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 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…
By DCD Desk The National Dalit Christian Watch (NDCW), a civil society organization, appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to continue Pre-Matric scholarship for the students of Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Communities (OBC), and religious minorities from classes 1 to 8. NDCW was “deeply distressed to know that the Union Government […]
By DCD Desk The National Dalit Christian Watch (NDCW), a civil society organization, appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to continue Pre-Matric scholarship for the students of Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward…
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar, December 5, 2022: The Union Government of India has stopped the pre-matric scholarship for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Communities (OBC), and religious minority students of Classes 1 to 8 from the academic year 2022–23. Moreover, Dalit Christian students are the most affected by this deprivation of scholarship […]
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar, December 5, 2022: The Union Government of India has stopped the pre-matric scholarship for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Communities (OBC), and religious minority students of Classes 1…
By RVA News | November 10, 2022 The parishioners of Our Lady of Periyanayagi Shrine in Konankuppam, in southern India’s state of Tamil Nadu, celebrated an Italian Jesuit missionary’s 342nd birthday, on November 5. Father Costanzo Giuseppe Beschi (1680–1747) was sent to the Madurai Mission, Tamil Nadu, in 1711. For his contributions to the Tamil language and literature and […]
By RVA News | November 10, 2022 The parishioners of Our Lady of Periyanayagi Shrine in Konankuppam, in southern India's state of Tamil Nadu, celebrated an Italian Jesuit missionary’s 342nd birthday, on November 5. Father Costanzo Giuseppe Beschi…
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar, November 9, 2022: The Indian federal government dashes the hopes of a million Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims seeking Scheduled Castes (SC) status by accusing them of being of foreign origin. “There is no hope of getting SC status for Dalit Christians. Is it a crime or an injustice for a […]
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar, November 9, 2022: The Indian federal government dashes the hopes of a million Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims seeking Scheduled Castes (SC) status by accusing them of being of foreign origin.…
By Robancy A Helen Cuddalore, October 1, 2022: Anthony Poola, the newly appointed Cardinal, is the face of the Dalit Christians in India. It is the first time in Indian Church history that a Dalit Archbishop has been elevated to the rank of Cardinal. Cardinal Poola was installed on August 27, 2022, together with 19 others. […]
By Robancy A Helen Cuddalore, October 1, 2022: Anthony Poola, the newly appointed Cardinal, is the face of the Dalit Christians in India. It is the first time in Indian Church history that a Dalit Archbishop…
