By Robancy A Helen April 19 is indeed a day of social justice and a happy day for the Dalit Christians in Tamil Nadu and all those who fought for the justice of giving Scheduled Caste status to the Dalit Christians. On April 18, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin declared in the State […]
By Robancy A Helen April 19 is indeed a day of social justice and a happy day for the Dalit Christians in Tamil Nadu and all those who fought for the justice of giving Scheduled…
Discrimination of Dalits in the Church is a plain and simple truth, but not accepted forthrightly by Church hierarchy By Dr M Mary John April 17, 2023: The celebration of Easter 2023 with all the rhetoric, rituals, and mechanical yearly replication is just over and now it is time to seriously reflect on the real […]
Discrimination of Dalits in the Church is a plain and simple truth, but not accepted forthrightly by Church hierarchy By Dr M Mary John April 17, 2023: The celebration of Easter 2023 with all the…
By Robancy A Helen “Oorukku Oru Kudi” (A Family per Village) is the autobiography of a 38-year-old woman, who belongs to the Puthirai Vannan community, known as Dhobis (washermen and women) or Thurumbars in Tamil Nadu, south India. Juliyes Vanathaiyan, a woman from the district of Villupuram in Tamil Nadu, shares her experience of oppression and […]
By Robancy A Helen "Oorukku Oru Kudi" (A Family per Village) is the autobiography of a 38-year-old woman, who belongs to the Puthirai Vannan community, known as Dhobis (washermen and women) or Thurumbars in Tamil Nadu,…
By Purushottam Nayak New Delhi, February 21, 2023: About 15,000 people representing over 100 churches and faith-based organizations held a peaceful protest on Sunday, February 19, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The demonstrations in the national capital drew the attention of the government, the Supreme Court, and civil society groups to the sharp increase […]
By Purushottam Nayak New Delhi, February 21, 2023: About 15,000 people representing over 100 churches and faith-based organizations held a peaceful protest on Sunday, February 19, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The demonstrations in…
By DCD Desk Caste discrimination is a grave social sin. This statement was declared by the Indian Catholic bishops when they agreed six years ago, on December 13, 2016, while promulgating the Dalit Empowerment Policy. Nothing much has changed even after disseminating the policy and releasing it in eight languages, including Spanish. Recently, the Regional Commission […]
By DCD Desk Caste discrimination is a grave social sin. This statement was declared by the Indian Catholic bishops when they agreed six years ago, on December 13, 2016, while promulgating the Dalit Empowerment Policy. Nothing…
By Sr. Robancy A Helen Tuticorin, 15 February 2023: Antony Edward Eugene, an assistant headmaster of St. Francis Xavier Higher Secondary School, has been appointed as the third lay secretary of the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) Commission of the Diocese of Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, south India. The appointment letter was signed on […]
By Sr. Robancy A Helen Tuticorin, 15 February 2023: Antony Edward Eugene, an assistant headmaster of St. Francis Xavier Higher Secondary School, has been appointed as the third lay secretary of the Scheduled Castes (SC)…
By Robancy A Helen Thanjavur, February 8, 2023: Poverty can never be an obstacle to success, as the four doctorate holders proved on February 3 at the Senate Hall of Tamil University, Thanjavur. Professor Ku. Chinnappan, the head of the Department of Education and Management, released four books on transgender women in Tamil. The books […]
By Robancy A Helen Thanjavur, February 8, 2023: Poverty can never be an obstacle to success, as the four doctorate holders proved on February 3 at the Senate Hall of Tamil University, Thanjavur. Professor Ku.…
By DCD Reporter January 30, 2023, Chennai: Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council (NDBC) organized a consultation to disseminate and implement the Dalit Empowerment Policy on January 30 at Dyana Ashram in Chennai. “The Policy of Dalit Empowerment in the Catholic Church in India: An Ethical Imperative to Build Inclusive Communities” was released on December 13, 2016, […]
By DCD Reporter January 30, 2023, Chennai: Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council (NDBC) organized a consultation to disseminate and implement the Dalit Empowerment Policy on January 30 at Dyana Ashram in Chennai. "The Policy of Dalit…
By DCD Desk As part of the New Education Policy of 1986, Navodaya Vidyalayas were established across India in the same year. The aim of establishing these innovative schools is to provide quality education to the rural poor. A total of 668 Navodaya schools have been established in the country. There is at least one […]
By DCD Desk As part of the New Education Policy of 1986, Navodaya Vidyalayas were established across India in the same year. The aim of establishing these innovative schools is to provide quality education to…
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…
