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By Nishikant Waghmare, 16 February, 2007, Countercurrents.org The most influential Indian“Noble is your aim and sublime and glorious is your mission. Blessed are those who are awakened to their duty to those among whom they…

Subodh Varma, 8 Dec, 2006 TIMES NEWS NETWORK NEW DELHI: Dalit anger seems to be on the boil. Suddenly, there is a rash of violent protests across the country. What is the trigger? What are…

By Ram Puniyani, 04 December, 2006, Countercurrents.orgBook Review(Book Reviewed: Ambedkar, Ayodhya aur Dalit Andolan by Vidya Bhushan Rawat (Hindi), Danish Books, Delhi, p. 147, Rs 100)The mobilization of dalits and Adivasis in large numbers by…

By Vidya Bhushan Rawat02 December, 2006Countercurrents.org If television channels are to be believed then the Dalit rampage in the Indian state of Maharastra is an outcome of what they term as 'simple' incident of desecration…

By Kalpana Sharma02 December, 2006, The Hindu Why did Maharashtra burst into flames on Thursday following Dalit protests, almost without warning? To those who have not been monitoring what is happening among Dalits, and more…

160 million people in India are born outside the four castes of the Hindu  Caste (Varna) system - the oldest surviving social hierarchy of the world. They are called the "untouchables" or Dalits.They themselves have…

Leo Bashyam31 August 2006The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of the quantum of foreign aid contributed to Indian development and the role played by International non-Governmental development aid agencies and Bi-lateral…