Dalit Christians along with other marginalised communities of India have been breathing a sigh of relief since Indian general election results were declared on June 4. Although Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is back…
Dalits and Politics of Morality
By ValsonThampu Jesus condemned the then church –Judaism- for the hypocrisy of its priesthood. A major ingredient of this hypocrisy is the political abuse of morality and religious rules. Morality, in the hands of hypocrites,…
Dalit Christians in India: the angst of deprivation
By Pradeep Kumar Nayak “Those who professed a religion of non-Indian origin or coming to India, settled down there, became distinctively Indian in course of a few generations, such as Christians, Jews, Parsees, and Muslims.…
Introducing the Dalit Church of India (DCI)
By Valson Thampu Soren Kierkegaard was a formative influence on me. I remember his anguished cry, ‘In the whole of Christendom, there isn’t a single Christian!’ I heard the same anguish, in due course, in…
I say this with pride, I am a…
By Valson Thampu There are two sorts of Dalits among Christians. The first category comprises those who were Dalits before their parents or forefathers, became Christian. They stay Dalit. They are Dalits first, and Christians,…
The cry of the farmers
By Victor Ferrao The farmers' protest has gone on for days and several of the protesting farmers have died due to the biting cold of Delhi. The Government so far has failed to find a…
Minority Rights in India
By Ajaya Kumar Singh We observe Minority Rights Day on December 18. Here, we critically examine the significance of the minority rights; whether India as a State empowers and protects the rights of minorities or…
The Dalit Christian fights a battle on three…
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…