#dalit — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #dalit, aggregated by home.social.
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"India's 200 million Dalits find themselves among the nation's most marginalised citizens, condemned to the lowest echelons of society by a rigid caste hierarchy.
A significant number of Dalits continue to find themselves in occupations shunned by others, such as the disposal of dead animals and cleaning sewers."
#Dalit #India
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"India's 200 million Dalits find themselves among the nation's most marginalised citizens, condemned to the lowest echelons of society by a rigid caste hierarchy.
A significant number of Dalits continue to find themselves in occupations shunned by others, such as the disposal of dead animals and cleaning sewers."
#Dalit #India
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"Google’s $15 billion AI data center in southern India is being hailed as triumph for India’s technological development.
For the local Dalit farmers losing their land for the project, it is raising fears about the future of the region’s land and water."
#India #Dalit #AI #datacenter #Google #HumanRights
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"Google’s $15 billion AI data center in southern India is being hailed as triumph for India’s technological development.
For the local Dalit farmers losing their land for the project, it is raising fears about the future of the region’s land and water."
#India #Dalit #AI #datacenter #Google #HumanRights
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Understanding Culture of Ashish Magar aka ‘ATM Guru’: The History, The Language, The Thought Process. The Reason of his existence.
The Jarange Patil Phenomenon.
#reservation #system #india #bharat #dalit #obc #maratha #maharashtra #jarangepatil #bid
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A 9-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped by two minor boys in Ballia’s Haldi area. Police have filed a case under BNS, POCSO and SC/ST Act. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/crime/nine-year-old-dalit-girl-gang-raped-by-two-minors-in-uttar-pradesh-ballia-lzguwvk9?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Rape #POCSO #SexualAssault #Dalit
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The Mentality of the Backward Class in Bharat Today. The reality of Asking for Free Reservations and Free Employment.
Reality of reservation system from my own experiences.
#India #Reservation #System #Constitution #Dalit #Brahman #Backward #Class
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3. The "Exorcism" KeyMany Theyyam characters, like #Gulikan (the god of death/time) or Pottan Theyyam, are explicitly "wrathful" or "cleansing" deities. Their role is to absorb the community's suffering and cast out malevolent influences.The word "exorcise" isn't just a pun; it’s a functional description of what a Theyyam god is supposed to do for their village.
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3. The "Exorcism" KeyMany Theyyam characters, like #Gulikan (the god of death/time) or Pottan Theyyam, are explicitly "wrathful" or "cleansing" deities. Their role is to absorb the community's suffering and cast out malevolent influences.The word "exorcise" isn't just a pun; it’s a functional description of what a Theyyam god is supposed to do for their village.
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The Trance: It’s not "acting." The performers go through days of fasting and isolation. By the time they hit the courtyard at 3:00 AM, the rhythmic Chenda drumming and the heavy, 30kg+ headdress (the mudi) push them into a genuine altered state. They are believed to be "vessels" for the god's spirit. -
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The Trance: It’s not "acting." The performers go through days of fasting and isolation. By the time they hit the courtyard at 3:00 AM, the rhythmic Chenda drumming and the heavy, 30kg+ headdress (the mudi) push them into a genuine altered state. They are believed to be "vessels" for the god's spirit. -
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• It is a thousand-year-old mechanism for social justice and speaking truth to power. Using it to "exorcise" a modern figure of power is actually incredibly consistent with its history.2. The "Orange" Mechanics
The vibrant orange/red isn't just a stylistic choice.
The Paint: Traditionally made from turmeric (yellow) and lime (which turns it red/orange), it represents Shakti (primordial energy).
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• It is a thousand-year-old mechanism for social justice and speaking truth to power. Using it to "exorcise" a modern figure of power is actually incredibly consistent with its history.2. The "Orange" Mechanics
The vibrant orange/red isn't just a stylistic choice.
The Paint: Traditionally made from turmeric (yellow) and lime (which turns it red/orange), it represents Shakti (primordial energy).
