By Robancy A. Helen The Christian Arunthiyar Rights Movement organized the 40th day memorial for P. Jayaseelan, the general secretary at Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council, Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (TNBC Commission for…
Dalit Christian from Tamil Nadu bags ‘Dr. James…
By Robancy A Helen, India Raphael Vellankanni, a research scholar of history at Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, received the "Dr. James Massey Subaltern Studies Award" for his book "The Church of the Poor: A Liberating…
A man of History: Tribute to Fr Vinoth…
By DCD Reporter Marking the birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, April has been observed as Dalit History month in India, Canada and the United States of America. This is observed to remember the important…
Caste-biased clergy ruined Dalit Catholics: Franklin Caesar Thomas
New Delhi: Dalit groups such as the National Council of Dalit Christians have been demanding human dignity and equality within the Church. On March 10, the council urged Pope Francis to create a separate ritual Church…
Battle with soul: Thurumbar Dalits’ rights in Tamil…
By DCD Reporter Salesian Father Arul Valan has been working for the rights of the most marginalized Thurumbar people, a Dalit community in Tamil Nadu. Through Thurumbar Liberation Movement (TLM), an NGO that he founded,…