For the Gospel to become credible in a caste-divided society, the Church must demonstrate that the communion it proclaims is also the communion it practices.
The Church is called to be a community where human beings are received not according to caste, social status, family background, or political influence, but according to the grace of God. Yet, in many places,…
Held from October 23 to 26 at the Pastoral Centre in Jammu, the NDCW programme drew participants from Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat, Telangana, and Delhi. It is part of a series of leadership initiatives NDCW is conducting in various states to prepare them as future leaders in the struggle for equality.
Jammu: About 35 Christian youth gathered in Jammu for a leadership training programme organised by the National Dalit Christian Watch (NDCW) to develop strategies to address caste-based discrimination in their churches, schools, colleges and wider…
By DCD Reporter Kumbakonam: National Council of Dalit Christians (NCDC), Anaithu Makkal Jananayaka Katchi (AJMK or All People’s Democratic Party) and Collation of Dalit Christians on February 6 protested to appoint Dalit Bishops at Gandhi Park, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu. They demand to appoint a Dalit bishop in the upcoming vacant diocese of Kumbakonam. While the […]
By DCD Reporter Kumbakonam: National Council of Dalit Christians (NCDC), Anaithu Makkal Jananayaka Katchi (AJMK or All People’s Democratic Party) and Collation of Dalit Christians on February 6 protested to appoint Dalit Bishops at Gandhi…
By Nirmala Carvalho The woman was called by her mother who said she was ill, but when she arrived she was locked up, taken to a clinic and had an abortion. For Fr Devasagayaraj, former national secretary of the CBCI SC/ST commission, this is a consequence of endogamy, which requires people to marry in the […]
By Nirmala Carvalho The woman was called by her mother who said she was ill, but when she arrived she was locked up, taken to a clinic and had an abortion. For Fr Devasagayaraj, former…
By DCD Reporter On January 27, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Archbishop Antony Anandarayar from the pastoral governance of Pondicherry-Cuddalore Archdiocese in south India and appointed Bishop Peter Abir Antonysamy of Sultanpet as the Apostolic Administrator of the same Archdiocese. This announcement of the Vatican disappointed the Dalit Catholics in the Archdiocese of Pondicherry–Cuddalore […]
By DCD Reporter On January 27, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Archbishop Antony Anandarayar from the pastoral governance of Pondicherry-Cuddalore Archdiocese in south India and appointed Bishop Peter Abir Antonysamy of Sultanpet as the…
The court gave the government a final opportunity to file an affidavit compliance and has listed the matter for February 10. New Delhi: The Karnataka high court on Tuesday, February 2, chastised the state government for failing to implement provisions of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act (Manual Scavengers Act) in […]
The court gave the government a final opportunity to file an affidavit compliance and has listed the matter for February 10. New Delhi: The Karnataka high court on Tuesday, February 2, chastised the state government for…
By Chandrashekhar Azad The Constitution drafted by B R Ambedkar opened up many pathways to emancipate and make the oppressed equal citizens in our nation. But looking back at the seven decades of the republic’s existence, we realise that we have failed Indian women and Dalits. The scenario in 2021 is more horrifying: Patriarchy is […]
By Chandrashekhar Azad The Constitution drafted by B R Ambedkar opened up many pathways to emancipate and make the oppressed equal citizens in our nation. But looking back at the seven decades of the republic’s…
By DCD Desk Mary John Maria Susai, Ph.D. is the president of Dalit Christian Liberation Movement (DCLM), Tamil Nadu. He has been fighting for the rights of Dalit Christians. Dalit Christian Digest met him to know more about his work and DCLM Excerpts: DCLM emerged as a people’s movement in 1990-91 in protest against the centuries of […]
By DCD Desk Mary John Maria Susai, Ph.D. is the president of Dalit Christian Liberation Movement (DCLM), Tamil Nadu. He has been fighting for the rights of Dalit Christians. Dalit Christian Digest met him to know more…
By Rev. Asir Ebenezer (Isaiah 2:4, Joel 3:10, Micah 4:3) Indian Republic day 2021 Never before has the recollection of this iconic phrase been more relevant than on this Indian Republic day 26th January 2021 when representatives of the agricultural community are calling the attention of the nation to address the sovereignty of food for securing […]
By Rev. Asir Ebenezer (Isaiah 2:4, Joel 3:10, Micah 4:3) Indian Republic day 2021 Never before has the recollection of this iconic phrase been more relevant than on this Indian Republic day 26th January 2021 when…
DCD Reporter Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, in collaboration with Chennai Jesuit Province Dalit and Spirituality–Dialogue, organized a webinar on “Rejecting Casteism in the Church” on January 24. The same webinar was held in Tamil last week. Speaking on the topic, Fr. Maria Arul Raja, a well-known theologian and […]
DCD Reporter Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, in collaboration with Chennai Jesuit Province Dalit and Spirituality–Dialogue, organized a webinar on “Rejecting Casteism in the Church” on January 24. The…