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1. The "Status Inversion" (The Real Bite)
Theyyam is historically performed by people from marginalized (Dalit/lower caste) communities.• During the ritual, the performer undergoes a radical status reversal. They cease being a marginalized person and become a Deity (Daivam).
• At this moment, the most powerful people in the village—landowners, high-caste officials—must bow to them, ask for their advice, and even accept their rebukes.
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1. The "Status Inversion" (The Real Bite)
Theyyam is historically performed by people from marginalized (Dalit/lower caste) communities.• During the ritual, the performer undergoes a radical status reversal. They cease being a marginalized person and become a Deity (Daivam).
• At this moment, the most powerful people in the village—landowners, high-caste officials—must bow to them, ask for their advice, and even accept their rebukes.
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The targeted attacks by pro-company people or hired goondas and the active connivance of the district administration with the company is coming down heavy on the movement. Even then, the adivasis and Dalits opposed to mining are fighting it out legally in the courts and through large mobilization on the ground.
#resistance #adivasi #dalit #capitalisticAttack #environment #climatechange #politics
https://www.groundxero.in/2026/03/23/tijmali-an-undeclared-conflict-zone/
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The targeted attacks by pro-company people or hired goondas and the active connivance of the district administration with the company is coming down heavy on the movement. Even then, the adivasis and Dalits opposed to mining are fighting it out legally in the courts and through large mobilization on the ground.
#resistance #adivasi #dalit #capitalisticAttack #environment #climatechange #politics
https://www.groundxero.in/2026/03/23/tijmali-an-undeclared-conflict-zone/
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#Bangladesh #caste #gender #Dalit #Dalits
"Bangladesh: Climate Crisis Magnifies Discrimination Against 'Invisible' Sanitation Workers
Bangladesh’s authorities must urgently address their failure to uphold the rights of sanitation workers, who face economic marginalization and entrenched gender- and caste-based discrimination, vulnerabilities that are only deepening amid a global climate crisis driven largely by fossil fuel combustion, Amnesty International said in a new report.
*Left Behind in the Storm: Dalit Women Sanitation Workers and the Fight for Water and Dignity*, documents the huge barriers faced by Dalit women sanitation workers in Khulna and Satkhira, on Bangladesh’s south-western coastal belt, in accessing safe drinking water and adequate sanitation, as well as their vulnerability and exclusion in climate change relief programs. It also explores how these workers are largely invisible in government policies on climate change, water and sanitation due to their caste, gender and occupation, despite being among the most affected by these policies."
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#Bangladesh #caste #gender #Dalit #Dalits
"Bangladesh: Climate Crisis Magnifies Discrimination Against 'Invisible' Sanitation Workers
Bangladesh’s authorities must urgently address their failure to uphold the rights of sanitation workers, who face economic marginalization and entrenched gender- and caste-based discrimination, vulnerabilities that are only deepening amid a global climate crisis driven largely by fossil fuel combustion, Amnesty International said in a new report.
*Left Behind in the Storm: Dalit Women Sanitation Workers and the Fight for Water and Dignity*, documents the huge barriers faced by Dalit women sanitation workers in Khulna and Satkhira, on Bangladesh’s south-western coastal belt, in accessing safe drinking water and adequate sanitation, as well as their vulnerability and exclusion in climate change relief programs. It also explores how these workers are largely invisible in government policies on climate change, water and sanitation due to their caste, gender and occupation, despite being among the most affected by these policies."
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What is the status of #Dalit #Muslims & Dalit #Christians as per the #Constitution of #India? @shireenazam writes about the Halalkhor community & their struggle for official recognition.
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Dalit worker Bindu was falsely accused of theft and humiliated by police in Thiruvananthapuram. The Crime Branch confirms her innocence—revealing the truth. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/justice-for-bindu-crime-branch-exposes-how-police-fabricated-theft-against-dalit-woman-who-was-stripped-and-denied-water-fl9ee3v1?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Dalit #woman #PoliceBrutality #FalseAccusation #CrimeBranch
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In Hebrew, the word and name Dalit (דלית) has several related meanings, commonly linked to:
• “drawn out” or “drawn from the water”
• “poor” or “needy” (from the root “dal”)
• “hanging branch” (from the word “daliyyah”)
• It is also associated with being fragile or delicate.Links between one Bronze Age endogenous ethnoculture to another.
