The court’s observation has drawn attention because it intersects with a major unresolved issue — the legal status of Dalits who convert to Christianity or Islam.
New Delhi: In a ruling with significant implications for caste and minority rights, the Allahabad High Court on February 10 observed that conversion or marriage does not alter a person’s caste status, reiterating that…
The National Dalit Christian Watch said the elevation of Cardinal Poola ‘represents a moment of encouragement for marginalised communities within the Church,’ expressing hope that his leadership would strengthen the Church’s moral voice against caste-based discrimination and social exclusion.
New Delhi: In a landmark moment for the Catholic Church in India, Cardinal Poola Anthony, the country’s first Dalit cardinal, has been elected President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), the apex representative…
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…
By Robancy A Helen National Dalit Christian Watch (NDCW), a civil society organization, conducted the Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka state chapters in August-September. NDCW campaigns and advocates for an inclusive and casteless church and society and works as a watchdog to protect the rights of Dalit Christians. It also takes up facts and […]
By Robancy A Helen National Dalit Christian Watch (NDCW), a civil society organization, conducted the Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka state chapters in August-September. NDCW campaigns and advocates for an inclusive and casteless church…
They want nothing less than the abolition of discrimination based on religious bias and bigotry By John Dayal Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, as the powerful chair of the United Progressive Alliance that ruled India some years ago, once told a small, but high-level, Catholic delegation she met at her official residence, that the best chance […]
They want nothing less than the abolition of discrimination based on religious bias and bigotry By John Dayal Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, as the powerful chair of the United Progressive Alliance that ruled India some…
