Nirmala Carvalho, Mumbai.
Archbishop Antony Anandarayar of Pondicherry and Cuddalore says he will do what is needed to eradicate all forms of caste-based discrimination in the archdiocese.
Around 30 Dalit priests staged a sit-in at the archbishop’s house from Nov. 30 – Dec. 4 demanding a dialogue to combat discrimination.
Rita Joseph, New Delhi.
Dalit Christians in India will soon have their own news website published online dedicated to covering the rights challenges they face not only in the country but within their Churches.
The news portal ‘Dalit Christian Digest’ was launched on the eve of Human Rights Day, Dec....
Dalit Christian Digest aims to promote equality in the Church and society
A group of Dalit Christian leaders has launched a news portal to bring their socially poor community's voice, challenges, and success stories to national and international attention.
The Indian Bishops’ office for socially poor Dalit Christians has launched a news...
By Purushottam Nayak
Bhubaneswar: A Dalit Christian youth has facilitated the increased income of rural women in Odisha.
A 30-year-old Saphick Kumar Nanda, a social worker from the Kandhamal district, is taking collective initiatives for the vulnerable women entrepreneurs to increase their income, the standard of living and status in society.
By John Dayal
Exactly seven decades on, the Dalit Christian does not seem to be winning her, or his, a battle for human dignity, political rights, and a level playing field. And it is not surprising that this is so, for the Christian of Indian Dalit origin fights a battle on three fronts, unaided,...
Meena Varma, Executive Director, International Dalit Solidarity Network
The International Dalit Solidarity Network would like to extend its heartfelt congratulations today for the launch of Dalit Christian Digest, a digital news portal. It is high time that Dalit Christians get the recognition they deserve and the issues facing them come out from under the...
By Rev. Vijayesh Lal
India boasts of one of the oldest Christian communities in the world – the Thomas, or Syrian Christians of Kerala in the South.
It also has a large underground church of people who believe in Jesus but cannot witness it in public because of the societal pressure...
John Dayal, Senior Journalist
India's Dalits, the former untouchables in the Vedic Caste Hierarchy, are possibly the only group of people in the world who have a conditional freedom of faith. They are free only to profess Hinduism if they want political representation, high education and some guarantee of employment. The Presidential Order of...
Allanjuri: Sailendu Singh, a Catholic Dalit MBBS student, hails from a village called Allanjuri in the Kandhamal district of Odisha.
His father is a retired Upper Primary School teacher and his mother is a homemaker. Both of them are prayerful, God-fearing and lead an exemplary life.
When asked about how they...
Fr Vijay Kumar Nayak, CM
Secretary of the Indian Catholic bishops’ office for Scheduled Caste and Other Backward Classes
I am happy to learn that Dalit Christian Digest, a digital news portal, is going to be launched on Dec 9, 2020. I am delighted to learn that this news portal will be...
