By Robancy A Helen Bengaluru, Feb 18, 2024: A national conference on synod has called for restoring the space denied to Dalit Christians in the Church and society. The February 16-17 conference on “Synodal Church: Voice of the Marginalized in India,” studied the Dalit Empowerment Policy of the Catholic Bishops’Continue Reading
By Robancy A Helen Chennai, April 20, 2023: Dalit Christian groups in Tamil Nadu have welcomed a resolution passed in the state legislative assembly to grant Scheduled Caste status for their people. “We are very grateful to the chief minister for the resolution that was passed in the assembly asContinue Reading
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai: Catholic leaders in India are demanding answers after the death of a Dalit Catholic woman in custody after she was accused of stealing money from a church. The Telangana High Court last week ordered a judicial inquiry into the death of the woman, allegedly due to policeContinue Reading
By Tehmina Arora New Delhi, Aug 20, 2020: Seventy years ago this month, India as a young nation passed a presidential order to ensure fundamental freedoms and rights for Dalit people. However, the same order also prevented them from exercising their freedom of conscience and belief. The Constitution (Scheduled Castes)Continue Reading
By Haritha John New Delhi, Aug 17, 2020: Jayan Joseph migrated from Parassala in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram to Kannur district about four decades ago. Now 73, has worked as a daily wage laborer, head load worker, fish seller, and also cleaned wells and ponds. Born into a Scheduled Caste Hindu community,Continue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Mohana, August 11, 2020: Christians groups in India have demanded the federal government to grant Scheduled Castes status for Christians and Muslims of Dalit origin. Bishop Sarat Chandra Nayak of Berhampur, an Indian Church official, says Dalit from the two communities observe August 10 as a “DayContinue Reading
By Shruti Mahajan New Delhi, Jan 8, 2020: The Supreme Court on January 8 agreed to hear plea filed by the National Council for Dalit Christians (NCDC) seeking inclusion of Dalit Christians in the category of Scheduled Castes. This petition filed through Advocate Franklin Caesar Thomas opposes the non-inclusion ofContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Manila, August 28, 2019: On August 27, the Kottayam Principal Sessions Court announced a landmark judgement convicting 10 persons to double life sentences for the death of Kevin P Joseph some 15 months ago. The 23-year-old Dalit Christian man was abducted and murdered on May 26, 2018,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 4, 2019: Thousands of Christians and Muslims are expected to join the national protest on March 12 in New Delhi demanding the Scheduled Caste (SC) status for their Dalit brethren. The National Council of Dalit Christians (NCDC) is organizing the protest from 10Continue Reading
By Robancy A Helen Bengaluru, Feb. 15, 2019: A two-day conference organized by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India has mooted the idea of setting up a forum of Dalit Christians at the Asian level. The February 13-14 conference on the theme “Dalits Witnessing Faith at the Crossroads in SouthContinue Reading