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 Anurag Bhaskar India needs to move beyond tokenism of having one Dalit chief justice or two Dalit presidents, and ensure adequate representation to its Dalit and Adivasi citizens in all fields India’s “tryst with destiny”, which Jawaharlal Nehru announced on the midnight of Independence, was supposed to bring dignity for its Dalit and Adivasi […]
By Anurag Bhaskar India needs to move beyond tokenism of having one Dalit chief justice or two Dalit presidents, and ensure adequate representation to its Dalit and Adivasi citizens in all fields India’s “tryst with…
By Priya Ramani Sometimes, you just have to act casual and wait politely to make history. In a country that would soon okay a second term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi—heralding an age where Indianness would be sieved by religion and personal rights and freedoms would be curbed dramatically—Sneha Parthibaraja became the first Indian to […]
By Priya Ramani Sometimes, you just have to act casual and wait politely to make history. In a country that would soon okay a second term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi—heralding an age where Indianness…
By Lilu Paul Thiruvalla: The National Dalit Christian Watch (NDCW) on January 9 has set up its Kerala chapter in Thiruvalla, Kerala. NDCW is a collective movement of activists, earnestly engrossed in the act of deep concern for the plight and woes suffered by Dalit Christians across India. Bishop Dr. Selvadas Pramoth from Bible Faith […]
By Lilu Paul Thiruvalla: The National Dalit Christian Watch (NDCW) on January 9 has set up its Kerala chapter in Thiruvalla, Kerala. NDCW is a collective movement of activists, earnestly engrossed in the act of…
By Conrad Saldanha We are witnessing the world becoming ‘Hard’. Right wing extremist beliefs are emerging stronger in nation after nation; even in the so called oldest democracy, the United States of America. We have just seen what happened on Capitol Hill. There could be different reasons for this, however this is an attempt to […]
By Conrad Saldanha We are witnessing the world becoming ‘Hard’. Right wing extremist beliefs are emerging stronger in nation after nation; even in the so called oldest democracy, the United States of America. We have…
By DCD Reporter Kalladithidal: On December 10 after the Mass, the farmers who belong to St.Antony’s Church in Kalladithidal village in Sivangangai diocese, Tamil Nadu, came together to protest against the central government’s three agricultural laws. In September, the Parliament passed the three agricultural laws, which have been described as “anti-farmer laws” by many farmer unions […]
By DCD Reporter Kalladithidal: On December 10 after the Mass, the farmers who belong to St.Antony’s Church in Kalladithidal village in Sivangangai diocese, Tamil Nadu, came together to protest against the central government’s three agricultural laws.…
I got a strong philosophical foundation to assert my identity, wherever possible, writes Banavath Aravind. By Banavath Aravind I was introduced to Kancha Ilaiah’s work when I was about 20 years old. He was then in the midst of a controversy for a chapter in his book Post-Hindu India: A Discourse in Dalit-Bahujan, Socio-Spiritual and […]
I got a strong philosophical foundation to assert my identity, wherever possible, writes Banavath Aravind. By Banavath Aravind I was introduced to Kancha Ilaiah’s work when I was about 20 years old. He was then…
Naidu promised to construct Christian Bhavans in each district, increase budget for Jerusalem tour, provide SC status to Dalit Christians VIJAYAWADA: Indian Dalitha Christian Rights (IDCR) leaders demanded an unconditional apology from BJP Telangana state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar for linking Christianity with politics and terming YSR Congress as “Bible party” hurting the sentiments of the […]
Naidu promised to construct Christian Bhavans in each district, increase budget for Jerusalem tour, provide SC status to Dalit Christians VIJAYAWADA: Indian Dalitha Christian Rights (IDCR) leaders demanded an unconditional apology from BJP Telangana state president…
By Pradeep Kumar Nayak The Dalits are the people whom the Indian social system has placed at the lowest stratum of society. They are unfortunately the most misunderstood and neglected section of the Indian populace. Centuries of ignominy, humiliation and social atrocities have virtually made them vulnerable to a flawed and antiquated social stratification from […]
By Pradeep Kumar Nayak The Dalits are the people whom the Indian social system has placed at the lowest stratum of society. They are unfortunately the most misunderstood and neglected section of the Indian populace.…