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In Hebrew, the word and name Dalit (דלית) has several related meanings, commonly linked to:
• “drawn out” or “drawn from the water”
• “poor” or “needy” (from the root “dal”)
• “hanging branch” (from the word “daliyyah”)
• It is also associated with being fragile or delicate.Links between one Bronze Age endogenous ethnoculture to another.
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Good food of the poor: a new book reveals Dalit food and the reality of Indian prejudice https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/shahu-patoles-new-book-serves-up-a-powerful-critique-of-caste-through-the-lens-of-food #Dalit #ShahuPatole
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Good food of the poor: a new book reveals Dalit food and the reality of Indian prejudice https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/shahu-patoles-new-book-serves-up-a-powerful-critique-of-caste-through-the-lens-of-food #Dalit #ShahuPatole
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I love this post by @rajbharatpatta
https://mastodon.social/@rajbharatpatta/114478389659985150
We've had a chat about it before I got him to try Mastodon. My life and #Theology have always been improved, helped, encouraged and by necessity challenged by listening to excluded and marginalised voices.
What Raj gets to here is good news for all people that only comes when we listen to voices from communities like the #Dalit
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I love this post by @rajbharatpatta
https://mastodon.social/@rajbharatpatta/114478389659985150
We've had a chat about it before I got him to try Mastodon. My life and #Theology have always been improved, helped, encouraged and by necessity challenged by listening to excluded and marginalised voices.
What Raj gets to here is good news for all people that only comes when we listen to voices from communities like the #Dalit
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Hey everyone, please welcome a great friend and colleague @rajbharatpatta
I'm confident we will see some great #dalit #Political #Theology from Raj, which is partly why I'm trying to lure him away from the #Colonial #Powers of #Corporate #SocialMedia 😜😍 -
Hey everyone, please welcome a great friend and colleague @rajbharatpatta
I'm confident we will see some great #dalit #Political #Theology from Raj, which is partly why I'm trying to lure him away from the #Colonial #Powers of #Corporate #SocialMedia 😜😍 -
Justice March for Dalit and Marginalised Women under the Constitution-Freedom-Justice Protection Week.
https://aliyesha.com/sub/articles/news/display/bh_justice_march_dalit_marginalised_patna
#bihar #patna #india #news #press #politics #JDU #BJP #CPIML #women #violence #protest #dalit #caste
Enjoy tracker free reading with us. #privacy #privacymatters
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The police have initiated a manhunt for the suspected accused, police said
#Dalit #U.P. #Muzaffarnagar #MastIndia #MastodonIndians #India @mastodonindians
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uttar-pradesh/dalit-man-stabbed-to-death-in-ups-muzaffarnagar/article69236928.ece -
Next was an important panel on Dalit feminist perspectives on caste and society at CRASSH with Manuela Ciotti, Rupali Bansode, Shannon Philip, Meera Jatav, and Priyanka Kotamraju. Jatav's account of her experience starting an independent newspaper was particularly powerful. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkgQAecFvF8 (10/12) #sociology #Dalit #caste #India
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Next was a vital panel on how caste and race manifests, evolves, and reproduces through emotions at CRASSH with Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Hugo Gorringe, Gopal Guru, and Jusmeet S. Sihra. This is a deep exploration of how people experience caste and racial hierarchies and what it will actually take to dismantle them. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJSgMXMEBis (11/12) #sociology #Dalit #caste #India
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Shailaja Paik is the first Dalit to win the MacArthur Fellowship.
Paik is being recognized for her groundbreaking research on Dalit women and caste discrimination.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/indian-american-professor-becomes-1st-201707386.html
