government dashes the hopes of a million Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims seeking Scheduled Castes (SC) status by accusing them of being of foreign origin.…
By DCD Reporter New Delhi, November 4, 2022: A grassroots Jesuit activist and journalist won the Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA)-Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) Award for best reportage on Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST). In a press release on November 3, the ICPA announced the ICPA Award for the Best Reportage on […]
By DCD Reporter New Delhi, November 4, 2022: A grassroots Jesuit activist and journalist won the Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA)-Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) Award for best reportage on Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled…
